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How to follow the Premier League on the BBC this weekend

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Our Ask Me Anything team explains how to follow matches from week nine of the Premier League season on the BBC this weekend.

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How to follow the Premier League on the BBC this weekend

Published20 August 2026

The football fixture calendar is filling up, with several Premier League sides taking part in midweek EFL cup games before their return to domestic fixtures this weekend.

Many teams will then be straight into Champions League action from Tuesday, presenting managers with some careful squad to decisions to make to avoid fatigue and injury.

Manchester City's perfect end to the season ended last weekend with their first loss, meaning they are now level on points at the top with reigning champions Arsenal.

Throughout the 2026-27 season, you can watch highlights from every game on Match of the Day, get live updates in our text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app and keep across all the goals as they go in on Final Score.

You can get live score updates on your phone lock screen simply by following your favourite teams.

And you can listen to match coverage wherever you are in the UK via BBC Radio 5 Live and the BBC Sounds app.

Digital highlights will be available post-match on the BBC Sport website and app in the UK.

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Who is playing?

Saturday, 31 October

Chelsea v Manchester United (12:30)

Bournemouth v Leeds United (15:00)

Brentford v Nottingham Forest (15:00)

Coventry City v Sunderland (15:00)

Hull City v Ipswich (15:00)

Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion (15:00)

Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace (17:30)

Aston Villa v Fulham (20:00)

Sunday, 1 November

Liverpool v Arsenal (16:30)

Monday, 2 November

Newcastle United v Everton (20:00)

All times in GMT

What time is Match of the Day this week?

Match of the Day will bring you all the best of the action and talking points from the Premier League on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday at 22:25 and Sunday at 22:30 GMT (23:30 in Northern Ireland).

The BBC Sport website has featured highlights of every Premier League match during the 2026-27 season.

At weekends, these will be available in the UK on the BBC Sport app, website and iPlayer on Saturdays and Sundays - usually from 20:00.

Don't miss any of the goals as they go in on Final Score - starting on iPlayer and Red Button at 14:45 and BBC One from 15:45. And make sure to hang around for Final Score: The Reaction on iPlayer from 17:15.

How to listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds

BBC Radio 5 Live brings you more Premier League commentaries than anywhere else this season, with 209 live matches.

You can listen to selected commentaries, plus updates from around the grounds, on BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport app and website and via your smart speaker.

Saturday, 31 October

Manchester City v Brighton (15:00) – BBC Radio 5 Live

Coventry City v Sunderland (15:00/16:00) – BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra 2 / BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

Tottenham v Crystal Palace (17:30) – BBC Radio 5 Live

Sunday, 1 November

Liverpool v Arsenal (16:30) – BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Sounds is the place to find every 5 Live Premier League commentary this season, with more ways to listen via the app than ever before.

Sports Extra 2 and Sports Extra 3 are new radio streams available only on BBC Sounds, offering you the chance to discover more coverage from the Premier League and listen to your team live.

The Football Fix collection now brings you every 5 Live Premier League commentary in one place, plus build-up, reaction, and all the BBC's football podcasts. Find it here and on the BBC Sounds homepage throughout the season.

Here are ways to download the BBC Sounds app:

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Listen on your smart speaker

You can also listen to 5 Live Premier League commentaries via your smart speaker, so if you're busy at home you don't need to miss a moment.

Just ask your smart speaker to 'play 5 Live' or 'play Sports Extra 3', for example.

To find your Premier League team's commentary, you can also say, 'Alexa, ask BBC Sounds to play the Arsenal match' or 'Alexa, ask BBC Sounds to play Arsenal v Brentford', for example.

This article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team.