How to follow the Premier League on the BBC this weekend

The summer transfer window has shut, and it could be time for new signings to take to the stage in week three of the Premier League – and you can keep across all the action on the BBC.

It was a record-breaking year for spending – so how will high-profile transfers like Manchester City’s Enzo Fernandez and Liverpool’s Bradley Barcola fare if they make their first outings for their new club?

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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.

Who is playing?

Friday, 4 September

• Ipswich Town v Liverpool (20:00)

Saturday, 5 September

• Newcastle United v Bournemouth (12:30)

• Brentford v Sunderland (15:00)

• Brighton and Hove Albion v Leeds United (15:00)

• Fulham v Crystal Palace (15:00)

• Manchester City v Coventry City (15:00)

• Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur (15:00)

• Hull City v Aston Villa (17:30)

Sunday, 6 September

• Everton v Manchester United (14:00)

• Arsenal v Chelsea (16:30)

All times in BST

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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 and Sunday at 22:30 BST.

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

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

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.

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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 5, September

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

Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur (15:00) – BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

Hull City v Aston Villa (17:30) – BBC Radio 5 Live

Sunday, 6 September

Everton v Manchester United (14:00) – BBC Radio 5 Live

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

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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.

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