Mark Chapman joins the presentation team
Sky Sports has revealed a number of enhancements to its Premier League coverage as it moves up to showing at least 215 games-a-season.
This is an increase of up to 100 on what it broadcast last season, and comes as part of a new four year rights cycle Sky Sports shares with TNT Sports.
A large majority of the additional games will come from Sky Sports covering all games on Sundays - which could see up to four matches on air at one time. Viewers will be able to watch these individually or on new programme Multiview, which will have all games showing concurrently, moving from ground to ground to follow the action with dedicated commentary and half-time analysis.
There will also be new Sunday analysis in the form of Extra Time, fronted by Jamie Carragher. The hour-long show will air after at 19:30, after the 16:30 kick off.
Across all fixtures, Mark Chapman joins David Jones and fellow Match Of The Day presenter Kelly Cates as a regular presenter for Sky Sports’ Premier League coverage. He will also continue to front the broadcaster’s Carabao Cup fixtures, as he has done since 2022. Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Roy Keane, Daniel Sturridge, Izzy Christiansen, Micah Richards, and Jamie Redknapp continue as regular pundits, alongside additional guests through the campaign.
Sky Sports Premier League commentators & reporters
Commentators: Peter Drury, Rob Hawthorne, Seb Hutchinson and Bill Leslie, with Daniel Mann, Gary Weaver and Ian Crocker also contributing.
Co-commentators: Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Alan Smith, with Chris Sutton, Don Goodman, Andy Hinchcliffe and Lee Hendrie on occasion.
Reporters: Pat Davidson, Emma Saunders, Natalie Gedra, Pien Meulensteen, David Craig, Juliette Ferrington and Johnny Phillips.
Sky Sports has also partnered with Fanalysis, an app where supporters can give player ratings, manager verdicts, and other perspectives, with the resulting data to be incorporated into broadcasts across its channels. Vertical highlights have also been added to the Sky Sports app.
Chief sports officer for Sky Jonathan Licht said: “This is a landmark season for Sky Sports and the Premier League. For the first time, we’ll bring fans over 215 live matches, including every 2pm kick-off on Super Sunday. We’re introducing new innovations like Multiview, new programmes like Super Sunday: Extra Time, and a new look schedule for Sky Sports News. From the moment the season kicks off, we’ll be helping fans stay across all the biggest stories and making sure they never miss a moment of the action.”
There is also updated programming for Sky Sports News, adding to the already announced Premier League Show fronted by Roman Kemp.
Sky Sports News programming
Monday to Saturday
07.00 – 10.00 Sky Sports Breakfast, the newly named morning show hosted alternately by Hayley McQueen and Hannah Wilkes, continues to set the sports news agenda with the latest headlines, breaking news and player interviews delivered in 30-minute rolling bulletins.
Monday to Friday
10.00 – 12.00 Sky Sports Fan Club, a fan-first interactive discussion show hosted by Tom White, spotlighting supporter views and pundit opinions. New technology will bring fans closer to the debate with contributions from WhatsApp voice notes integrated into the broadcast, and more.
17.00 – 19.00 The Premier League Show, a new weekday magazine programme blending news, features and opinions, created to showcase the expanded Premier League coverage. Jules Warren and Emma Paton will alternate hosting duties from Monday to Thursday, while Premier League Friday, hosted by broadcaster Roman Kemp, will serve as a gateway to the weekend. See here for more detail.
Sunday
07.00 – 09.00 Goals on Sunday returns hosted by Bela Shah, showcasing the best of the goals from the Premier League, EFL, Scottish Premiership and across Europe, alongside reaction to all the big talking points.
09.00 – 11.00 Sunday Supplement is back with a refreshed format fronted by Darmesh Sheth, featuring guest journalists from leading media outlets, unpacking the week’s major headlines and stories.
Sky Glass and Sky Stream will now allow on-screen match reminders, have team pages with all content related to that side, and the ability to start matches from the beginning if joining late or after they finish. These features will be added to Sky Q later in the season. Sky Sports+ games will also be integrated into Sky Glass and Sky Stream.
This will all be introduced by a new title track on Sky Sports Premier League coverage, a revamped version of G.O.A.T by Kasabian ft. Cristale. Originally from their Happenings album, front-man Serge has re-written and re-mixed the track exclusively for Sky Sports.
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