Short answer: rights are sold country by country, so the answer depends entirely on where you are. In the UK, Sky Sports carries at least 215 matches and TNT Sports 52, with no single subscription covering everything and a 3pm Saturday blackout meaning some games aren't shown live at all. In the US, NBC has exclusive rights to all 380 matches across NBC, USA Network and Peacock, with Peacock the cheapest full route at $10.99/month. Canada is Fubo, exclusively. Australia is Stan Sport for all 380, with some free-to-air on the Nine Network. India and South Asia is JioStar.
The season runs 21 August 2026 to late May 2027 — a week later than usual, to give players recovery time after the 2026 World Cup.
The country table
| Country | Rights holder | Coverage | Roughly |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | Sky Sports + TNT Sports | 215 + 52 matches; not all 380 | Sky from £22–35/mo; TNT via HBO Max £25.99–30.99/mo |
| US | NBC (NBC, USA Network, Peacock) | All 380 | Peacock from $10.99/mo |
| Canada | Fubo | All 380, exclusively | Check current pricing |
| Australia | Stan Sport | All 380; some free on Nine | AU$12 base + AU$20 sport add-on |
| India / South Asia | JioStar | All matches | Check current pricing |
Prices change frequently and sources disagree — treat these as starting points and confirm with the provider.
Why the UK is the worst deal
This surprises people: the country the league is played in has the most expensive and least complete coverage.
Two reasons. Rights are split, so Sky's 215 matches and TNT's 52 require separate subscriptions to see both — and even then you don't get all 380.
And the 3pm blackout. Matches kicking off between roughly 2:45pm and 5:15pm on Saturdays cannot be broadcast live in the UK at all. The rule exists to protect attendance at lower-league fixtures played at the same time. Those games aren't on any UK service, at any price, legally.
BBC's Match of the Day still carries extended highlights on Saturday and Sunday, free.
The US has the best coverage
NBC holds exclusive rights to all 380 matches through the 2027/28 season, split across NBC and USA Network in English, Telemundo and Universo in Spanish, with around 175 matches streaming exclusively on Peacock.
Peacock at $10.99/month for every match is the cheapest complete access to the Premier League anywhere, which is an odd outcome for a league played 3,000 miles away.
NBC and USA Network matches are also available through YouTube TV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and DirecTV Stream, all of which run free trials.
Australia and Canada
Australia: Stan Sport carries all 380, needing the Stan base plan plus the sport add-on. The Nine Network shows selected matches free-to-air on 9Gem and 9Now. Select games in 4K on the premium tier.
Canada: Fubo streams every match exclusively for the 2025–28 cycle.
Both offer complete coverage at reasonable cost, which puts them ahead of the UK on value.
About VPNs, honestly
Every guide to this topic recommends a VPN, usually with an affiliate link attached. Worth being clear about what's actually going on.
A subscription bought in one country is a licence to watch in that country. Broadcasters check where you're connecting from because their rights are territorial. Using a VPN to watch your own Sky subscription while travelling is a different situation from using one to buy a cheaper foreign subscription you're not eligible for — the first is a grey area in the provider's terms, the second is straightforwardly outside them.
Practically: major platforms actively block known VPN endpoints, and it tends to fail at the worst moment.
About the £5 services carrying every match
Searching this topic surfaces services offering every Premier League game, plus every other league, for a few pounds a month.
The current UK rights deal is worth £6.7bn across its term. Sky and TNT pay that to show 267 matches between them, and still can't show all 380. No service selling access for the price of a coffee has paid anything toward it.
Beyond the legal question, there's a practical one that matters more to a viewer: capacity. These services fail during exactly the fixtures people buy them for, because everyone tunes in at once and the infrastructure isn't provisioned for it. The derby is when it buffers. Why that happens is worth understanding, and it isn't fixable at your end.
Getting the most from a legitimate subscription
Use the free trials. YouTube TV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and DirecTV Stream all run them in the US. A trial timed to a big weekend costs nothing.
Check who has your specific match. Coverage splits by fixture, not by team. The match you want may be on the service you don't have.
Consider monthly rather than annual. The season runs August to May. Paying twelve months for ten months of football is common and avoidable.
Highlights are free. Match of the Day in the UK, and various free highlight packages elsewhere, cover a lot for people who don't need every match live.
Quick answers
Cheapest way to watch every match? Peacock in the US at $10.99/month. Nothing in the UK covers all 380 at any price.
Why can't I watch 3pm Saturday games in the UK? The blackout rule, protecting lower-league attendance. Not shown live on any UK service.
Do I need both Sky and TNT? To see all televised UK matches, yes. Still not all 380.
Where's the best value overall? Australia and Canada for complete coverage at moderate cost; the US for cheapest complete access.
Is a VPN legal? It breaches the provider's terms, and platforms block them. Your own subscription abroad is a grey area; buying a foreign one you're not eligible for isn't.
What about free streams? Highlights are free and legitimate. Full live matches for free are not.
Sources: published 2026/27 broadcast guides (FourFourTwo, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, What Hi-Fi?, Yahoo Sports) and rights-holder listings. Prices vary by promotion and contract length and are reported inconsistently across sources — confirm directly with the provider.