{
  "id": 2150346,
  "title": "How to follow the Premier League opening weekend on the BBC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/how-to-follow-the-premier-league-opening-weekend-on-the-bbc",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T14:07:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport Football",
    "slug": "bbc-sport-football",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cp30ggvqj0do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Premier League resumes its season, offering fans multiple ways to catch all the action on the BBC. Arsenal kicks off the title defense against newly-promoted Coventry City on Friday, followed by matches on Saturday and Sunday, with the sole Monday night fixture featuring Fulham hosting Chelsea. The 2026-27 season's highlights can be viewed on Match of the Day, with live updates available through text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app, as well as quick score updates on phone lock screens by following favorite teams. Live score updates are also accessible via BBC Radio 5 Live and the BBC Sounds app. Digital highlights post-match are available on the BBC Sport website and app.\n\nAt weekends, Match of the Day airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 22:20 BST, presenting the best of the action and talking points. The BBC Sport website and app, along with the BBC Sport app, feature highlights of every Premier League match, starting at 20:00 BST on Saturdays and Sundays. Don't miss any goals on Final Score, kicking off on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 15:45 BST.\n\nBBC Radio 5 Live offers over 209 live match commentaries, with 5 Live Premier League commentaries available on BBC Sounds through various platforms, including smart speakers. Users can listen to selected commentaries, updates from the grounds, and engage with BBC Sounds' Football Fix collection, containing every 5 Live Premier League commentary, build-up, reaction, and football podcasts. To access commentary for your team, simply say \"Alexa, ask BBC Sounds to play the Arsenal match\" or \"Alexa, ask BBC Sounds to play Arsenal v Brentford.\"",
  "summary": "Our Ask Me Anything team explains how to follow the opening matches of the Premier League season on the BBC this weekend.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Champions vs promoted sides: What history tells us about the Premier League opener",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/champions-vs-promoted-sides-what-history-tells-us-about-the-premier",
        "published": "2026-08-20T11:05:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}