Live football on TV today
Your complete guide to live football on TV today, including matches on Sky Sports, TNT Sports, discovery+, BBC, ITV, Amazon Prime Video and more.
Domestic football is back on our screens this weekend following the October international break – with plenty of action live on TV.
Man Utd's trip to face rivals Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday is the highlight in the Premier League, while there is a full slate of fixtures in all three EFL divisions as well.
Fans of football on the continent rejoice as Saturday afternoon sees Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund clash.
Sky Sports boast the lion's share of football TV rights in 2025/26, including a huge number of Premier League and FA Women's Super League games, as well as a deal that will broadcast over 1,000 English Football League and Carabao Cup matches over the course of the season.
TNT Sports will show Premier League, Champions League, Europa League and Conference League action throughout next season, with all of the action available with a discovery+ Premium Monthly Pass.
Check out our guide to the best football matches on TV today and across the week to come.
Football today: What live football is on TV today?
All UK time. Subject to change. Key matches.
Friday 17th October
Championship
- Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town (8pm) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football
Saturday 18th October
Premier League
- Nottingham Forest v Chelsea (12:30pm) TNT Sports 1
- Fulham v Arsenal (5:30pm) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League
Championship
- Oxford United v Derby County (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
- QPR v Millwall (12:30pm) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football
- Southampton v Swansea City (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
- Leicester City v Portsmouth (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
League One
- Burton Albion v Peterborough United (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
- Lincoln City v Stevenage (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
League Two
- Cambridge United v Bromley (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
- Salford City v Oldham Athletic (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
Bundesliga
- Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund (5:30pm) Sky Sports Football
Sunday 19th October
Premier League
- Tottenham v Aston Villa (2:00pm) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League
- Liverpool v Man Utd (4:30pm) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League
Scottish Premiership
- Dundee v Celtic (12:00pm) Sky Sports Football
Monday 20th October
Premier League
- West Ham v Brentford (8pm) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League
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- Key leagues: Premier League TV schedule | Championship TV schedule | League One TV schedule | League Two schedule | WSL TV schedule
- Other: Ligue 1 TV rights | La Liga TV rights | Bundesliga TV rights | Serie A TV rights | MLS TV rights
- Broadcasters: Football on Sky Sports | Football on TNT Sports and discovery+ | Football on Amazon Prime Video
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Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.
