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Premier League: Match of the Day highlights and listen on the BBC

Our Ask Me Anything team explains how to follow the opening matches of the Premier League season on the BBC this weekend.

· 569 words· updated August 27, 2026 at 06:32 AM

After a rollercoaster opening round of matches, the Premier League is back for match-week two - and you can keep across all the action on the BBC.

Crystal Palace and Manchester City will kick off this round of fixtures on Friday evening when last season's runners-up travel to Selhurst Park.

The rest of the week-two matches will be spread across Saturday and Sunday, followed by Aston Villa hosting defending champions Arsenal on Monday night.

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.

Crystal Palace v Manchester City (20:00)

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United (17:30)

Chelsea v Brighton and Hove Albion (14:00)

Manchester United v Ipswich Town (16:30)

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 at 22:25 BST and Sunday at 22:30.

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.

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.

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

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:

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.

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