How to follow the Premier League opening weekend on the BBC

What the report says

BBC Sport Football has published a guide on how fans can follow the Premier League’s opening weekend across its TV, radio and digital platforms. The season begins with defending champions Arsenal hosting newly promoted Coventry City on Friday, followed by a full schedule of matches on Saturday and Sunday and a lone Monday night game between Fulham and Chelsea. The timings listed are in BST.

The BBC says its regular season coverage will include highlights from every match on Match of the Day, live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app, and goal updates through Final Score. It also points to live score alerts for phones, plus post-match digital highlights on its website, app and iPlayer. For audio coverage, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds will carry selected commentaries and round-ups throughout the weekend.

The article also sets out which games will be on radio over the opening round, including Nottingham Forest v Leeds United, Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City v Bournemouth and Newcastle United v Liverpool on 5 Live, with some other fixtures on a Sports Extra stream via BBC Sounds. More broadly, the piece is framed as part of BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything service, which answers audience questions about football and other major competitions.