Where to Watch the Premier League in 2026/27: A Global Guide

The Premier League is broadcast live in 189 of the world's 193 UN-recognised countries, and almost none of those countries get the same deal. Rights are sold territory by territory, so the answer to "where can I watch this" depends entirely on where you are sitting. This guide covers every major market, what each service costs, and what each one does not give you, because in several countries, including England itself, there is no legal way to watch all 380 matches.

The 2026/27 season runs from Friday, 21 August 2026 to Sunday, 30 May 2027, a week later than usual after the World Cup, with all ten final-day fixtures kicking off simultaneously. One structural change worth knowing: from this season, the Premier League produces and distributes all international coverage in-house through Premier League Studios, ending a 20-year production partnership with IMG, which changes who produces the broadcast feed, not which local broadcaster shows it in your country.

At a glance

This is a quick summary. The detail, and the caveats behind each figure, are below.

The free options nobody puts first

Most guides bury this or use it as a hook for a VPN sales pitch. Here it is plainly.

Brazil has the best free deal in world football. CazéTV, the YouTube channel run by streamer Casimiro Miguel, holds a sublicensing agreement with ESPN and streams one live Premier League match every single matchweek, free, no signup, no account needed. The same channel also carries all 380 La Liga matches free through 2031/32, plus selected Ligue 1, Serie A and Bundesliga games.

China gets occasional free Premier League coverage through CCTV5, alongside the main rights holder Migu.

The UK gets no live free football, but BBC's Match of the Day still carries extended highlights on Saturday and Sunday nights.

The US has a workaround rather than a free tier: matches on NBC and USA Network can be reached through YouTube TV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and DirecTV Stream, all of which run free trials of varying lengths.

United Kingdom: 267 guaranteed matches, and a blackout for the rest

The country the league is played in has one of the most restricted deals of any major market.

Rights are split between two broadcasters. Sky Sports shows at least 215 matches across Sky Sports Premier League, Main Event and Football, including Friday nights, Monday evenings and all ten final-day fixtures.

TNT Sports has 52 matches, mainly Saturday 12:30pm kick-offs plus two midweek rounds. That is 267 of 380 between them, and it takes two separate subscriptions.

Sky starts around £35 a month on a long-term contract, or £22 added to an existing Sky TV package. TNT comes through HBO Max from £25.99 a month.

The remaining matches fall inside the Saturday 3pm blackout, which blocks any match kicking off between roughly 2:45pm and 5:15pm from being shown live on UK television at all, a rule meant to protect attendance at lower-league games played at the same time.

Worth correcting, because it still comes up: Amazon Prime Video no longer shows Premier League football. It exited at the end of the last rights cycle and carries zero matches.

United States: the most complete coverage of any market

NBCUniversal holds exclusive US rights through 2028/29 in a deal worth $2.7 billion, and the American package is better value than the British one.

Coverage spans three platforms. NBC, free over the air, carries select marquee matches. USA Network handles a substantial portion on cable. Peacock Premium carries around 175 exclusive matches plus NBC simulcasts, from $12.99 a month.

No single subscription covers everything. Since NBCUniversal spun its cable channels into a separate company called Versant in late 2025, USA Network's matches no longer stream on Peacock at all.

Those games now need a separate live-TV login, through a service like YouTube TV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV or DirecTV Stream.

Telemundo and Universo provide Spanish-language coverage.

No blackout applies. Every match is available somewhere.

Europe

Coverage is fragmented across the continent, with most major markets served by one dominant platform.

Italy — Sky Italia. Spain and Portugal — DAZN. France — CANAL+. Germany and Austria — Sky Deutschland. Ireland — a three-way split across Premier Sports, TNT Sports and Sky Sports. Nordics (Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway) — Viaplay. Switzerland — CANAL+ for French commentary, Sky for German and Italian. Turkey — beIN Sports. Ukraine — Setanta Sports. Albania — Digitalb. Israel — Charlton. Malta — TSN. Andorra — CANAL+ and DAZN. Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, North Macedonia — Arena Sport, owned by Telekom Srbija.

Asia-Pacific

India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka — Star Sports and the JioStar app. Japan — U-Next. South Korea — Coupang. China — Migu. Hong Kong — PCCW. Taiwan — ELTA. Macao — M Plus. Singapore — StarHub. Malaysia — Astro. Indonesia — EMTEK. Thailand, Cambodia, Laos — Jasmine International / Mono. Vietnam — FPT Play. Myanmar — CANAL+. Mongolia — Unitel. Australia — Stan Sport, all 380 matches. New Zealand — Sky NZ. Pacific Islands — Digicel.

Stan Sport is a AU$20 add-on to a Stan base plan. That base tier has been mid-transition through 2026, from a $12 plan to a cheaper $9.99 ad-supported one, so the combined minimum sits around AU$29.99 to AU$32 depending on which is live when you sign up.

Central Asia (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) — Saran Media. Full territory list on the Premier League's own broadcaster page.

Latin America and the Caribbean

South America, including Brazil — ESPN, which also holds Caribbean rights.

Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama — a combination of FOX and TNT Sports.

Brazil is the market to watch here, because ESPN's sublicensing deal with CazéTV means one match a week is legally free.

Middle East, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa

MENA — beIN Sports across the region.

Sub-Saharan Africa — SuperSport, delivered through MultiChoice's DStv and GOtv platforms, with Canal+ Afrique also holding rights. Several countries additionally have free-to-air partners: SportyTV in Ghana, RTS in Senegal, SABC Sport in South Africa, NBS Sport in Uganda, ZNBC in Zambia, UTV in Tanzania, NCI in Ivory Coast.

Pricing in Nigeria illustrates how these packages work. DStv Premium costs ₦44,500 a month for all 380 matches, but cheaper tiers carry football too: Yanga at ₦6,000 and above gets Premier League coverage via SuperSport Football, Compact at ₦19,000 adds the dedicated Premier League channel.

GOtv offers a cheaper route to the same coverage. GOtv Supa+ at ₦16,800 carries the dedicated SuperSport Premier League channel with all 380 matches, roughly a third of DStv Premium's price. Note the tier matters: Supa, at ₦11,400, only gets selected matches, not the full 380.

MultiChoice restructured its sports packages in South Africa on 17 September 2026, with rollout to other African markets expected later this year, so confirm current rates before paying.

About VPNs, honestly

Nearly every guide covering the free Brazilian stream immediately tells you to use a VPN to access it from elsewhere, usually with an affiliate link attached. Here is what those guides leave out.

A subscription or a geo-restricted free stream is licensed for one territory. Broadcasters check where you connect from because the rights genuinely are territorial.

There is a real difference between two situations. Using a VPN to reach your own paid subscription while travelling abroad sits in a grey area of most providers' terms.

Using one to access a free stream licensed to a country you do not live in, or to buy a cheaper foreign subscription you are not eligible for, sits much further outside those terms, and the exact legal position can vary by country and circumstance.

Practically, major platforms actively work to detect and block known VPN endpoints, so the stream can drop out without warning.

The short version

Cheapest full access in the US: Peacock at $12.99 a month covers around 175 exclusive matches; a live-TV login for USA Network is needed for the rest.

Best free option: CazéTV in Brazil, one match a week, no cost, no signup.

Best value in Africa: GOtv Supa+ at ₦16,800, all 380 matches.

Most complete single subscription: Stan Sport in Australia, all 380 matches, from roughly AU$30 a month depending on the current base tier.

Most restricted access: the United Kingdom. Two subscriptions, roughly £50 a month, and 113 matches falling inside the Saturday blackout.

Prices change often and vary by region. Confirm current rates with the provider before subscribing.

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