Live football on TV continues into the new year with a bumper feast of action to savour across the Premier League, EFL and beyond.

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Tottenham face Newcastle in this Saturday's lunchtime kick-off, before Arsenal travel to Brighton in a bid to close the gap to Liverpool.

The Reds take on Manchester United in a massive showdown at Anfield live on Sunday afternoon, while there's plenty more drama going on across the land this weekend.

Sky Sports boast the lion's share of football TV rights in 2024/25, including a huge number of Premier League and FA Women's Super League games, as well as a new deal that will broadcast over 1,000 English Football League and Carabao Cup matches over the course of the season.

TNT Sports – formerly BT Sport – 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.

Thursday 2nd January

League Two

Scottish Premiership

Friday 3rd January

N/A

Saturday 4th January

Premier League

Championship

League One

League Two

Sunday 5th January

Premier League

Championship

Monday 6th January

Premier League

Championship

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Michael PottsSport Editor

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.

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