A bumper weekend of live football on TV approaches – both in the UK and across Europe.

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The Premier League returns with a full slate of matches including five televised matches on Sunday afternoon.

Elsewhere, El Clasico kicks off this Sunday, while EFL matches and Women's Nations League qualifying games take place.

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 24th October

Premier League

  • Leeds v West Ham (8pm) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League

Championship

  • Preston v Sheffield Utd (8pm) Sky Sports Football

Women's Nations League qualifying

  • Northern Ireland v Iceland (7pm) BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport website

Saturday 25th October

Premier League

  • Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion (5:30pm) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League
  • Brentford v Liverpool (8pm) TNT Sports 1

Women's international friendly

  • Wales v Australia (2pm) BBC One Wales / BBC iPlayer
  • England v Brazil (5:30pm) ITV 1 / ITV X

Championship

  • Coventry City v Watford (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
  • Ipswich Town v West Brom (12:30pm) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football
  • Portsmouth v Stoke City (12:30pm) Sky Sports+

League One

  • Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
  • Mansfield Town v Wigan Athletic (12:30pm) Sky Sports+

League Two

  • Cheltenham Town v Walsall (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
  • Fleetwood Town v Accrington Stanley (12:30pm) Sky Sports+

Sunday 26th October

Premier League

  • AFC Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest (2pm) Sky Sports Ultra HDR / Sky Sports+
  • Arsenal v Crystal Palace (2pm) Sky Sports Premier League
  • Aston Villa v Manchester City (2pm) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Ultra HDR
  • Wolves v Burnley (2pm) Sky Sports F1
  • Everton v Tottenham Hotspur (4:30pm) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League

La Liga

  • Real Madrid v Barcelona (3:15pm) Premier Sports 1

Scottish Premiership

  • Hearts v Celtic (12pm) Sky Sports Football

Monday 27th October

League One

  • Port Vale v Stockport County (8pm) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football

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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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