Premier League pay-per-view: Games, prices and how to buy PPV from Sky Sports and BT Sport Box Office
Fans will have to pay extra to watch games not initially picked for television this month
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Your support makes all the difference.The controversial £14.95 charge for top-flight pay-per-view matches has arrived, while the blame remains unclear, with the Premier League initiating the idea, according to the boss of BT Sport.
The league and its broadcast partners have been heavily criticised over the pricing of the games, which was announced following a meeting last Friday, with the Football Supporters' Association urging them to reconsider.
The matches concerned are those happening in the remainder of this month which had not been selected by Sky Sports or BT Sport for regular live broadcast, and would otherwise not have been available at all to fans who remain barred from attending matches due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said on Wednesday that the pay-per-view price was "defensible" and that the broadcasters were ultimately the price-setters in any case.
Here is everything you need to know about the new plan and how you can watch the games this month.
Who is showing the games and how much will the games cost?
The price of the games to be shown on Sky Sports Box Office and BT Sport Box Office has been set at £14.95.
Which games will be on pay-per-view?
Gameweek five
17 October: Chelsea vs Southampton - BT Sport, at 3pm
17 October: Newcastle United vs Manchester United – Sky Sports Box Office, at 8pm
18 October: Sheffield United vs Fulham - BT Sport Box Office, at 12pm
18 October: Leicester City vs Aston Villa – Sky Sports Box Office, at 7.45pm
19 October: West Bromwich Albion vs Burnley – Sky Sports Box Office, at 5.30pm
Gameweek six
23 October: Aston Villa vs Leeds - BT Sport Box Office, at 8pm
24 October: Fulham vs Crystal Palace - BT Sport Box Office, at 3pm
24 October: Liverpool vs Sheffield United - Sky Sports Box Office, at 8pm
25 October: Arsenal vs Leicester - Sky Sports Box Office, at 7:15pm
26 October: Brighton vs Newcastle - Sky Sports Box Office, at 5:30pm
Gameweek seven
30 October: Wolves vs Crystal Palace - BT Sport Box Office, at 8pm
31 October: Burnley vs Chelsea - BT Sport Box Office, at 3pm
1 November: Aston Villa vs Southampton - Sky Sports Box Office, at 12pm
1 November: Tottenham vs Brighton - Sky Sports Box Office, at 12pm
2 November: Fulham vs West Brom - Sky Sports Box Office, at 5:30pm
How to watch Sky Sports Box Office
Sky (Channel 492): Sign up for a Sky Sports Box Office account here. Here you can book your events, then you must make a choice: purchase the event or match for viewing on TV via your set top box or opt for a streaming version - available via computer, mobile and tablet devices - you can not order both options.
Virgin Media: Use your TiVo box to go directly to the box office event list: Home to On Demand to Live Events.
BT (Channel 496): Go directly to this channel and expect the fee to be added to your bill - you cannot order from Sky as a BT customer.
How to watch BT Sport Box Office
Sky: Go to the official website here to order your first event - unless you already subscribe to BT Sport as a Sky customer, in which case go to Channel 490.
Virgin Media: Use your TiVo box to go directly to the box office event list: Home to On Demand to Live Events.
BT (Channel 494): Go directly to this channel and expect the fee to be added to your bill.
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