Football on UK TV today – What to watch and why there's no 12.30pm Premier League game

Domestic shot is backmost pursuing an breathtaking midweek of European action, and there's plentifulness for fans to descend their teeth into.

The play is present successful afloat plaything with teams starting to absorption connected gathering momentum arsenic we circular the country towards the Christmas run-in. While there's plentifulness of shot connected TV today, the deficiency of a 12.30pm Premier League crippled has raised a fewer eyebrows.

Following past night's East Midlands derby betwixt Leicester City and Nottingham Forest, determination are 5 much Premier League matches taking spot this afternoon, but that's not all. Three Championship games are besides being televised, arsenic are 2 each successful League One and League Two.

Also, arguably the biggest fixture successful European shot is taking spot this evening, but much connected that later. Here, Mirror Football runs done each the details including which matches are connected telly, however to ticker them, and the crushed down the conspicuously absent aboriginal kick-off.

Why there's nary 12.30pm Premier League game

The lunchtime kick-off has go a beloved staple of the Premier League calendar, but today, fans volition person to hold until 3pm for top-flight shot to begin. This, simply put, is due to the fact that nary games person been selected for TV.

Under the Premier League's existent broadcast deal, TNT Sports has the 12.30pm slot each Saturday. The company, which holds the bulk of the rights to Champions League, Europa League and Conference League shot successful the UK, screens conscionable 52 Premier League matches per season.

20 of those matches are screened during 2 rounds of midweek fixtures that TNT person secured, leaving them with conscionable 32 picks left. As determination are 36 much rounds of fixtures taking spot crossed the season, TNT person been forced to permission 4 Saturdays blank, 1 of which is today.

Premier League matches connected TV

Just 1 top-flight fixture is being shown connected unrecorded TV successful the UK today: Everton vs Fulham astatine Goodison Park. The 5.30pm kick-off volition beryllium shown unrecorded connected Sky Sports Main Event & Premier League.

The teams are successful contrasting veins of signifier astatine the moment, with Sean Dyche's Toffees unbeaten successful their past 4 Premier League matches, with 2 wins successful their past three.

Fulham, meanwhile, made a agleam commencement to the caller campaign, losing conscionable erstwhile successful their opening six games. But back-to-back defeats to Manchester City and Aston Villa person changed the temper astir Craven Cottage and Marco Silva volition beryllium keen to bounce backmost with a victory.

If they do, they'll determination supra Tottenham and Newcastle and spell level connected points with Chelsea, though each 3 teams volition person a crippled successful hand. Everton, who started the play conscionable 2 places supra the drop-zone, volition spell level connected points with Fulham with a win, and a winning borderline of 3 goals oregon much volition spot them leapfrog their westbound London opponents.

Championship matches connected TV

Leeds United vs Bristol City is arguably the prime of the televised games successful the Championship. Daniel Farke's side, who are flying precocious successful third, are hopeless to marque amends for past season's play-off last decision to Southampton and get backmost to the large time, and they've started brightly, with six wins and conscionable 1 decision successful their opening 11 games.

Meanwhile, the Robins, who person begun their 10th consecutive play successful the 2nd tier, person made a characteristically mean commencement to the campaign, with 3 wins, six draws and 2 defeats truthful far. They besides person an atrocious grounds against Leeds, with conscionable 1 triumph and 15 defeats successful their past 18 meetings with the Whites successful a tally that stretches backmost to 2010.

Elsewhere, Coventry City vs Luton Town and Watford vs Blackburn person been selected for TV. Both Coventry and Luton person made mediocre starts to the season, with some sides suffering six defeats already this season. Meanwhile, conscionable 3 points abstracted Watford and Blackburn, some of whom volition beryllium hoping to propulsion for the play-offs this season.

League One matches connected TV

In League One, Mansfield Town vs Birmingham City has been fixed the nod, arsenic has Reading vs Bristol Rovers. Top of the array Birmingham volition beryllium hoping to widen their pb astatine the apical pursuing their blistering commencement to the campaign.

They began the play 4 points up of second-placed Wrexham with a crippled successful hand, having won 9 of their opening 11 games. Mansfield are blistery connected their process though, and a triumph could determination the Stags to wrong 2 points of Chris Davies' men.

Reading, who are seventh, person won 4 of their past 5 league outings, though Rovers are successful likewise decent form, with 3 wins successful their past four.

League Two matches connected TV

As for League Two, the matches selected for TV are Colchester United vs Salford City and Morecambe vs Chesterfield. Danny Cowley's U's are connected a frustrating run, having drawn six of their past 9 matches.

A triumph would determination them good wide of the relegation zone, though Salford, who are 4 points supra them, volition person a happening oregon 2 to accidental astir that. Karl Robinson's broadside person mislaid 3 of their past six league games, but person picked up 4 points from their past 2 outings, and 7 from their past four.

Meanwhile, bottommost nine Morecambe, who person conscionable 1 triumph successful 13 matches truthful far, volition beryllium hopeless to crook the tide with a triumph against Paul Cook's side. But that volition beryllium easier said than done fixed that Chesterfield are unbeaten successful their six league games.

Real Madrid vs Barcelona

The archetypal El Clasico of the play takes spot this evening with Real Madrid taking connected Barcelona astatine the Bernabeu. The 2 Spanish giants are cervix and cervix astatine the apical of La Liga, with conscionable 3 points separating them.

Hansi Flick has made a lightning commencement to his Barcelona tenure, starring the Catalan nine to 9 wins successful their opening 10 league matches, and a 4-1 thumping of Bayern Munich successful the Champions League connected Wednesday nighttime proved conscionable however formidable they tin beryllium against apical opposition.

Unlike Barcelona, Real Madrid are unbeaten successful La Liga but haven't rather looked the slick, cohesive portion Flick's squad person frankincense far. Kylian Mbappe's accomplishment has, to immoderate degree, analyzable matters successful attacking areas, and immoderate fishy the Frenchman is to blasted for Jude Bellingham's dilatory commencement to the campaign.

But, arsenic proven by their stunning comeback against Dortmund connected Tuesday, Carlo Ancelotti's broadside is bulging with superstars susceptible of producing magic connected a whim, nary substance their opponents. Madrid volition besides beryllium retired for revenge aft being beaten by Barca successful a pre-season affable backmost successful August.

To drawback the clash, you'll request a subscription to Premier Sports (formerly Viaplay Sports). You tin motion up here.

Full TV line-up for fixtures connected Saturday, October 26

• Everton v Fulham (5:30pm), Sky Sports Premier League
• Bristol City v Leeds United (12:30pm), Sky Sports+
• Coventry City v Luton Town (12:30pm), Sky Sports+
• Watford v Blackburn Rovers (12:30pm), Sky Sports+
• Mansfield Town v Birmingham City (12:30pm), Sky Sports+
• Reading v Bristol Rovers (12:30pm), Sky Sports+
• Colchester United v Salford City (12:30pm), Sky Sports+
• Morecambe v Chesterfield (12:30pm), Sky Sports+
• Real Madrid v Barcelona (8pm), Premier Sports

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