Why is Liverpool vs Ipswich not on TV in UK? How to watch Premier League game

Premier League leaders Liverpool volition look to agelong their vantage adjacent further astatine location to Ipswich Town connected Saturday - but fans successful the UK won't beryllium capable to watch

Football fans successful the United Kingdom hoping to ticker Liverpool's clash against Ipswich Town contiguous are acceptable to beryllium disappointed.

The Reds big Kieran McKenna's men successful the hopes of extending their six-point pb astatine the apical of the Premier League table. And Liverpool inactive boast 1 crippled successful manus implicit their rivals arsenic Arne Slot remains successful rod presumption to extremity his maiden play successful England by winning the title.

Arsenal's 2-2 gully astatine location to Aston Villa this past Saturday has shortened Liverpool's likelihood of clinching the crown adjacent further. However, the Merseysiders person shown signs of stuttering aft winning lone 1 of their past 3 league outings.

This afternoon's sojourn of Ipswich volition beryllium Liverpool's archetypal clip hosting a league fixture since sharing the spoils with Manchester United astatine the commencement of January. And Mirror Sport breaks down precisely wherefore fans connected UK shores won't beryllium capable to tune successful live.

Why isn't Liverpool vs Ipswich connected TV?

Saturday's showdown astatine Anfield is 1 of 5 3pm kick-offs taking spot successful the Premier League. And arsenic such, the fixture is scrutiny to the aforesaid blackout instrumentality that person been a contentious taxable among shot fans successful the UK since it was introduced successful 1960.

English football's 3pm blackout lasts betwixt 2:45pm and 5:15pm and was brought successful to promote fans to be lower-league fixtures. There are suggestions UK rules could acquisition a makeover erstwhile the adjacent TV rights woody ends successful 2029, but the presumption quo volition stay until past astatine least.

There volition beryllium nary aboriginal lunchtime kick-off successful the Premier League connected Saturday aft nary fixture was selected for broadcast. And that means top-flight fans looking for their shot hole earlier successful the time whitethorn person to hunt elsewhere this weekend.

Not that it volition beryllium overmuch consolation to Liverpool supporters, but Arsenal's sojourn to Wolves connected Saturday volition besides beryllium taxable to the 3pm blackout. And it means the archetypal Premier League fixture broadcast connected UK tv this play volition beryllium Manchester City's clash against Chelsea successful Saturday's 5.30pm slot.

How to ticker Liverpool vs Ipswich

While those successful Blighty whitethorn beryllium retired of luck concerning Liverpool this weekend, shot fans overseas volition beryllium capable to ticker the clash against Ipswich. Premier League TV rights holders successful different countries aren't held to the aforesaid blackout standards, meaning different countries are escaped to broadcast the Anfield fixture provided they person the licence.

Spectators successful the United States are successful luck arsenic agelong arsenic they person entree to NBC Sports (or Peacock), which has rights to each 380 Premier League matches this term. Meanwhile, DAZN volition connection sum successful Spain, portion beIN Sports Connect volition springiness fans successful Turkey, the Middle East and definite African nations the accidental to watch.

Those successful the UK volition person to hold until Sky Sports station highlights of the lucifer (usually soon aft afloat time) to drawback up. Alternatively, fans tin tune successful to Match of the Day, which is owed to aerial connected BBC One astatine 10:30pm.

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