Live football on TV: UK match schedule this week, online streams & free-to-air websites

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Trying to figure out what football is being shown live on TV this week? Look no further!

The Champions League and Europa League semi-finalists were confirmed this week and the ties have been set.

There is also plenty to look forward to this weekend with lots of interesting games taking place in the Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga and more.

Fans of Scottish football have an Old Firm derby to relish, PSG face Monaco in Ligue 1 and there are a number of women's and youth football matches too.

To help you choose what to watch, Goal has taken a look at all the football on TV in the UK today tonight and this week, including some that you can watch for free and live stream.


All live football matches on UK TV this week


Sunday April 15, 2018

Match Competition Kick-off time (BST) Channel
Western Sydney Wanderers vs Adelaide United A-League 08:00 BT Sport 2
Fiorentina vs SPAL Serie A 11:30 BT Sport 2
Wolves vs Birmingham City Championship 12:00 Sky Sports Football
Everton Ladies vs Arsenal Women Women's FA Cup 12:30 BBC Red Button
Newcastle United vs Arsenal Premier League 13:30 Sky Sports Premier League
Feyenoord vs Utrecht Eredivisie 13:30 Sky Sports Mix
AC Milan vs Napoli Serie A 14:00 BT Sport 3
Celtic vs Rangers Scottish FA Cup 14:30 Sky Sports Football
Schalke vs Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga 14:30 BT Sport 2
Chelsea Ladies vs Man City Women Women's FA Cup 15:30 BBC Two
PSV Eindhoven vs Ajax Eredivisie 15:45 Sky Sports Mix
Man Utd vs West Brom Premier League 16:00 Sky Sports Premier League
Troyes vs Marseille Ligue 1 16:00 BT Sport ESPN
Juventus vs Sampdoria Serie A 17:00 BT Sport 3
Werder Bremen vs RB Leipzig Bundesliga 17:00 BT Sport 2
Benfica vs Porto Primeira Liga 18:00 FreeSports
Lazio vs Roma Serie A 19:45 BT Sport 1
PSG vs Monaco Ligue 1 20:00 BT Sport 3
Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders MLS 21:00 Sky Sports Mix
Atlanta United vs New York City MLS 23:00 Sky Sports Football

How to watch football for free in the UK


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There are a number of games throughout the week that can be watched live for free on a variety of different channels.

National broadcasters such as BBC, BBC Alba, BBC Wales and S4C occasionally show matches from the UK, with a few available to watch this week.

Free-to-air channel Freesports shows games from Portugal's Primeira Liga and Belgium's Jupiler Pro League, while BritAsia TV broadcasts games from the Indian Super League.

See the table below for the free games on UK TV this week.

Match Competition Kick-off time (BST) Channel
Everton Ladies vs Arsenal Women Women's FA Cup April 15 / 12:30 BBC Red Button
Chelsea Ladies vs Man City Women Women's FA Cup April 15 / 15:30 BBC Two
Benfica vs Porto Primeira Liga Apil 15 / 18:00 FreeSports

Furthermore, highlights from all Premier League matches are shown on BBC One's Match of the Day programme, which generally airs on Saturdays at 22:30.

On Channel 5, you can watch highlights from the Championship on Football on 5: The Championship, which airs on Saturdays at 21:00

Sky Sports News, which regularly shows clips and highlights from games, is available to all Sky and Virgin Media subscribers regardless of package.


How to legally stream football in the UK


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As well as being able to watch football on TV in the UK, fans can stream games live online and using various apps.

Sky TV customers, for example, can access the Sky Go facility, which allows users to stream matches live and on demand on any mobile, laptop or tablet device.

BT Sport, similarly, offer the BT Sport app, through which customers can stream games live and on-the-go on a variety of devices.

The likes of Sky Go and the BT Sport app are generally available for most Apple iOS and Android devices.

Furthermore, for games that are broadcast on BBC, viewers can opt to use the BBC iPlayer, which is a streaming service compatible with Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and a host of other platforms.

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