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Dig out your scarves and rattles because Premiership football is coming back – and all 92 remaining matches of the 2019-20 season will be shown live on television. After exactly

100 days without a single Premier League match on our TV screens because of coronavirus, Europe’s most prestigious division restarts this week – albeit with the matches being played behind closed doors.

Sky Sports leads the way with 64 games, including the first two matches on Wednesday (Aston Villa vs Sheffield United at 6pm and Manchester City vs Arsenal at 8.15pm). BT Sport has 20, starting with relegation candidates Watford against Champions League hopefuls Leicester at 12.30pm on Saturday 20 June, while the BBC – showing live Premier League football for the first time in its history – will show four matches, the same number as Amazon Prime.

The BBC’S games start with Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace on Saturday 20 June. Amazon Prime’s kick off with Crystal Palace vs Burnley on Monday 29 June and will be free-to-air too. Sky Sports are offering 25 games for free (three of which are on this week, see below) available bothonlineandonfreeview via their Pick channel.

Runaway league leaders

Liverpool could clinch the title as early as next Sunday, when they play Everton in the Merseyside derby at 7pm in one of Sky’s free-to-air games. If the defending champions Manchester

City lose to Arsenal this Wednesday, Liverpool could wrap up their first ever Premier League title.

‘The stage is set for them,’ says Gary Lineker, who will be hosting the BBC’S live games as well as the highlights show Match Of The Day. ‘There was a fear that the Premier League season might be declared null and void with Liverpool being 25 points clear. Now, once again, it’s firmly in their grasp.’

Gary says he can’t wait for that first referee’s whistle. ‘Of course there are things that are going on that are much more significant than football and we must never lose our sense of perspective. But I think it’s OK to say we’ve missed the game – football is important to a lot of people. It won’t be the same of course, with matches played behind closed doors without fans, but I’m sure the football will still be of a high quality.’

Well, there will certainly be plenty of it to watch, with some truly mouthwatering clashes at both ends of the table. Games will start at different times too, so diehard fans can catch every single moment of action.

Along with the Premier League, The FA Cup – which is currently at the quarterfinals stage – the Champions League and the Europa

League are all also set to be played to a conclusion, with matches televised.

Sostandbyforabumper summer of football in your own home like you have never seen before. ■

Tim Oglethorpe Because of the coronavirus pandemic, live sport is subject to change.