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Premier League Shareholders today, May 28 agreed to a new provisional restart date for the 2019/20 season of Wednesday, June 17, provided that all safety requirements are in place.
Aston Villa vs Sheffield United and Manchester City vs Arsenal, postponed due to the Carabao Cup final, will now take place on June 17, followed by a full match round beginning on Friday, June 19.
Due to COVID-19, matches will take place behind closed doors.
All matches shown live in UK
Shareholders also approved a proposal that would see all 92 remaining matches broadcast live in the UK by the League’s existing broadcast partners: Sky Sports, BT Sport, BBC Sport and Amazon Prime.
Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters said, “Today we have provisionally agreed to resume the Premier League on Wednesday, June 17.”
“But this date cannot be confirmed until we have met all the safety requirements needed, as the health and welfare of all participants and supporters is our priority.”
“Sadly, matches will have to take place without fans in stadiums, so we are pleased to have come up with a positive solution for supporters to be able to watch all the remaining 92 matches.
“The Premier League and our clubs are proud to have incredibly passionate and loyal supporters. It is important to ensure as many people as possible can watch the matches at home.”
“We will continue to work step-by-step and in consultation with all our stakeholders as we move towards resuming the 2019/20 season.”
The planned kick-off times in the UK for live matches will also differ from the traditional times.
Scheduled kick-off times
Weekend matches will be scheduled as follows (all times BST):
Friday 20:00
Saturday 12:30; 15:00; 17:30; 20:00
Sunday 12:00; 14:00; 16:30; 19:00
Monday 20:00
Midweek matches will be scheduled as follows (all times BST):
Tuesday 18:00; 20:00
Wednesday 18:00; 20:00
Thursday 18:00; 20:00
