The 2026/27 Premier League season is here, and if you're in the United States, you have more ways to watch than ever — some of them free, if you're smart about it.
The season kicked off on August 21, delayed a week due to the World Cup, and runs 38 matchweeks through to May 30, 2027. NBC holds the English-language broadcast rights across Peacock, USA Network, and NBC proper. Spanish-language coverage goes to Telemundo and Universo. That's your landscape.
Your streaming options, broken down
Here's what each platform will cost you and what you actually get:
- Peacock Premium — $10.99/month. The most direct route for Premier League content on NBC's own platform.
- Hulu + Live TV — $90/month includes USA Network and NBC Sports. Add Telemundo for $11.99 extra (steep) or Universo via a $4.99 Español add-on.
- YouTube TV — The standard plan is $83/month, but a $65 Sports package now gets you USA Network, NBC Sports, and Telemundo. Universo costs an extra $14.99/month via the Spanish Plus add-on.
- Fubo Latino — $20/month for Telemundo and Universo. The cheapest legitimate route to Spanish-language coverage.
- DirecTV — $90/month Entertainment tier covers USA Network and Telemundo. Universo requires jumping to the $125 Ultimate plan.
- Sling Blue — $46/month, includes USA Network. No frills, lower cost.
If you want to trial your way into a free match or two, DirecTV, FuboTV, and YouTube TV all offer free trial periods — typically a few days. Time your signup around a fixture you want and you won't spend a penny. It's not a long-term solution, but for a high-stakes early-season derby, it works.
The VPN route and what to realistically expect
A VPN won't magically unlock free Premier League streams the way it sometimes did during the World Cup. The landscape is thinner here. That said, if you're traveling abroad, a VPN like ExpressVPN can help you access geo-locked services — Sky Sports in the UK, Stan in Australia, Canal+ in France — by connecting to a local server.
There's also CazéTV in Brazil, which broadcasts select fixtures for free. Connect to a Brazilian server and you may catch a live match without paying anything. HBO Max subscribers can potentially pair a VPN with a UK server to access TNT Sports, which has rights to 52 matches this season.
These are workarounds, not guarantees. Platform terms of service matter, and availability shifts. But for anyone who's watched a mid-table clash disappear behind a paywall, they're worth knowing about.
Who's actually in the league this season
Twenty clubs compete, with three promoted from the Championship: Coventry City (back in the top flight for the first time in 25 years), Ipswich Town, and Hull City. West Ham, Burnley, and Wolves went down.
The returning sides include defending champions Arsenal, plus Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland, and Tottenham.
The second week of fixtures gives you a taste of what's coming — Aston Villa vs. Arsenal on Monday August 31 at 15:00 ET is the standout, and Tottenham vs. Newcastle on the Saturday is the kind of match that shapes early title and European narratives. Arsenal's early form will be watched closely by anyone tracking their title odds after back-to-back strong finishes.
Week two schedule in full:
- Monday, August 24: Fulham vs. Chelsea — 15:00 ET
- Friday, August 28: Crystal Palace vs. Manchester City — 15:00 ET
- Saturday, August 29: Liverpool vs. Nottingham Forest — 7:30 ET
- Saturday, August 29: Bournemouth vs. Everton — 10:00 ET
- Saturday, August 29: Coventry City vs. Hull City — 10:00 ET
- Saturday, August 29: Tottenham Hotspur vs. Newcastle United — 12:30 ET
- Sunday, August 30: Chelsea vs. Brighton — 9:00 ET
- Sunday, August 30: Leeds United vs. Brentford — 9:00 ET
- Sunday, August 30: Sunderland vs. Fulham — 9:00 ET
- Sunday, August 30: Manchester United vs. Ipswich Town — 11:30 ET
- Monday, August 31: Aston Villa vs. Arsenal — 15:00 ET
The early kickoffs are the price of watching English football from the US. Set your alarms accordingly.
