ESPN announce first set of Premiership matches for broadcast

ESPN have announced the first 17 Barclays Premier League matches they will broadcast in the UK. Three Liverpool fixtures are included in the first set of games revealed. They are:

AUGUST.

Monday 24: Liverpool v Aston Villa (8.00pm)

SEPTEMBER.

Saturday 19: West Ham v Liverpool (5.30pm)

NOVEMBER.

Monday 9: Liverpool v Birmingham (8.00pm)

The televised fixtures come a few days after Sky Sports revealed the first 31 live matches they will broadcast, which includes 5 Liverpool matches .

AUGUST.

Sunday 16th: Tottenham v Liverpool, 4pm

OCTOBER
Sunday 4th: Chelsea v Liverpool, 4pm

Sunday 25th: Liverpool v Manchester United, 2pm

NOVEMBER

Saturday 21: Liverpool v Manchester City, 12.45pm

Sunday 29: Everton v Liverpool, 1.30pm

Red’s ’09-10 fixture list produces a gift on Torres’ birthday

Liverpool’s 2009-10 Barclays Premier League fixtures were announced today and the Reds season kicks off with an away game at Spurs on Saturday August 15. The first Merseyside derby takes place at Goodison on Saturday 28 November, with the Anfield leg on February 6. The other main fixture to look out for is of course when the Reds take on Manchester United? They play at home on October 24, with the second fixture at Old Trafford on March 20th. This date is of note because it is Fernando Torres’ birthday. Let’s hope El Niño will be having double celebrations that day.

Liverpool 2009-10 Barclays Premier League fixtures:

August

15 Tottenham Hotspur (a)

19 Stoke City (h)

22 Aston Villa (h)

29 Bolton Wanderers (a)

September

12 Burnley (h)

19 West Ham United (a)

26 Hull City (h)

October

3 Chelsea (a)

17 Sunderland (a)

24 Manchester United (h)

31 Fulham (a)

November

7 Birmingham City (h)

21 Manchester City (h)

28 Everton (a)

December

5 Blackburn Rovers (a)

12 Arsenal (h)

16 Wigan Athletic (h)

19 Portsmouth (a)

26 Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)

28 Aston Villa (a)

January

9 Tottenham Hotspur (h)

16 Stoke City (a)

26 Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)

30 Bolton Wanderers (h)

February

6 Everton (h)

9 Arsenal (a)

20 Manchester City (a)

27 Blackburn Rovers (h)

March

6 Wigan Athletic (a)

13 Portsmouth (h)

20 Manchester United (a)

27 Sunderland (h)

April

3 Birmingham City (a)

10 Fulham (h)

17 West Ham United (h)

24 Burnley (a)

May

1 Chelsea (h)

9 Hull City (a)

All of these fixtures are subject to change for television purposes and/or police requests.

The full 2009-10 Barclays Premier League fixture list for every team can be viewed at The Premier League's web site.