Chelsea and Hull first up on Sky
Details of the first Premier League games to be broadcast by Sky next season have been released.
The first fixture on Saturday August 15 will see Chelsea, under the new management of Carlo Ancelotti, take on Hull City, who only just avoided relegation on the final day of last season.
The following day pubs can try to drive trade with a double header with champions Manchester United taking on newly-promoted Birmingham City, followed by Tottenham Hotspur against last year's league runners-up Liverpool.
So far a total of 48 live games have been confirmed up to the end of November.
Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports, said: "The initial set of fixtures are as strong as we have had since we began coverage of the Premier League.
"We have 11 major derbies, five head-to-heads between last season's top four teams and every Barclays Premier League club shown live before the end of November."
This season a total 138 games will be available to Sky Ultimate subscribers on Sky Sports and ESPN, which has taken over rights previously owned by Setanta.
The fixtures for August are:
Saturday 15 Chelsea vs Hull City 12.45pm Sky Sports
Saturday 15 Everton vs Arsenal 5.15pm ESPN
Sunday 16 Manchester Utd vs Birmingham City 1.30pm Sky Sports
Sunday 16 Tottenham vs Liverpool 4pm Sky Sports
Sunday 23 West Ham United vs Tottenham 1.30pm ESPN
Sunday 23 Fulham vs Chelsea 4pm Sky Sports
Monday 24 Liverpool vs Aston Villa 8pm ESPN
Saturday 29 Chelsea vs Burnley 12.45pm ESPN
Saturday 29 Manchester Utd vs Arsenal 5.15pm Sky Sports
Sunday 30 Portsmouth vs Manchester City 1.30pm Sky Sports
Sunday 30 Aston Villa vs Fulham 4pm Sky Sports
