New Year Premier League fixtures announced by Sky Sports & BT Sport

Sky Sports has added seven live Barclays Premier League matches to its schedule including the first meeting of Jurgen Klopp and Louis van Gaal at Anfield.

Also live on air is Chelsea’s visit London rivals Arsenal in January as the blues look to make up ground on the top four in the second half of the season.

Licensees showing SkySports can also benefit from Arsenal’s visit to Stoke, with the Britannia Stadium often a bogey ground for the Gunners.

Aston Villa vs Leicester, Swansea City vs Watford, West Ham vs Manchester City and Everton vs Swansea will also be aired live on Sky.

David Rey, managing director at Sky Business, said: “Sky Sports pubs have already given their customers live coverage of some of the biggest and most talked about games this season, and we’re starting 2016 as we mean to go on with two huge Super Sundays from Anfield and the Emirates.

“At the turn of the year, Sky Sports will have shown 59 Barclays Premier League games exclusively live, with another 57 to go. It’s the time of year when we start to see a picture of who is in contention at both ends of the table and Sky Sports is the only place to see the full story of the Premier League.”

See a full list of Premier League fixtures on SkySports here​.

BT Sport

BT Sport is kicking off 2016 with the battle at the top of the Premiership, including a midweek match at Anfield as Liverpool host Arsenal.

Five matches will be available to licensees and customers starting with West Ham v Liverpool on the opening January weekend, followed by Newcastle United against Manchester United at St James’ Park on Tuesday, 12 January 12.

The following night will see Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool take on Arsenal - who are chasing their first Barclays Premier League title since 2003/04.

White Hart Lane is the next destination for BT Sport on Saturday, 16 January for Tottenham Hotspur’s clash with Sam Allardyce’s Sunderland, as Spurs chase European football next season while Sunderland attempt to avoid the drop.

BT Sport also features FA Cup Third Round matches on the weekend of the 9-10 January.

Bruce Cuthbert, director commercial customers, BT Sport, said: “January will be a great month for licensees with a host of great football for people to enjoy in their local pub or club.

“These exciting matches will see teams fighting for their position at the top of the Barclays Premier League, as well as the Third and Fourth Rounds of the FA Cup, and all of this ahead of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League knock-out stages starting in February.”

BT Sport’s final Barclays Premier League match in the month will be on 23 January, with Norwich City taking on Liverpool at Carrow Road.