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Gloucester v Bristol Bears (Rugby Union - English Premiership)

17/10/25 19:45-22:45

Coverage of the match from Kingsholm Stadium. These two teams were seperated by just two points at the end of last season, as the visitors finished in the top four to clinch a play-off place. The hosts did win this meeting last year however as they came away with a resounding 53-28 victory, thanks to an impressive performance that saw them score nine tries.

Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town (Football League)

17/10/25 20:00-21:00

Coverage of the Championship match from Riverside Stadium. The hosts have a good recent record against their opponents in the last 10 years having once lost one of the previous nine meetings. In that run they've also picked up five victories and they'll be looking for another win here against the Tractor Boys to continue a strong start to the season.

Queens Park Rangers v Millwall (Football League)

18/10/25 12:30-15:30

Coverage of the Championship match from MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium. The visitors have done well recently against their hosts having won three of the last five meetings between the two teams. Millwall won the last fixture between the sides 2-1 back in early February as all three goals were scored inside the opening 25 minutes.

Southampton v Swansea City (Football League)

18/10/25 12:30-15:30

Coverage of the Championship match from St Mary's Stadium. The hosts have won the last five meetings between the two sides, scoring 15 goals in the process. They last met in January at this ground in an FA Cup third-round tie which saw Tyler Dibling score two goals to give the Saints a 3-0 victory over the Welsh club.

Oxford Utd v Derby County (Football League)

18/10/25 12:30-15:30

Coverage of Oxford Utd v Derby County the Championship match from Kassam Stadium.

Nottingham Forest v Chelsea (Premier League)

18/10/25 12:30-15:30

Coverage of the top-flight match from The City Ground. The last time these two sides met was on the final day of last season at this ground, as Chelsea claimed a 1-0 victory to finish in the Champions League places. The defeat meant that Forest finished seventh and in the Conference League position, although they were later moved into the Europa League due to Crystal Palace's demotion to Europe's third-tier competition.

Leicester Tigers v Bath Rugby (Rugby Union - Premiership Rugby Cup)

18/10/25 15:05-18:05

Coverage of the match from Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium, as last year's finalists go head to head. The visitors won all three meetings last season including a 20-15 victory in this fixture last year. They then went on to beat the Tigers 43-15 at home before claiming a win in the final thanks to a tightly-contested 23-20 victory at Twickenham.

Saracens v Sale Sharks (Rugby Union - Premiership Rugby Cup)

18/10/25 17:30-20:30

Coverage of the match from StoneX Stadium. This meeting last season ended in a high-scoring victory for the hosts as they came away with an impressive 45-26 win. Saracens led by only two points going into the start of the second half before they scored four tries in the final half hour of the match to pull away from the visitors and claim a bonus point.

Fulham v Arsenal (Premier League)

18/10/25 17:30-20:30

Coverage of the Premier League match from Craven Cottage. The visitors have a strong recent record against Fulham, having only lost once to the Cottagers in the last 14 meetings between the two teams. That sole defeat came back on New Year's Eve 2023 as the hosts came from behind to win 2-1. Raul Jimenez and Bobby Decorva-Reid scored either side of the break to cancel out Bukayo Saka's fifth-minute opener.

Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa (Premier League)

19/10/25 14:00-17:00

Coverage of the Premier League match from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The visitors have won the previous two meetings between the teams, including a 2-1 victory in the fourth round of the FA Cup last year. However Spurs did win this fixture last season as they came from a goal down to score four unanswered second-half goals and win 4-1.

Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins (Rugby Union - Premiership Rugby Cup)

19/10/25 15:00-18:00

Coverage of Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins the Gallagher PREM Rugby match from Sandy Park.

Liverpool v Manchester United (Premier League)

19/10/25 16:30-19:30

Coverage of the Premier League match from Anfield, as the North-West rivals go head to head. Arne Slot's side haven't lost to the Red Devils in five top-flight matches since a 2-1 defeat in August 2022 in Erik ten Hag's first game against Liverpool. Despite Liverpool's decent recent run against their visitors, they haven't beaten them at Anfield since the 7-0 demolition of United in March 2023.

West Ham United v Brentford (Premier League)

20/10/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the Premier League match from The London Stadium, as Nuno Espirito Santo takes charge of his first home match as the Hammers' boss. The hosts lost their last home game 2-1 against Crystal Palace in what turned out to be former boss Graham Potter's final game as West Ham boss. The East London club are also looking for their first home win this season after losing all three games at the London Stadium so far.

Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United (Football League)

21/10/25 19:45-22:45

Coverage of Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United the Championship match at Ewood Park.

Millwall v Stoke City (Football League)

21/10/25 19:45-22:45

Coverage of the Championship match from The Den. The hosts have a good recent record against their visitors and haven't lost to them since March 2022, a run going back six matches. Stoke's 2-0 win at home to Millwall is also their only victory over the London club in 13 matches, so will be looking to end that poor run of form against the Lions today.

Bristol City v Southampton (Football League)

21/10/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the Championship match from Ashton Gate. The visitors have won two of the last three meetings between the two sides, however the hosts won the last fixture 3-1 back in February 2024. This is just the 11th match between the teams this century with Bristol winning six of the last 10 meetings since 2003.

Newcastle United v Benfica (Champions League)

21/10/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the league phase match from St. James' Park. The hosts earned their first victory in this tournament in their last match away at Union Saint-Gilloise, as they hammered the Belgian side 4-0. Anthony Gordon scored twice from the penalty spot while Nick Woltemade and Harvey Barnes also got themselves on the scoresheet.

Villarreal v Manchester City (Champions League)

21/10/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the league phase match from Estadio de la Ceramica. Pep Guardiola's team are currently eighth in the table after picking up four points from their opening two matches in this competition, while their hosts are 26th with one point from two games. Both teams picked up a point in their previous matches with both games ending 2-2.

Watford v West Bromwich Albion (Football League)

22/10/25 19:45-22:45

Coverage of the Championship match from Vicarage Road. Before West Brom's home win against Watford back in April, the hosts had gone eight games unbeaten against the Baggies, a run that saw Watford pick up 16 points from a possible 24 against the Midland's club. That run came to an end thanks to a 2-1 defeat by the visitors towards the end of last season.

Monaco v Tottenham Hotspur (Champions League)

22/10/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the league phase match from Stade Louis II. Thomas Frank have made a decent start to their Champions League campaign having picked up four points from their opening two matches in the competition. Their hosts haven't fared quite as well though and are 30th in the table after picking up one point after two games.

Chelsea v Ajax (Champions League)

22/10/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the league phase match from Stamford Bridge. The hosts find themselves 18th in the table after two matches having won one and lost one game so far. They lost to Bayern Munich in their first match before beating former manager Jose Mourinho's Benfica 1-0 at home in their following match. Their visitors are struggling in 35th place after losing their opening two games.

Eintracht Frankfurt v Liverpool (Champions League)

22/10/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the league phase match from Deutsche Bank Park, as the visitors look to bounce back after a 1-0 defeat to Galatasaray in their previous fixture in this competition at the end of September. That defeat left them 17th in the table with three points from two games. Their hosts are two places above them on goal difference after suffering a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Atletico Madrid in their last game.

Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough (Football League)

22/10/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the Championship match from Hillsborough, as the two former Premier League clubs go head to head. The two teams have had differing starts to the season with the hosts struggling near the bottom of the table after tumultuous scenes behind the scenes over the summer. The visitors have fared better so far and are currently fighting for a place in the automatic promotion places.

Go Ahead Eagles v Aston Villa (Champions League)

23/10/25 17:45-20:45

Coverage of Go Ahead Eagles v Aston Villa the league phase match from De Adelaarshorst.

SK Brann v Rangers (Europa League)

23/10/25 17:45-20:45

Coverage of the league phase match from Brann Stadion. The Scottish side have struggled so far this season in this competition having lost both of their matches and are currently 32nd in the table out of 36 teams. Their hosts are slightly further up the table in 17th place after winning one and losing one game after the first two fixtures.

Celtic v Sturm Graz (Europa League)

23/10/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the league phase match from Celtic Park. The hosts have only picked up one point from their opening two matches so far in this competition and lost their last match at home to Braga three weeks ago. Their visitors beat Celtic's bitter rivals Rangers 2-1 in their previous match to leave themselves in fourth place in the table with six points out of a possible six.

Nottingham Forest v FC Porto (Europa League)

23/10/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the league phase match from The City Ground. Forest have had a poor start to their first European campaign in 30 years after only picking up one point from their opening two fixtures. Their previous game in this competition ended in a disappointing 3-2 defeat at home to FC Midtjylland, which meant that Ange Postecoglu had failed to win any of his first six games in charge of the Midlands club

Crystal Palace v AEK Larnaca (Europa League)

23/10/25 20:00-23:00

Coverage of the league phase match from Selhurst Park. The hosts made a dream start to their first ever European campaign in their opening match three weeks ago in Kyiv. Goals from Daniel Munoz and Eddie Nketiah gave Palace three points and left them in seventh place in the 36-team table. The visitors also made a strong start to the league stage with a 4-0 hammering of AZ Alkmaar and are currently second in the table.