Sky Sports to air all opening Scottish Premiership 2026-27 fixtures
June 18, 2026


Sky Sports will broadcast live coverage of every William Hill Scottish Premiership fixture across the opening weekend of the new season.
The 2026/27 William Hill Premiership will kick off with Dundee United v Rangers on July 31st at 8pm and will be followed by two games on August 1st. Falkirk host St Mirren (3pm) and Aberdeen take on Heart of Midlothian at Pittodrie (5.30pm). Sky Sports’ live coverage continues on August 2nd as St Johnstone mark their top-flight return at home to Kilmarnock, kick-off 2pm, with UEFA Conference League entrants Hibernian and Motherwell meeting at Easter Road, kick-off 4.30pm.
To round off the first weekend of action, reigning champions Celtic begin the defence of their Premiership trophy against Dundee at Celtic Park on August 3rd, kick-off 7.30pm.
Meanwhile, Premier Sports’ first live broadcast of season 2026/27 will be Rangers v Hibernian on August 9th, with a 4pm kick-off. BBC Scotland’s first selection in the William Hill Championship will be Partick Thistle v Livingston on August 7th, kick-off 7.30pm.

The first Old Firm match of the season will be at Celtic Park on September 20th, live on Sky Sports, kick-off 12 noon, and the first Edinburgh derby is scheduled for Easter Road on the midweek of September 1st/2nd. The opening Dundee derby of 2026/27 will be played at Tannadice on August 22nd/23rd, while Fife rivals Dunfermline Athletic and Raith Rovers meet at East End Park the following weekend.


SPFL group chief executive Neil Doncaster said: “We are delighted to announce the fixtures for 2026/27 on the back of an incredible season that produced so much drama and excitement and was again watched by record attendances in the SPFL era. We are thrilled that our main broadcast partner Sky Sports are showing all six William Hill Premiership matches live across the opening weekend in what is a first for Scottish football. We greatly value Sky Sports’ support of our game, which saw more live games than ever before shown last season. We are very much looking forward to the return of domestic football in the coming weeks but in the meantime, we wish Steve Clarke’s Scotland team all the very best for the massive World Cup matches against Morocco tomorrow and Brazil on Wednesday.”

Gary Hughes, Sky Sports Director of Football, said: “Sky Sports is excited to broadcast all six William Hill Premiership matches on the opening weekend and showcase all 12 clubs to kick off the domestic season. The decision underlines Sky Sports commitment to Scottish football on the back of last season which saw viewing increase by over 20% year-on-year, culminating in a dramatic final-day title decider. We‘re looking forward to continuing the story with our unrivalled coverage and expert analysis.”