Viewers on DStv and GOtv will need to gear up for a thrilling week of football action, as we bring you the ‘Beautiful Game’ from the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A.
The pick of this weekend’s Premier League matches comes from St James Park and sees Newcastle United host Manchester United on Sunday evening. This clash is one between two teams struggling for form, identity and momentum this season, while their managers – Steve Bruce and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – seem to be under major pressure for their jobs.
Man United claimed a league ‘double’ over Newcastle last season (winning 3-2 at Old Trafford and 2-0 at St James Park) and will need to get halfway towards another such feat if they are to boost their hopes of moving up the table. However, Solskjaer’s team have failed to win any of their last seven away games in the Premier League, with their last three-pointer on the road arriving way back in February.
DStv subscribers from Premium to Family will have front row seats to all La Liga games, while on GOtv, Max is the home of the Spanish league and all the best games will be available on the package, while Plus customers can tune in twice a week for selected matches.
The pick of La Liga games this weekend comes from the Camp Nou on Sunday night and sees Barcelona host Sevilla. The reigning champions have made a faltering start to their title defence, with manager Ernesto Valverde coming under pressure to see the Blaugrana back to their imperious best.
However, they will face a tough test from Julen Lopetegui’s Sevilla, who made a strong start to the campaign (though their status as potential title contenders was put in doubt by a defeat at the hands of Real Madrid a couple of rounds ago).
SuperSport viewers will hope for a repeat of the goal-laden meetings between the teams from last season: Barca won 4-2 both home and away in La Liga, while even their Copa del Rey clashes produced nine goals between them.
DStv Family customers have a boosted offering of Serie A and will see all the matches, while Access customers will be able to catch two games a week. GOtvMax and GOtv Plus customers will enjoy our coverage of the best action from Italy.
The undoubted top clash from Serie A this weekend is the fabled Derby d’Italia between Internazionale and Juventus at the San Siro in Milan, which will close the round out on Sunday night.
This match will have even more significance than usual, with the Nerazzurri emerging as genuine title hopefuls under new manager Antonio Conte, who would love nothing more than to win against his former employers to underline his side’s rise to ascendancy.
The Old Lady took four points off Inter in their league meetings last season, while the Milan club have beaten their hated rivals just once in the last 15 competitive meetings of the teams. If Inter can move the needle in the opposite direction, then we may have far more of a title race than was the case in the previous campaign.
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Premier League fixtures, 5-6 October
Saturday 5 October
12:30pm: Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur – LIVE on SuperSport 3
3:00pm: Burnley v Everton – LIVE on SuperSport 4
3:00pm: Liverpool v Leicester City – LIVE on SuperSport 3/SuperSport 10, s& Select 2
3:00pm: Norwich City v Aston Villa – LIVE on SuperSport 5
3:00pm: Watford v Sheffield United – LIVE on SuperSport 11
5:30pm: West Ham United v Crystal Palace – LIVE on SuperSport 3/SuperSport 10 & Select 2
Sunday 6 October
2:00pm: Arsenal v Bournemouth – LIVE on SuperSport 4
2:00pm: Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers – LIVE on SuperSport 3
2:00pm: Southampton v Chelsea – LIVE on SuperSport 5
4:30pm: Newcastle United v Manchester United – LIVE on SuperSport 3
La Liga fixtures, 4-6 October
Friday 4 October
8:00pm: Real Betis v Eibar – LIVE on SuperSport 7/SuperSport 10 & Select 2/Select 4
Saturday 5 October
12:00pm: Leganes v Levante – LIVE on SuperSport 7 & Select 4
3:00pm: Real Madrid v Granada – LIVE on SuperSport 7 & Select 4
5:30pm: Valencia v Deportivo Alaves – LIVE on SuperSport 7 & Select 4
8:00pm: Osasuna v Villarreal – LIVE on SuperSport 7 & Select 4
Sunday 6 October
11:00am: Mallorca v Espanyol – LIVE on SuperSport 7 & Select 4
1:00pm: Celta de Vigo v Athletic Bilbao – LIVE on SuperSport 7/SuperSport 10 Select 2/Select 4
3:00pm: Real Valladolid v Atletico Madrid – LIVE on SuperSport 7 & Select 4
5:30pm: Real Sociedad v Getafe – LIVE on SuperSport & Select 4
8:00pm: Barcelona v Sevilla – LIVE on SuperSport 7 & Select 4
Serie A fixtures, 4-6 October
Friday 4 October
7:45pm: Bescia v Sassuolo – LIVE on SuperSport 8 & Select 5
Saturday 5 October
2:00pm: SPAL v Parma – LIVE on SuperSport 8 & Select 5
5:00pm: Hellas Verona v Sampdoria – LIVE on SuperSport 8/SuperSport 10 & Select2/Select 5
7:45pm: Genoa v Milan – LIVE on SuperSport 8/SuperSport 10 & Select2/Select 5
Sunday 6 October
11:30am: Fiorentina v Udinese – LIVE on SuperSport 8 & Select 5
2:00pm: Atalanta v Lecce – delayed on SuperSport 8 & Select 5 at 22:45
2:00pm: Bologna v Lazio – delayed on SuperSport 8 & Select 5 at 00:45
2:00pm: Roma v Cagliari – LIVE on SuperSport 8 & Select 5
5:00pm: Torino v Napoli – LIVE on SuperSport 8/SuperSport 10 & Select2/Select 5
7:45pm: Internazionale v Juventus – LIVE on SuperSport 8 & Select 5
