The EPL is the most well-known and popular football/soccer league worldwide. Billions of households watch the league in around 188 countries.
The 31st EPL season will commence in 2022, running for over 40 weeks. Twenty teams in twenty stadiums play 380 total matches. Each team in the EPL plays 19 home games and 19 away games (38 games for each team).
In Australia, Optus Sport is the exclusive home for the Premier League. Every fixture in the league is shown live on Optus Sport. You can also watch replays, mini matches and extended highlights packages. You can watch all EPL fixtures with an Optus Sport subscription.
Please read on for details on what EPL fixtures are on the Optus sports streaming service, how you can watch them, and more!
What EPL fixtures Does Optus Sports Show?
Optus Sports has exclusive rights to the EPL in Australia, making it the sole home of the EPL season. Every game is live on the platform, with full replays, highlights packages and mini-matches also available.
If you want to watch all the fixtures in the EPL season, they are available on your Optus Sport subscription account.
Not only does Optus Sport have exclusive access to the EPL season, but they also have exclusive rights to the EPL until 2028 (they recently reacquired the rights for $600 million).
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How Can I See EPL Fixtures on Optus Sports?
If you want to watch the Premier League in Australia, you need an Optus Sport subscription. An Optus Sport subscription costs $24.99 per month or $199 per year. Additionally, you get Optus Sport at no additional cost if you have an existing Optus plan on mobile, home wifi, tablet or smartwatch.
When you have an Optus Sport subscription, there are numerous ways to watch live football. You can watch every EPL fixture live on Optus Sport. However, many live games are on early in the morning in Australia, making it inconvenient for some viewers.
If you can’t watch a live fixture, there are other viewing options on Optus Sport available, including:
- Full replays of the fixtures after the live broadcast. Not every live broadcast has a full replay, so you need to check the Optus Sport schedule to find the games that have one.
- Mini matches. These are available if you want the complete feel of the game but don’t have 90 minutes spare. They are cut-down versions of the fixtures for 25 minutes.
- Highlights are very brief rundowns of the fixtures (3 minutes long), and extended highlights are more extensive highlights packages (9-10 minutes long).
What is the viewership for EPL Fixtures?
Around 188 countries watch the Premier League worldwide, making it the most popular football/soccer league. Roughly one billion homes watch the EPL in these 188 countries.
Optus Sport re-acquired the exclusive Australia EPL rights because the high viewership positively affects their subscriber count, with them hitting one million subscribers shortly after the reacquisition.
The in-person viewership is also very high, with the highest live gate in the 2021-22 season being over 73,000 people for the Manchester United vs Crystal Palace match in December. The average live gate for the EPL is between 35,000-38,000 (2019/2020 season slightly lower due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Streaming devices for watching Optus Sport
Here is a list of compatible streaming TV devices you can use to Optus Sport at home or on the move.
Devices supported on Optus Sport
Streaming Devices
- Apple TV (4th generation and above)
- Fetch TV (Mini, 2nd Gen, Mighty)
- Android TV (Android 7 and above)
- Fire TV (1st & 2nd generation)
- Hubbl
Smart TV
- LG Smart TV (2017 models or newer)
- Samsung Smart TVs (2017 models or newer)
Mobile devices
- iPhone (iOS 10.0 and above)
- iPad (iOS 10.0 and above)
- Android (versions 5.0 and above)
Casting
- AirPlay (Apple TV Gen 1-3)
- Chromecast (2nd generation and above)
Gaming consoles
- Xbox One
- Xbox One S
- Xbox One X
Frequently Asked Questions
Optus Sport has exclusive rights to the English Premier League until 2028 due to a recent extension of their rights deal (the deal cost them $600 million).
To watch the EPL on Optus Sport, you either need an Optus Sport subscription ($24.99 a month) or an existing Optus plan. All fixtures are live, but you can also get replays, mini-matches and highlights.
All 380 fixtures in an EPL season are live on Optus Sport. However, most live fixtures are on before 9 am in Australia, making it inconvenient for many viewers.
If you can’t watch the fixtures live, you can watch replays (only on some fixtures), mini matches, highlights and extended highlights packages.
Optus Sport has exclusive rights to the English Premier League until 2028 due to a recent extension of their rights deal (the deal cost them $600 million).
To watch the EPL on Optus Sport, you either need an Optus Sport subscription ($24.99 a month) or an existing Optus plan. All fixtures are live, but you can also get replays, mini-matches and highlights.
All 380 fixtures in an EPL season are live on Optus Sport. However, most live fixtures are on before 9 am in Australia, making it inconvenient for many viewers.
If you can’t watch the fixtures live, you can watch replays (only on some fixtures), mini matches, highlights and extended highlights packages.
There are 380 total matches in the EPL season. There are 20 teams, so every team plays 38 matches (19 home matches and 19 away). The EPL season begins in August and ends in May (2021-2022 season began on 13 August 2021 and ends on 22 May 2022). Therefore, the EPL lasts just over 40 weeks.
