Why is Chelsea vs Crystal Palace not on TV? Sky Sports explained as Blues miss out again

Chelsea host Crystal Palace in the Premier League this afternoon – but the game has not been selected for live TV coverage in the UK.

Chelsea host Crystal Palace today, but UK fans won’t be able to watch it live on TV. The game has been rescheduled to 1:30pm due to Chelsea’s involvement in the UEFA Conference League play-offs, which took place on Thursday evening.

This change was made to give the Chelsea team enough recovery time between matches. Despite a 2-1 loss in the second leg, Chelsea secured their place in the Conference League group stages with a 3-2 aggregate win over Servette.

Newcastle United’s clash with Tottenham Hotspur at St James’ Park is one of two games being televised on Sky Sports today, kicking off simultaneously with the match at Stamford Bridge. This fixture had already been selected for the 1:30pm slot on both Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event, with Manchester United’s high-profile match against Liverpool also being broadcast live at 4pm today.

Due to police agreements, both games have also been moved back by half an hour, from the usual 2pm and 4.30pm Sunday slots.

Sky Sports has rights to broadcast 128 Premier League matches this season under their current agreement, but the early Sunday slot was given to the Newcastle vs Spurs game. While the Chelsea match won’t be shown in the UK, fans can still catch live audio commentary on the Chelsea website.