Premier Sports is the home of superb live football, from the top Spanish teams in LALIGA to all the leading competitions in Scotland. And there’s plenty more for sports fans too, including rugby union, mixed martial arts, motorsport and more.

Once you’ve signed up for Premier Sports, simply tune in to Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551) or Premier Sports 2 HD (CH 552) for matches from LALIGA, the Scottish Premiership, Scotland’s Premier Sports Cup and more. 

If you want to upgrade your TV package to include Premier Sports, you can do so on your Virgin TV box by going to Apps, opening Subscriptions and following the instructions.

Want to know more about what you can watch on Premier Sports this month and beyond? Read on…

LALIGA

It’s one of the best leagues in the world with some of the best players in the world. Premier Sports is where you can watch the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid, not to mention last season’s surprise package Girona, who disrupted the top of the table with their irresistible attacking football under head coach Michel.

So if you want to watch Antoine Griezmann’s silky creative skills, Barcelona stars like Gavi and Pedri displaying their playmaking class or Jude Bellingham powering home another goal – not to mention new Real Madrid signing Kylian Mbappé – Premier Sports is the place, with live games every single matchday. 

Here are the LALIGA fixtures coming up on Premier Sports:

Real Betis v Leganés

Friday 13 September, 7.30pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

Mallorca v Villarreal

Saturday 14 September, 12pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

Sevilla v Getafe

Saturday 14 September, 5.25pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

Real Sociedad v Real Madrid

Saturday 14 September, 7.30pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

Celta Vigo v Valladolid

Sunday 15 September, 12pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

Girona v Barcelona

Sunday 15 September, 3pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

Las Palmas v Athletic Club

Sunday 15 September, 5.15pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

Atlético Madrid v Valencia

Sunday 15 September, 7.30pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

Mallorca v Real Sociedad

Tuesday 17 September, 5pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

Real Betis v Getafe

Wednesday 18 September, 5pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

Leganés v Athletic Club

Thursday 19 September, 5pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

Scottish Premiership

Premier Sports has struck a five-year deal to show 20 Scottish Premiership games exclusively live and the first season is now under way. Celtic and Aberdeen lead the pack after four games, with Dundee United, Rangers and Motherwell in close pursuit.

Here are the Scottish Premiership fixtures coming up on Premier Sports:

St Johnstone v Celtic

Saturday 28 September, 5.45pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

Rangers v St Johnstone

Sunday 6 October, 8pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

Premier Sports Cup

Premier Sports is the current title sponsor of the Scottish League Cup and brings you live action from every round of this exciting competition. The group stage, which begins in summer, brings together Premiership, Championship, League One, League Two and Highland and Lowland League teams for a series of intriguing clashes. Then from the second round on, it’s a straight knock-out race to reach the final in December.

This season we’ve already seen League Two side The Spartans qualify for the quarter-finals, as well as Falkirk of the Championship. Could there be some more shocks on the cards?

Here are the Premier Sports Cup quarter-final fixtures on Premier Sports:

Rangers v Dundee

Saturday 21 September, 5.30pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

Celtic v Falkirk

Sunday 22 September, 3pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

Scottish Cup

It’s the second oldest football competition in existence – and in fact, its trophy is actually the world’s oldest. Since 1873, all of Scotland’s clubs have been competing for the prestigious cup, and this season will see 130 teams crossing the white line to compete and visualising doing the same at Hampden Park on 24 May 2025. The first round proper takes place at the end of September, and Premier Sports will be showing live action from every round.

More football

As well as the Scottish cup competitions, Premier Sports also shows every round of the German DFB-Pokal and the Coppa Italia, which means you can see top teams like Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus and Inter Milan in regular action on Premier Sports. Plus there’s South American World Cup qualifiers featuring world champs Argentina, Brazil and more top-class international teams.

Here are the football fixtures coming up on Premier Sports:

CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifier: Ecuador v Peru

Tuesday 10 September, 9.55pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

Coppa Italia: 2nd Round

Wednesday 25 September, Premier Sports

DFB-Pokal: 2nd Round

Wednesday 30 October, Premier Sports

Rugby Union

Premier Sports is also the home of great rugby. You can enjoy every single match from the United Rugby Championship – featuring the top club sides from Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Italy and South Africa – live on Premier Sports when the season kicks off on Friday 20 September. There’s also live coverage of France’s Top 14, where some of the best clubs in the world are based including European champions Toulouse.

And there’s international club competition too, with all matches from the European Champions Cup live plus European Challenge Cup games throughout the rugby season. 

Here are the rugby union fixtures coming up on Premier Sports:

Top 14: Toulon v Castres

Saturday 14 September, 1.25pm, Premier Sports 2 HD (CH 552)

Top 14: Racing 92 v Clermont

Saturday 14 September, 3.25pm, Premier Sports 2 HD (CH 552)

Top 14: Lyon v Bordeaux

Saturday 14 September, 8pm, Premier Sports 2 HD (CH 552)

URC: Edinburgh v Leinster

Friday 20 September, 7.30pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

URC: Cardiff v Zebre

Friday 20 September, 7.30pm, Premier Sports 2 HD (CH 552)

URC: Dragons v Ospreys

Saturday 21 September, 3pm, Premier Sports 2 HD (CH 552)

URC: Munster v Connacht

Saturday 21 September, 5.30pm, Premier Sports 2 HD (CH 552)

URC: Ulster v Glasgow Warriors

Saturday 21 September, 7.30pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

URC: Glasgow Warriors v Benetton Treviso

Friday 27 September, 7.30pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

URC: Leinster v Dragons

Friday 27 September, 7.30pm, Premier Sports 2 HD (CH 552)

URC: Lions v Ulster

Saturday 28 September, 11.55am, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

URC: Bulls v Edinburgh

Saturday 28 September, 2pm, Premier Sports 2 HD (CH 552)

URC: Zebre v Munster

Saturday 28 September, 3pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

URC: Scarlets v Cardiff

Saturday 28 September, 5.15pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

URC: Ospreys v Sharks

Saturday 28 September, 7.30pm, Premier Sports 1 HD (CH 551)

URC: Connacht v Sharks

Saturday 28 September, 7.30pm, Premier Sports 2 HD (CH 552)

More sport

Want to enjoy the chills and thrills of ice hockey? Premier Sports has live action from the NHL and the world championship. More of a motor racing fan? Enjoy NASCAR racing, speedway from Sweden, and touring cars. Plus there’s combat sports and more.   

What to watch on Premier Sports:

NASCAR Cup: Go Bowling At The Glen

Sunday 15 September, 7.30pm, Premier Sports 2 HD (CH 552)

NASCAR Cup: Bass Pro Shops Night Race

Sunday 22 September, 12am, Premier Sports 2 HD (CH 552)

NASCAR Cup: Hollywood Casino 400

Sunday 29 September, 7.30pm, Premier Sports 2 HD (CH 552)

Want to subscribe to Premier Sports?

So for incredible live action from LALIGA, the Scottish Premiership, the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, the United Rugby Championship, the Top 14 and all the rest, you can add Premier Sports 1 HD and Premier Sports 2 HD to your TV bundle for £15.99 a month.

To do so, simply go to Apps > Subscriptions on your Virgin TV Box and follow the instructions.