YouTube football: Best channels for Premier League highlights

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The Premier League is the world's most-watched football league and equally popular in the UK and abroad.

With increasing dominance on the global stage, the Premier League is now home to the majority of the world's best footballers. Most football fans, even those supporting teams in the Football League or non-league, are keen to catch one game or another.

The live action is supplemented by various Premier League highlights offerings, with BBC's Match of the Day representing the most famous and long-established programme dedicated to coverage of the English top-flight.

The Premier League's Saturday afternoon blackout

Despite the billions in television revenue that sustains the Premier League, it maintains a Saturday afternoon blackout, in agreement with the FA and UEFA, which means that there is no live coverage of games between the hours of 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday.

This is a protective measure for the football pyramid below England's top flight, to support attendance at live games by removing the attraction of staying in to watch the Premier League. How long the Saturday blackout will last is very much up for debate, especially as the current broadcast cycle has just two years remaining.

For now, though, the Saturday afternoon blackout leaves fans desperate for highlights on a Saturday evening. So we've brought together the places to catch these on YouTube in the UK.

How can I watch live Premier League coverage in the UK?

Live Premier League coverage in the UK can be found on Sky Sports and TNT Sports, with the occasional fixture card screened by Amazon Prime Video.

How many Premier League games are broadcast in the UK?

Of the 200 games currently broadcast live, Sky has the vast majority (128), with secondary broadcaster TNT (formerly BT Sports) showing 52 matches. The last of the rights holders is Amazon with 20 games, which is two rounds of fixtures.

What are the best YouTube football channels for Premier League highlights?

There is not too much of a variance when it comes to Premier League highlights, and overall coverage, on YouTube.

The Premier League's official channel, with 5.44 million subscribers, offers extensive highlights of the games but this is not available until the day after the fixture has taken place.

Another great channel for highlights is Sky Sports Premier League. On this YouTube platform, the main broadcaster of the league has an array of content including condensed action from the games, as well as further talking points and analysis, taken from Sky's overall coverage.

One other option for fans looking to watch Premier League highlights on YouTube is to check out the official club channels, like West Ham United for example.

From one club to another, they will take a different approach with their output as they have total control whilst still being able to benefit from having the ability to show goals from the games or even pitch action from a different angle. There will be very different types of features and bite-size content for fans of the respective clubs to enjoy and embrace.

Premier League club channels on YouTube

CLUB	STADIUM	YOUTUBE
AFC Bournemouth	Vitality Stadium	https://www.youtube.com/@AFCBournemouth
Arsenal FC	Emirates Stadium	https://www.youtube.com/@arsenal
Aston Villa	Villa Park	https://www.youtube.com/@avfcofficial
Brentford FC	Brentford Community Stadium	https://www.youtube.com/@BrentfordFC
Brighton & Hove	The AMEX Stadium	https://www.youtube.com/@officialbhafc
Burnley FC	Turf Moor	https://www.youtube.com/@burnleyofficial
Chelsea FC	Stamford Bridge	https://www.youtube.com/@chelseafc
Crystal Palace	Selhurst Park	https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialCPFC
Everton FC	Goodison Park	https://www.youtube.com/@Everton
Fulham FC	Craven Cottage	https://www.youtube.com/@fulhamfc
Liverpool FC	Anfield Road	https://www.youtube.com/@LiverpoolFC
Luton Town FC	Kenilworth Road	https://www.youtube.com/@LutonTown
Manchester City	Etihad Stadium	https://www.youtube.com/@mancity
Manchester United	Old Trafford	https://www.youtube.com/@manutd
National Stadium	Wembley Stadium
Newcastle United	St. James' Park	https://www.youtube.com/@NUFC
Nottingham Forest FC	City Ground	https://www.youtube.com/@NottinghamForestFC
Sheffield United	Bramall Lane	https://www.youtube.com/@sheffieldunited
Tottenham Hotspur	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium	https://www.youtube.com/@TottenhamHotspur
West Ham United	London Stadium	https://www.youtube.com/@westhamunited
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Molineux Stadium	https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialWolvesVideo

Which Premier League club has most YouTube subscribers?

Liverpool (8.9m) and Manchester United (8.29m) lead the way for YouTube subscribers in the Premier League.

The two behemoths of English football are quite some distance ahead of the rest of the pack. Manchester City have 6.69m subscribers, Chelsea 4.65m and Arsenal 3.59m.

Next best on the list is Tottenham Hotspur with 3.15m subscribers and then a huge drop to Everton with 772,000 subscribers, Wolverhampton Wanderers with 695,000, Newcastle United on 529,000, Brighton & Hove Albion on 518,000 and West Ham United on 501,000.

Unsurprisingly, newly promoted side Luton Town have the fewest YouTube subscribers in the Premier League, with only 70,000-odd, but their channel is growing as they adjust to life in the top flight.

What about the Premier League channel itself? Well, that trails behind the leading three clubs – Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City – with 5.45m subscribers.