The top four sides in the league standings – Celtic, Rangers, Hearts and Motherwell – all feature in our next selection of Clydesdale Bank Premier League fixtures to be screened live and exclusive on ESPN and ESPN HD, alongside Kilmarnock, Inverness CT and Hibernian.
ESPN’s first match of the newly-scheduled matches will be the Edinburgh derby on Sunday 18th March, kicking-off live from Tynecastle at 12 noon. Currently third in the league, Hearts will be aiming to use home advantage to continue an impressive record against their city rivals Hibernian.
The Old Firm also feature on ESPN with Rangers trip to Stuart McCall’s Motherwell on Saturday 31st March, while ESPN’s cameras will follow Celtic’s visit to Rugby Park a week later as Neil Lennon’s league leaders take on Kilmarnock.
ESPN’s matches also include two more vital matches for Hibernian, as boss Pat Fenlon seeks to turn around the Easter Road side’s fortunes. A trip to Inverness CT on April Fool’s Day is followed a week later with a home tie against Motherwell.
ESPN’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League televised coverage is presented by Ray Stubbs, chief commentator Derek Rae and reporter Darrell Currie. In addition to live and exclusive TV coverage, fans can catch coverage of these matches and more at ESPNsoccernet.com and ESPN.co.uk. One of the world’s leading football websites, ESPNsoccernet’s content includes news, match coverage and features. The site also includes in-depth statistics and opinion from around the world, covering British, European and other global football leagues.
ESPN’s coverage of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League adds to the channel’s established offering of top domestic and international football from around the world, including Barclays Premier League, The FA Cup, Germany’s Bundesliga, Italy’s Serie A and the UEFA Europa League.
In November, the Clydesdale Bank Premier League and ESPN reached an agreement that will see the sports media company continue its investment in, and coverage of, the league through 2017. The five-year agreement that begins next season will see ESPN’s channels in the UK and Ireland continue to provide live coverage of 30 matches per season.
ESPN new selection of live televised Clydesdale Bank Premier League matches (KO times shown):
- Sunday 18th March: Hearts v Hibernian at 12noon
- Saturday 31st March: Motherwell v Rangers at 12noon
- Sunday 1st April: Inverness CT v Hibernian at 12noon
- Saturday 7th April: Kilmarnock v Celtic at 12noon
- Sunday 8th April: Hibernian v Motherwell at 12.30pm
