Crystal Palace fans could find themselves spending almost three times as much on pay-per-view charges as other clubs under plans by the Premier League
The Premier League has announced new plans to show some future matches on a pay-per-view basis.
Games that aren’t picked for normal broadcast on Sky, BT and Amazon will now be available to watch at the cost of £14.95 each.
Some clubs are shown around three times as often as others, meaning their fans will have to pay more in pay-per-view charges.
Palace were one of the least televised clubs in the Premier League last season.
Only 12 of the club’s games were broadcast live in the UK before lockdown, 41% of their matches played.
Manchester United, meanwhile, were the most televised, having been beamed into pubs and living rooms 23 times out of a total of 29 matches, or 79% of games.
Had those patterns played out over a 38 game season it would have seen Manchester United shown 30 times and Palace 15 times.
If fans had decided to watch all their club’s games, then Man United fans would have to pay £119.60 in pay-per-view fees while Eagles fans would pay £343.85.
For a fan wanting to watch every single Premier League game, the cost of pay-per-view would be astronomical.
There are 149 games left of the season that are expected to fall into the pay-per-view category.
At £14.95 per game a fan would have to fork out £2,234 to watch them all.
That would be on top of existing sport subscriptions that, to watch every available game, cost upwards of £530 a year depending on who you get your broadband through.
Top clubs on TV in 2019/20 Premier League season before lockdown
Manchester United: 23
Manchester City: 22
Arsenal: 21
Chelsea: 21
Liverpool: 20
Leicester City: 19
Tottenham Hotspur: 19
Everton: 17
West Ham United: 15
Newcastle United: 14
Aston Villa: 13
Watford: 13
Burnley: 12
Crystal Palace: 12
Norwich City: 12
Wolverhampton Wanderers: 12
Bournemouth: 11
Brighton & Hove Albion: 10
Sheffield United: 10
Southampton: 10
