Streaming a 90-minute football match uses roughly 1.5 GB of data in standard definition, or around 3 GB in HD. The bigger question for most UK fans, though, is which subscription gets you to the match in the first place - and what that costs each month.
Sky Sports carries the largest share of Premier League football. During the 2022/2023 season it broadcast 128 Premier League matches, according to live-footballontv.com. The complete Sky Sports package starts at £46 per month and covers Sky Sports Main Event, Premier League, Football, Cricket, Golf, F1, Action, Arena and NFL channels. BT TV customers can access the Sky Sports collection for slightly less, at £42 per month.
TNT Sports aired 52 Premier League matches in the 2022/2023 season. It also holds rights to the Champions League and Europa League, so it matters if you follow European nights. Pricing sits in the £16 to £28 per month range depending on your package and provider, according to a Reddit r/soccer breakdown.
Yes. Amazon Prime Video streams a set of Premier League fixtures each season, typically around the Christmas and Boxing Day period. At £8 per month for Prime membership, it is the cheapest of the three main broadcasters. The catch is that you still need Sky or TNT Sports for the bulk of the season.
If you only want to watch one game, the NOW TV Sky Sports day pass at £14.99 is the most flexible option. A monthly pass costs £34.99. Both give you access without a long contract, which suits fans who follow a specific cup run or international tournament rather than the full league season.
Combining broadband, Sky Sports, TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video, Uswitch puts the typical monthly bill at £80 to £90. The Guardian's analysis, published in January 2025, put the cost of watching all major live football at £140.21 per month in the 2024/2025 season, up from £89.23 in 2019/2020. That is a rise of almost 60% over five years, and the figure keeps climbing.
Switch the stream quality to SD rather than HD inside the app settings. That cuts consumption from around 3 GB per match to roughly 1.5 GB. Connecting to Wi-Fi wherever possible avoids eating into your mobile data allowance entirely. If you are on a capped plan, a Vodafone data add-on before a big match day is cheaper than paying overage charges afterwards.
## Quotations > Fans paying almost 60% more to watch all big games than in 2020 > — The Guardian (analysis report, January 2025) (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/12/football-on-tv-fans-paying-almost-60-more-to-watch-all-big-games-than-in-2020) ## Frequently asked questions ### how much does it cost to stream all Premier League matches UK Watching all Premier League matches on TV typically costs between £80 and £90 per month when you combine broadband, Amazon Prime, Sky Sports and TNT Sports subscriptions. If you want to watch all major live football across all competitions, the cost rises to £140.21 per month in the 2024-2025 season, according to The Guardian analysis. ### cheapest way to watch football online UK Amazon Prime Video at £8 per month is the cheapest individual streaming service for football, though it only shows a limited set of Premier League fixtures around Christmas and Boxing Day. For comprehensive coverage, NOW TV's Sky Sports monthly pass at £34.99 per month offers better value than a full Sky Sports subscription at £46 per month. ### Sky Sports subscription price 2025 The complete Sky Sports package costs £46 per month and includes all Sky Sports channels covering Premier League, Cricket, Golf, F1 and more. BT TV customers can access the Sky Sports collection for £42 per month, while NOW TV offers a more flexible monthly pass at £34.99 or a single-day pass for £14.99. ### how much data does streaming a football match use Streaming a 90-minute football match uses approximately 1.5 GB of data in standard definition or around 3 GB in HD quality. ### football streaming costs UK increased how much The cost to watch all major live football on UK TV has risen almost 60% between 2020 and 2025, climbing from £89.23 per month in the 2019-2020 season to £140.21 per month in the 2024-2025 season, according to The Guardian. ## Sources 1. [Football TV Packages and Football TV Subscriptions In The UK](https://www.live-footballontv.com/football-tv-packages-uk.html) (www.live-footballontv.com) 2. [What's the cheapest way to watch football on TV? - Uswitch](https://www.uswitch.com/tv/guides/whats-the-cheapest-way-to-watch-football-on-tv/) (www.uswitch.com) 3. [Football on TV: fans ‘paying almost 60% more to watch all big games than in 2020’ | Football | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jan/12/football-on-tv-fans-paying-almost-60-more-to-watch-all-big-games-than-in-2020) (www.theguardian.com) 4. [The price of watching the premier league within the UK : r/soccer](https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/wgv86o/the_price_of_watching_the_premier_league_within/) (www.reddit.com)