Sky Sports will today (2 January 2023) broadcast a special presentation of Brentford v Liverpool, with four young football fans tasked with hosting coverage of the Premier League match.
It’s the first time that children will have fronted Sky Sports’ coverage of a Premier League fixture and follows the October ‘Der Klassiker’ for kids broadcast by Sky Deutschland.
Titled Premier League Juniors, today’s broadcast will be available to all Sky TV subscribers on Sky Showcase, in addition to regular coverage on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Mix.
Sky Sports presenter Kelly Cates will be joined by two junior fans of both clubs who will try a variety of roles during the broadcast including presenting, interviewing managers and players, as well as commentating.
“The younger generation are the future of Sky Sports and Premier League Juniors will put them front and centre of our coverage.
“We hope to inspire kids up and down the country. Who knows, we might discover the next Gary Neville or Kelly Cates,” said Gary Hughes, Sky Sports director of football.
The four children joining Sky Sports – either from Hounslow schools or schools who work with the Liverpool FC Foundation – are Naveed, Rishi, Delilah and Aman.
Viewers will also be able to watch the match fronted by Sky Sports regulars including Gary Neville, Micah Richards, Jamie Carragher and David Jones.
Premier League Juniors starts at 5pm on 2 January 2023.
