Are there any 3pm football matches on TV today? Blackout lifted for one festive fixture - how to watch live

Traditionally, a handful of fixtures from leagues around the UK are held on Boxing Day and as a result, they are permitted to be shown on TV despite the normal 3pm blackout on television channels.

However this year, there were limited fixtures on Boxing Day - while fixtures in the English Championship, League One and League Two went ahead as normal, the only Premier League game to take place was Manchester United vs Newcastle.

The Premier League said at the time fixtures were announced: “There are now several challenges to Premier League fixture scheduling rooted in the expansion of European club competitions – which led to a revision of our domestic calendar ahead of last season, including changes to the FA Cup.

“This ultimately left the Premier League as a 33-weekend competition – fewer than previous seasons, despite being a 380-match competition since 1995. With fewer weekends to work with, the League is bound by how the calendar falls. The league can give an assurance that next season there will be more Premier League matches on Boxing Day – as the date falls on a Saturday.”

While the 3pm blackout is normally given a bye for Boxing Day Premier League fixtures, the blackout will remain in place for Premier League match taking place on Saturday, December 27.

However, there is one 3pm match that will hit television screens in a temporary pause to the 3pm blackout on Saturday, December 27.

For fans of Scottish football, Livingston will be hosting Celtic in a 3pm kick-off. And fans will be able to tune in live on Sky Sports.

Under-pressure Celtic gaffer Wilfried Nancy earned his first win of his tenure before Christmas, with a 3-1 victory over Aberdeen on December 21. He will be hoping that the win has kick-started his time at the Glasgow club, which has been rocky so far with only the one win in four matches so far, including a shocking Scottish League Cup final loss to Paisley side St Mirren.

Meanwhile, Livingston are hoping to pick up some points at home. Livingston are currently battling for survival at the bottom of the league, with David Martindale’s men only earning nine points so far this season, with their only win of the SPFL season coming against Falkirk in early August.

You can tune into live coverage of the Livingston vs Celtic match from 2.45pm on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event.