For whenever we get permission to attend games at Goodison again, it’s worth noting that the level of service offered by easyJet is currently well below what we have been used to since their arrival on the Belfast/Liverpool route in 1999…
 

• on Saturdays, there are currently generally only two or three flights on Saturdays and, after 17^th October, there are no Saturday evening flights until April.
   
• on Sundays, there are currently generally three or four flights on Sundays; with the first one being at 7.00am until 18^th October, then 3.15pm until January, and then at 7.15am.

…obviously, this situation may change if the pandemic subsides, football returns and the general demand for travel increases.

(08 Sep)

ESCNI will have five people at Sunday's game at Chelsea.

The current weather forecast is for light showers with sunny intervals, and a temperature of 11°C.

(06 Mar)

*Pick is a free-to-air television channel, owned by Sky. It is available on Freeview (Channel 11), Sky (Channel 159), Freesat (Channel 144) and Virgin Media (Channel 165).

This season, for the first time, Amazon Prime Video will show live Premier League games; it has viewing rights for two rounds of matches (for which flights are already bookable):

• 3rd to 5th December (midweek) …Everton are away to Liverpool
   
• 26th/27th December (Boxing Day) …Everton are at home to Burnley

However, although Amazon has indicated that it is going to show all 20 games live, at this stage, it is unclear if it is going to show these matches simultaneously, concurrently, or a combination of both.

It is also unclear when Amazon is going to confirm the dates/kick‑off times of these Premier League games. The date for the announcement is currently set for approximately 11th October; however there is no reason why their games could not be announced earlier.

It should also be noted that any games selected for transmission on Thursday 5th December or Friday 27th December would have a knock on effect on games currently scheduled for Saturday 7th December and Saturday 28th December respectively. In Everton’s case, these would be a home game against Chelsea and an away game at Newcastle respectively.

(19 Jun)

Next season, the late Sunday televised games will normally kick off at 4.30pm.

This, together with any VAR delays, will mean that it will be even tighter to catch the last Sunday flight home, at: 8.40pm (until late October) and 8.20pm (late October to late March).

(18 Jun)

Next season's live TV rights, within the UK, are split  as follows...

Sky Sports

128 matches per season; consisting of:

• Package B: 32 matches at Saturday 17:30
• Package C: 24 matches at Sunday 14:00 and eight matches at Saturday 19:45
• Package D: 32 matches at Sunday 16:30
• Package E: 24 matches at Monday 20:00 or Friday 19:30–20:00 and eight matches at Sunday 14:00

BT Sport

52 matches per season; consisting of:

• Package A: 32 matches at Saturday 12:30
• Package G: 15 matches from two midweek fixture programmes and five matches from the split weekend

Amazon Prime Video

20 matches per season; consisting of:

• Package F: 20 matches from one Bank Holiday and one midweek fixture programme

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Incidentally, the radio commentaries will be divided as follows…

• BBC Radio 5 live:
  • Sat 3pm
  • Sun 2pm
  • Sun 4.30pm
  • Fri/Sat/Mon 7.30-8pm
• TalkSport:
  • Sat 12.30pm
  • Sat 3pm
  • Sat 5.30pm
  • Sun noon

(22 May)

A roundup of the potentially useful weekend flights from all of the announced easyJet Schedules for next season...

August 2019

• Saturdays: morning flights out at 06.45 and 08.20; but, alas, the last flight back is at 16.40 ...the next flights home are at 07.05 and 08.20 on the Sunday
• Sundays: the first flight out is at 08.25, then 12.10, with the last flights back at 19.40 and 20.40)

September to late October 2019

• Saturdays: as above, but with a Saturday evening flight back at 20.40
• Sundays: as above, but with flights out at 08.25 and 13.20

late October 2019/late March 2020

• Saturdays: morning flights out at 08.20 and 11.15; with one evening flight back at 20.25 ...incidentally, the next flights home are at 08.15 or 09.45 on the Sunday
• Sundays: flights out at 08.25, 09.35 and 14.25; with flights back at 17.30, 18.55 and 20.20

(30 Apr)

Once again, easyJet will have no Saturday evening return flight at the start of next season...

The last easyJet flight back from Liverpool on Saturdays will be at 16.40. This situation will persist until 7th September, when a 20.40 flight home will recommence.

The early easyJet return flights from Liverpool on Sundays will be at 07.05 and 08.20.

Incidentally, on Saturday mornings, their will be two flights out from Belfast to Liverpool (at 06.45 and 08.20) and one on Sunday mornings (at 08.25).

(24 Apr)

For the first time, entire rounds of Premier League matches will be shown live under the next broadcast deal. These games will be broadcast in midweek and on Bank Holidays.

The 2019 season will also herald the advent of regular Saturday night Premier League football, with eight 7.45pm matches per season on offer under the three-year contract.

The league will make 200 of its 380 matches a year available, 42 more than at present, with three rounds of midweek and one of Bank Holiday games accounting for all but two of the additional fixtures.

(08 Dec '17)

The Premier League had launched (on 17^th October) a new pay-per-view service for those five games each weekend not already selected for TV viewing.

Sky Sports and BT Sport briefly ran this new service and it cost £14.95 per game to view each of those extra matches.

However, due to widespread criticism, this service has been suspended until at least the New Year. Most of the additional fixtures will now be shown live on Sky and BT Sport, but some will be broadcast on Amazon Prime and free-to-air on the BBC.

(15 Nov)

The Premier League fixtures for Season 2020/21 have been released. The first batch of confirmed (televised and untelevised) fixtures, covering a yet to be advised period, will be announced in due course.

However, due to the ongoing pandemic, it is highly likley that only limited numbers of spectators will be permitted to attend matches for the forseeable future. Currently, the rumour is that Everton will permit 7,000 supporters to be allowed inside Goodison Park from the start of October; with these 7,000 places being decided by a ballot of season ticket holders (ESCNI has 10 season tickets).

Consequently, due to the likely shortage of match tickets, we would not advise any of our members to book flights until things become much clearer.

(updated 20 Aug)

​Remember, updated fixture information on all home games is available from our password-protected Flight Prices webpage; and we also text out to our members immediately we know that the dates of the games have been confirmed.

In order to receive our text information immediately, take out an ESCNI membership via our Membership webpage.