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SWPL announces final round of broadcast matches

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The Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL) have announced a further 12 Park’s Motor Group SWPL matches will be shown across Sky Sports, BBC ALBA, and BBC Sport Scotland up until Sunday 14th May. The matches currently selected are as follows:

 

Date Match Broadcaster Kick-off
Sunday 16th April Partick Thistle v Rangers BBC ALBA 12.10pm
Saturday 22nd April Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian Sky Sports 7.45pm
Sunday 30th April Partick Thistle v Glasgow City BBC ALBA 12.10pm
Sunday 30th April Celtic v Hibernian BBC Sport Scotland 2pm (TBC)
Sunday 30th April Rangers v Heart of Midlothian BBC ALBA 4.10pm
Thursday 4th May Celtic v Rangers Sky Sports 7pm
Sunday 7th May Partick Thistle v Celtic BBC ALBA 12.10pm
Sunday 7th May Hibernian v Rangers BBC Sport Scotland 1pm (TBC)
Sunday 7th May Glasgow City v Heart of Midlothian BBC ALBA 4.10pm
Thursday 11th May Celtic v Glasgow City Sky Sports 7.30pm
Sunday 14th May Hibernian v Celtic BBC ALBA 1.10pm
Sunday 14th May Glasgow City v Partick Thistle BBC ALBA 4.10pm

 

The final day of the Park’s Motor Group SWPL season is the 21st of May as the battle for the title, the UEFA Women’s Champions League, and to avoid relegation comes to a conclusion.

Fiona McIntyre, SWPL Managing Director, said: “With these selections announced, fans can start to look ahead to lots of Park’s Motor Group SWPL action on TV and in stadiums across the country over the next six weeks.

“There is still everything to play for at both ends of the table and we can already see how much excitement and competition the split has provided. We are delighted to deliver a record number of live games on television this season, courtesy of our three broadcast partners at Sky Sports, BBC ALBA and BBC Scotland, and we look forward to continuing our work with them as the season comes to an exciting finale.”

Gary Hughes, Sky Sports Director of Football, said: “Ahead of a thrilling climax to the Park’s Motor Group SWPL season, we’re looking forward to bringing our viewers action from the biggest matches including the Edinburgh derby between Hibernian and Hearts from Easter Road, another Old Firm as Celtic face Rangers and another key fixture in the title-race with leaders Glasgow City taking on Celtic.

“There’s so much to play for across the league over the coming weeks and we’re excited to showcase the dramatic finish to the season across our platforms.”

Fiona Mackenzie, BBC ALBA Sport Executive Producer, said: “BBC ALBA are delighted to be able to support the SWPL further this season by adding more games to our schedule.  The next couple of months are sure to bring us an exciting end of season.”

Douglas McNeil, BBC Sport Producer, said: “We’re excited to confirm these matches as we approach the season finale in the SWPL. We look forward to bringing BBC viewers the best of the action every week on our SWPL highlights programme and live matches on free-to-air platforms on BBC Sport Scotland and BBC iPlayer.”