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Leeds United vs Manchester United is the highlight of a sporting weekend which includes Premier League Matchday 7 fixtures alongside a full Football League schedule, plus UFC Fight Night Edmonton from Rogers Place – action from Friday 16th October through to Monday 19th October 2026.
Matchday 7 of the Premier League this weekend features Leeds vs Manchester United from Elland Road on Sunday 18th October. A 2pm kick-off on Sky Sports Main Event, this Roses Derby or Pennines Derby has always been a feisty affair – plus the tables may be turning in this fixture after years of Alex Ferguson domination. Leeds were unbeaten against United when they returned to the Premier League last season, drawing 1-1 at Elland Road and beating the Red Devils 2-1 at Old Trafford.
Other televised Premier League games this weekend include a couple of matches on Saturday. Lunchtime sees Everton vs Chelsea at 12:30pm, live on TNT Sports from the Hill Dickinson Stadium. It’s mid-October and whilst plenty of pundits pre-season mentioned Chelsea as being Arsenal’s nearest challengers, they actually enter this game below Everton in the Premier League table. This will be a good gauge of Chelsea moving forward with David Moyes sure to have Everton set to counter their flowing football – Everton won this fixture last season 3-0. We then move to Sky Sports at 5:30pm for Newcastle United vs Aston Villa. Villa’s record at St James’ Park was abysmal until they won 2-0 here in January through Buendia and Watkins goals in each half. Buoyed by a 6-0 Champions League win on Wednesday night, Villa will fancy their chances of a repeat win against Newcastle who looked poor against Coventry on Monday night.
Sunday 18th October sees plenty of Premier League action supporting Leeds vs Manchester United. 2pm sees Bournemouth vs Sunderland (Sky Sports+), plus the grudge match that is Brighton vs Crystal Palace (Sky Sports Premier League). 4:30pm then sees Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal at the City Ground.
Monday 19th October sees Premier League action on Sky Sports Main Event at 8pm – Tottenham vs Coventry City. This one always evokes memories of the 1987 FA Cup Final, but in season 2026/27 Tottenham are still winless in the Premier League after 6 matches. Home fans will have this chalked up as their breakthrough win, but Coventry arrive off the back of wins over Nottingham Forest (away) and Newcastle (home).
Premier League Fixtures, Saturday 17th October – Monday 19th October:
- Saturday 17th October: 12:30pm: Everton vs Chelsea (TNT Sports 1); 3pm: Brentford vs Liverpool, Fulham vs Hull City, Manchester City vs Ipswich Town; 5:30pm: Newcastle United vs Aston Villa (Sky Sports Main Event). Sunday 18th October: 2pm: Bournemouth vs Sunderland (Sky Sports+), Brighton vs Crystal Palace (Sky Sports Premier League), Leeds United vs Manchester United (Sky Sports Main Event); 4:30pm: Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal (Sky Sports Main Event). Monday 19th October: 8pm: Tottenham Hotspur vs Coventry City (Sky Sports Main Event).
From an EFL Championship perspective, this weekend sees Burnley vs Wolves (Friday 8pm Sky Sports Main Event) and Watford vs Charlton (Saturday 12:30pm Sky Sports Main Event) on television.
EFL Championship Fixtures, Friday 16th October – Saturday 17th October:
- Friday 16th October: 8pm: Burnley vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (Sky Sports Main Event). Saturday 17th October: 12:30pm: Watford vs Charlton Athletic (Sky Sports Main Event), Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City (Sky Sports+), Millwall vs Lincoln City (Sky Sports+); 3pm: Birmingham City vs QPR, Bristol City vs Sheffield United, Derby County vs Stoke City, Norwich City vs Portsmouth, Southampton vs Bolton Wanderers, Swansea City vs West Ham United, West Bromwich Albion vs Blackburn Rovers, Wrexham vs Preston North End.
UFC Fight Night Edmonton on Saturday night sees full coverage on TNT Sports. Main Event sees Joaquin Buckley vs Mike Malott in the Welterweight division. Mike Malott is Canada’s number 1 MMA fighter and his fight with Buckley is the #11 ranked Welterweight’s chance of breaking into the top 10 in the division, in front of his home crowd. On a 4-fight winning streak, his last 2 wins over Kevin Holland and Gilbert Burns see Malott on the cusp of the top 10, mainly due to his fast, powerful hands. 2024 was a massive year for Joaquin Buckley who beat Welterweight legends Stephen Thompson and Colby Covington in short order. Since then defeats to Kamaru Usman (2025) and Sean Brady (2026) where he’s been out-wrestled see American Buckley under pressure if he wants to remain in the top 10.
Co-main sees Women’s Flyweight action – Erin Blanchfield vs Jasmine Jasudavicius. A fortnight ago Natalia Silva was crowned at the Flyweight champion as Valentina Shevchenko heals, so this fight between #3 and #6 contenders is important to set the landscape of the division further. Canadian Jasudavicius will be the underdog, but has won 6 of her last 7 UFC contests including a submission of Jessica Andrade. American Blanchfield is higher ranked and interestingly has only fought once since the start of 2025, with a recent thigh injury.