Saturday’s football: Manchester City visit Aston Villa as Chelsea face Tottenham

A busy Saturday of domestic and continental football is scheduled for 24 October 2026, with fixtures in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, the Bundesliga and the Saudi Pro League. The second legs of the Caf Champions League and Caf Confederation Cup round of 32 will also take place.

Matches from the Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1, the Champions League and the Confederation Cup are available on beIN SPORTS, with TOD TV the official streaming service. Serie A matches are shown on stc tv, while Saudi Pro League fixtures are broadcast by Thmanyah and streamed on the Thmanyah app.

Saudi Pro League – matchweek 11

Neom play Abha at 16:30 Saudi time (17:30 UAE), with Saad Yahya commentating on Thmanyah. Al-Kholood host Al-Ettifaq at 18:30 (19:30 UAE), with Khaled Al-Mudaifer, before Al-Riyadh meet Al-Taawoun at 21:00 (22:00 UAE), with Mishal Al-Shammari.

Premier League – matchweek eight

Aston Villa face Manchester City at 14:30 Saudi time (15:30 UAE) on beIN SPORTS 1, with Ali Saeed Al Kaabi. Arsenal play Everton at 17:00 (18:00 UAE), also on beIN SPORTS 1, with Khalil Al Baloushi, while Coventry City meet Fulham at the same time on beIN SPORTS 2, with Ahmed Fouad.

Chelsea host Tottenham at 19:30 (20:30 UAE) on beIN SPORTS 1, with Hafid Derradji.

Other European leagues

In La Liga, Rayo Vallecano play Elche at 15:00 Saudi time (16:00 UAE) on beIN SPORTS 4, with Mohamed Barakat. Racing Santander meet Espanyol at 17:15 (18:15 UAE), with Basem Al-Zeir, while Valencia face Villarreal at 19:30 on beIN SPORTS 2, with Jawad Badda. Atletico Madrid host Deportivo La Coruna at 22:00 (23:00 UAE), with Ali Mohamed Ali.

Serie A sees Cagliari play Bologna at 16:00 Saudi time (17:00 UAE), with Hazem Abdel Salam, and Como face Sassuolo at the same time, with Abdullah Al-Saadi. Napoli host Roma at 19:00 (20:00 UAE), with Fares Awad, before Lazio play Parma at 21:45 (22:45 UAE), with Issa Al-Harbin. All four games are on stc tv.

Lens host Paris FC in Ligue 1 at 21:45 Saudi time (22:45 UAE) on beIN SPORTS 3, with Hassan Al-Aidaroos.

Bundesliga fixtures begin at 16:30 Saudi time (17:30 UAE): Augsburg v Union Berlin, Cologne v Schalke, Mainz v Werder Bremen, Paderborn v Hamburg and Leipzig v Elversberg. All are on MBC Shahid Sport, with commentary from Fahad Arishi, Abdullah Al-Shahri, Mohamed Al-Khamsi, Anis Al-Sahbani and Mohamed Hussein respectively. Borussia Dortmund meet Eintracht Frankfurt at 19:30 (20:30 UAE), with Issam Abdo. MBC ACTION is also listed for the Leipzig and Dortmund matches.

African competitions

In the Caf Champions League, Esperance play Al-Swehly at 17:00 Tunisia time (18:00 Libya) on Tunisian National Television. Al-Merrikh face Horoya at 19:00 Sudan time (18:00 Morocco) on CIS TV. Pyramids meet APR FC and Zamalek host Rwanda Army at 20:00 Egypt time (18:00 Morocco), both on On Sport. RS Berkane play Star Sport at 20:00 Morocco time (22:00 Egypt) on Arryadia.

The Confederation Cup schedule includes Azzam United v ZED at 16:00 Egypt time (14:00 Morocco) on On Sport; Real Bamako v Esperance de Zarzis at 19:00 Egypt time (17:00 Tunisia), Black Bulls v Rayon Sports at 19:00 Egypt time (17:00 Morocco), and Al Ahli Tripoli v Wolwalo University at 20:00 Egypt time (19:00 Libya), all listed on NORD VPN. CS Sfaxien play Dekedaha at 20:00 Egypt time (18:00 Tunisia) on Tunisian National Television.

Morocco’s matchweek five includes Amal Tiznit v COD Meknes at 17:00 Morocco time (19:00 Egypt), UTS Rabat v Wydad at 19:00 (21:00 Egypt), and Moghreb Tetouan v Wydad Temara at 21:00 (23:00 Egypt). All three are on Arryadia.