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Sky Sports Fanzone: How to use Sky Sports Fanzone to watch the Premier League with friends
Sky Sports are showing live Premier League coverage as the season resumes - but what is Fanzone and how can you watch games with friends?
Sky Sports Fanzone allows you to watch Premier League matches virtually with friends and family. Here, Express Sport explains how to use the new feature.
What is Sky Sports Fanzone?
Sky Sports said: “Fanzone works alongside Premier League games you’re watching on TV, helping you recreate all the atmosphere and the action.
“So, while you can’t sit in the stands, you can still feel like you’re at the game.
“Catch the match together in a video room, choose your team’s chants, drown out any support for the opposition and share your views in live polls while you watch.”
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There are three ways to watch a game on TV with Fanzone.
- Main Event channel - Where the crowd's atmosphere sounds like it used to
- Premier League channel - Where the atmosphere stays true to how it really is
- Football channel - Watch along with Sky talent, on your TV
Sky Sports Fanzone opens 15 minutes before kick-off and continues for 15 minutes after the match comes to an end.
You can create your Fanzone and invite people in (max of six including yourself) whenever the session is open.
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Premier League games with Fanzone and Watchalong
Tottenham vs Man Utd - Friday June 19 (Kick-off 8.15pm)
Everton vs Liverpool - Sunday June 21 (Kick-off 7pm)
Liverpool vs Crystal Palace - Wednesday June 24 (Kick-off 8.15pm)
West Ham vs Chelsea - Wednesday July 1 (Kick-off 8.15pm)
Man City vs Liverpool - Thursday July 2 (Kick-off 8.15pm)
What you’ll need
- To be aged 18 or over
- To have a Sky Sports subscription
- To be in the UK or Ireland
- To be able to sign into skysports.com on a laptop so that you can access Sky Sports Fanzone
Sky Sports Fanzone is currently only available on a laptop.
How to use Sky Sports Fanzone
- Sign into skysports.com on a laptop
- Select 'Sky Sports Fanzone'
- Select 'Create Your Fanzone' - You’ll see an icon to invite people to your Fanzone which creates a unique link unique to your room
- Copy and share your link with up to five other people to watch the match together in your Fanzone
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