BBC Sport understands that the clubs agreed to a provisional end date of the Premier League season of Saturday, 25 July (match round 38 that day), and the plan for completing the remaining nine full rounds of fixtures would involve using six weekends and three midweek rounds.

More reaction from the football world as it's confirmed the Premier League is set to return on 17 June.

More details on how coverage of the remaining 94 Premier League games willl be spread have been revealed.

Sky Sports will make 25 of the remaining Premier League matches free to air (via Sky's Pick channel), including the Merseyside Derby on the first weekend

They had 39 games already, and have added 25.

Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden MP has tweeted his support of today's Premier League announcement.

ICYMI: Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v Arsenal, postponed due to the EFL Cup final, will now take place on 17 June.

A full round of fixtures would then be played on the weekend of 19-21 June.

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For the first time since the Premier League’s inception in 1992, the BBC can confirm that it will be broadcasting free to air live games upon the league’s return next month.

Four live games in total will air on the BBC alongside a bumper crop of Match of the Day highlight programmes.

Director of BBC Sport, Barbara Slater said: “This opportunity creates an historic moment for the BBC and our audiences.

"At a time when sports fans across the country are in need of lift, this is very welcome news. We are delighted and excited to have the chance to show live Premier League games on the BBC. "

Before the Premier League era, the last time a live, top-flight league football match was broadcast during the 1987-88 season; not forgetting Match of the Day’s highlights and analysis which has been a staple of football culture since 1964.

These Premier League games sit alongside the BBC’s existing live FA Cup offering, which we also hope to welcome back to screens soon.

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Scheduled kick-off times:

Weekend matches will be scheduled as follows (all times BST):

Friday 20:00Saturday 12:30, 15:00, 17:30 and 20:00Sunday 12:00, 14:00, 16:30 and 19:00Monday 20:00

Midweek matches will be scheduled as follows (all times BST):Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 18:00 and 20:00

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All matches to take place behind closed doors.

All 92 remaining matches will broadcast live in the UK by the League’s existing broadcast partners: Sky Sports, BT Sport, BBC Sport and Amazon Prime.

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said: "Today we have provisionally agreed to resume the Premier League on Wednesday 17 June.

"But this date cannot be confirmed until we have met all the safety requirements needed, as the health and welfare of all participants and supporters is our priority."

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Lee Bowyer, manager of Championship club Charlton Athletic, tells BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast he "never relaxed" his stance on not wanting to tell players to put their families at risk to play football.

“No, I never relaxed my stance on it. I met the players on Saturday before we’d done our first test and I asked them all individually - it’s your choice, do you want to come back and play the remainder of the season?

"Every single player I’ve asked, and I said there’s no pressure, it’s your choice and all but three have said yeah.

"So that’s a good number for me but there’s no pressure, I understand, everyone's got different circumstances.

"Of course I’d rather everybody came back because the more players you’ve got, the bigger squad you’ve got and the more chance of winning games, but that isn’t the case and we’ll have to adapt.

"I’m sure there’s other players at other teams that have also no."

The Premier League has been given the green light to return next month, so here's a chance to refresh your memory about what has happened so far.

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Liverpool are, of course, on the verge of winning a first top-flight title in 30 years, but how quickly could they achieve that and what else is there to look out for?

BBC Sport has taken a look at some of the issues still to be resolved.

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BBC Sports editor on 5 Live

It's fair to say hopes for resumption have stepped up in the past few days.

I think in recent days, some of the fears that some players and staff members had have been allayed somewhat.

Medical expert feel that three weeks is a good time for payers to undergo contact training before the Premier League could resume.

Clubs unanimously voted on Wednesday to resume contact training, having started non-contact training last week.

Twelve people have tested positive for coronavirus after 2,752 tests across the league.

Premier League players and staff will continue to be tested twice a week, with the capacity increased from 50 to 60 tests available per club for the fourth round of testing.

Any players or staff to test positive must self-isolate for a period of seven days.

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The restart date of 17 June is 100 days after the last Premier League match took place before lockdown began.

Leicester beat Aston Villa 4-0 on 9 March, before the league was suspended on 13 March.

Lockdown measures were then introduced on 23 March.

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The Premier League season is set to restart on 17 June with Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v Arsenal, the BBC has learned.

The matches are the two games in hand.

A full fixture list would then be played on the weekend of 19-21 June.

Clubs are still discussing the idea at a meeting on Thursday, but it is understood all have agreed in principle at this stage.

Chairman Gareth Davies says the Welsh Rugby Union will not adopt optional World Rugby law trials (see 11:59 entry) to help reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission.

The measures approved by World Rugby will be at the discretion of individual unions based on the prevalence of the virus and government advice.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed a further delay to the start of the professional domestic cricket season, with the sport not to be played before 1 August.

The ambition remains to host domestic men's and women's cricket across England and Wales later this summer but the ECB will follow guidance from the government and health experts.

The Professional Game Group (PGG) will look to outline a number of opportunities for domestic play, which will be presented to the ECB Board in June.

These plans include options for both red-ball and white-ball cricket, including matches played at all First Class Grounds, the use of a regional group model and consideration for matches to be played behind closed doors or with a limited number of supporters.

The working group is also exploring options where non-televised games can be live streamed for members and supporters.

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