Who are the Sky Sports Premier League presenters and commentators for the 2025/26 season?
Fans will be happy to know that many of the familiar faces they've known to love will be back on their television screens very soon- with some new additions too.
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After Sky had announced they'll be back with a bang for the 2025/26 campaign, where they'll be showing a record 215 Premier League games, a huge increase from the 128 games last year.
That means more content than ever from fan-favourite pundits like Roy Keane, Micah Richards, Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville.
And Sky are already treating fans, with everyone gearing up for the return of Premier League football, the broadcasters will be showing SIX of the ten fixtures on the opening weekend.
It's also been announced that Sky will launch a brand-new preview show to kick off each weekend.
The programme will be fronted by two fresh faces to Sky Sports football – One Show host Roman Kemp and Sky Sports darts presenter Emma Paton.
Who are the Sky Sports Premier League presenters and commentators for the 2025/26 season?
David Jones
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Often the face of Sky's biggest fixtures on Super Sunday and paired with Jamie Carragher on Monday Night Football, Jones has cemented himself as a mainstay of the broadcaster.
He stepped into the role of lead football presenter in 2016, taking over from Ed Chamberlin after his move to front ITV's horse racing coverage.
And since then, Jones has bossed the middle seat, even when surrounded by a star-studded lineup of pundits.
Kelly Cates
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Mainly known for fronting Friday and Saturday Night Football, Kelly Cates will continue to anchor many of Sky Sports' live Premier League broadcasts despite taking on her new role with Match of the Day.
Cates is one of three new presenters on the BBC highlights show, joining Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan.
How she will juggle the high-profile broadcasting roles remains to be seen.
Roman Kemp
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Kemp is a big Arsenal fan and has played in the celebrity charity match Soccer Aid, but has not worked in football broadcasting before.
He'll be hosting Sky's brand new Premier League preview show that'll be shown on Friday evenings just before the weekend kicks off.
The former Capital One DJ, son of Spandau Ballet and Eastenders star Martin Kemp, will be joined on the Sky Sports News show by rotating panel of pundits and reporters to discuss the top talking points in football and preview the weekend's games.
Emma Paton
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Emma Paton is a regular host for Sky Sports and Sky Sports News, and is best known for presenting darts championships.
She originally joined the TV station back in 2012 as a journalist - before making the jump to presenting in 2019.
She'll join Roman Kemp as one of the lead Presenters in Sky's brand new preview show.
The first episode airs on Friday at 5pm before the opening game of the season between Liverpool and Bournemouth at Anfield.
Peter Drury
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After stepping into the main commentator role in 2023, he replaced Martin Tyler and now commentates on the biggest matches the Premier League has to offer.
Drury is best known for his poetic line deliveries and creative opening monologues.
Rob Hawthorne
Another main stay returns to Sky's broadcast team for the upcoming Premier League campaign, Hawthorne has commented on many iconic moments throughout the years and has been with the company since 1995.
His most recent iconic moment was his shock reaction to Garnacho's overhead stunner against Everton in 2023.
Bill Leslie
Joining Sky in 2003, Bill Leslie has been commentating across all levels of the game — from the Premier League and EFL to the Scottish Premiership.
He covers a wide range of fixtures each season, and it's almost certain we'll hear his voice on many big matches again this year.
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