You can watch BT Sport on your TV, online or using the BT Sport app. Find out how much it costs and the cheapest way to get BT Sport.

In the UK, it's possible to watch the BT Sport channels on your TV, online and through a mobile application. A number of providers currently offer BT Sport as part of their package including EE, Plusnet, BT, Sky and Virgin Media.

In this article, we'll compare the best value ways of getting access to BT Sport in the UK. We'll start with an overview of the cheapest BT Sport deals and how you can watch the BT Sport channels on TV and on mobile. We'll then look at what you're able to get on each provider exactly so you can choose the best value BT Sport package.

Contents

  • 1 BT Sport Deals
    • 1.1 BT Sport TV Deals
    • 1.2 BT Sport Mobile App Deals
  • 2 BT Sport With Broadband & TV Providers
    • 2.1 BT Broadband
    • 2.2 Sky TV
    • 2.3 Virgin Media
    • 2.4 Plusnet
    • 2.5 Other Broadband & TV Providers
  • 3 BT Sport From Mobile Providers
    • 3.1 BT Mobile
    • 3.2 EE
  • 4 BT Sport Monthly Pass
  • 5 How Can I Watch BT Sport?
  • 6 More Information

BT Sport Deals

BT Sport TV Deals

For most people, the best value way of getting BT Sport on a television is getting it with an EE Pay Monthly SIM card or with fibre broadband from Plusnet. Both providers will allow you to watch BT Sport on a compatible smart TV or using Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation and Xbox (you can buy a Chromecast for £30 if you need a compatible device). You can also watch BT Sport on your mobile phone with both of these deals.

On EE, it's currently possible to get a SIM card with 10GB data for £10/month. This comes with inclusive BT Sport for the first 3 months, then it's an extra £20/month (making a total of £30/month). A range of SIM-only deals are available from EE, including EE's unlimited data plan for £35/month.

Alternatively, you can get Plusnet's fibre broadband from £21.95/month. You can then add BT Sport for an extra £15.69/month, making it a total of £37.64/month for fibre broadband and BT Sport. A range of special offers are available when joining Plusnet (e.g. a £75 reward card).

If you want to watch BT Sport through a set-top box, or if you want Sky Sports included within your package, you can choose from a range of plans that are currently available from BT, Sky and Virgin Media.

Provider Price From Included In Price
EE £10/month for first 3 months
£30/month thereafter
(£20 for existing EE customers)
  • Price includes 10GB EE SIM card for your mobile phone
  • Cast to TV & watch on mobile
Plusnet £37.64/month
with up to £75 reward card
(£15.69 for existing Plusnet customers)
  • Price includes Plusnet fibre broadband
  • Cast to TV, watch online & on mobile
BT £42.99/month
(£15 for existing BT customers)
  • Price includes BT fibre broadband and BT TV box
  • Watch on BT TV, online and on mobile
  • Add Sky Sports for £25/month
Sky £65/month
(£47 for existing Sky customers)
  • Price includes Sky TV with 300+ channels
  • Watch on Sky Q TV box & Sky Go app
  • Price includes Sky Sports
Virgin Media £45/month
  • Price includes Virgin fibre broadband
  • Watch on Virgin TV box & Virgin Go app
  • Add Sky Sports for £25/month
Monthly Pass £25/month
  • Cast to TV, watch online & on mobile
  • 30-day rolling contract

BT Sport Mobile App Deals

If you only need access to BT Sport on your mobile phone, you can get a cheaper BT Sport app-only subscription. This gives you full access to all of the BT Sport channels on your mobile phone, including the ability to watch everything live. You can also catch up on sporting highlights, documentaries, stats and more.

You can get the BT Sport mobile app when you get a SIM card from either BT Mobile or EE. The cheapest way is to get the BT Sport app is using a SIM card from BT Mobile, but you can also consider EE for a wider choice of SIM cards.

Provider Price From (Mobile Only) Included In Price
BT Mobile £20/month
(£15 for existing BT customers)
  • Price includes BT SIM card for your mobile phone
  • Watch on mobile phone only
EE £10/month for first 3 months
£25/month thereafter
(£20 for existing EE customers)
  • Price includes EE SIM card for your mobile phone
  • Watch on mobile phone only

For more information about getting BT Sport on each individual provider, please read on through the rest of this article.

BT Sport With Broadband & TV Providers

BT Broadband

At present, you can get BT's fibre broadband service together with BT TV and the BT Sport package for £42.99/month. To get it, choose one of the following broadband plans, then customise your package to add the BT TV Sports package:

Service Broadband Television Monthly Price

BT
Fibre Essential + Sport


36Mbps
average download

BT Sport

Sport

95+ channels included
£42.99/month
with 3 months free
for 24 months
plus £20 upfront

BT
Fibre 1 + Sport


50Mbps
average download

BT Sport

Sport

95+ channels included
£43.99/month
with 3 months free
for 24 months
plus £20 upfront

BT
Fibre 2 + Sport


67Mbps
average download

BT Sport

Sport

95+ channels included
£47.99/month
with 3 months free
for 24 months
plus £20 upfront

When you sign up for BT Sport on BT TV, you can start watching straight away through the BT TV app and website. It will normally take around two weeks to get the rest of your BT Broadband and BT TV service set up, after which you'll be able to watch it on your set-top box as well.

If you also want access to the Sky Sports channels, you can choose the BT TV Big Sport package instead. At present, you can get BT Broadband together with BT TV, BT Sport and Sky Sports for a combined price of £67.99/month:

Service Broadband Television Monthly Price

BT
Fibre Essential + Big Sport


36Mbps
average download

Sky Sports BT Sport

Big Sport

108+ channels included
£67.99/month
with 3 months free
for 24 months
plus £20 upfront

BT
Fibre 1 + Big Sport


50Mbps
average download

Sky Sports BT Sport

Big Sport

108+ channels included
£68.99/month
with 3 months free
for 24 months
plus £20 upfront

BT
Fibre 2 + Big Sport


67Mbps
average download

Sky Sports BT Sport

Big Sport

108+ channels included
£72.99/month
with 3 months free
for 24 months
plus £20 upfront

BT TV is BT's flexible television service. With it, you'll get a set-top box with the ability to pause and rewind more than 90 channels from Freeview, along with the channels on your BT TV subscription. You'll also be able to store up to 300 hours of recordings on the box and you'll be able to change the plan every month (e.g. removing sport and adding entertainment when the football season ends).

If you want access to BT Sport in high-definition and ultra-HD (4K quality), you'll need to pay an extra £5/month for the BT TV HD & 4K add-on.

Price From How To Watch HD Setup Time

£42.99/month
including broadband
(£15 for existing BT customers)

BT TV Box
BT Sport Online
BT Sport App

£5/month for HD
(included with VIP TV)

Watch instantly online & with app
(~2 weeks for full install)
Add the Sky Sports channels with the Big Sport package for an extra £25/month

As an alternative to getting BT Sport on BT TV, it's also possible to get BT Sport on your mobile phone with a BT Mobile SIM card. Simply add a BT Mobile SIM costing £15/month or more to your BT Broadband plan and you'll get access to the BT Sport mobile app at no extra cost. This won't allow you to cast or to watch on a larger screen but you'll still be able to watch wherever you are using the BT Sport mobile application.

Sky TV

On Sky, it's possible to get a television package with both the Sky Sports and BT Sport channels included from £65/month (plus a one-off set up fee of up to £20).

You'll get a Sky Q set-top box through which to watch it all, along with access to more than 300 channels through a Sky TV dish. The Sky TV package also comes with entertainment and documentary channels including Sky Showcase, Sky Atlantic, Sky Max, Sky Comedy, Sky Documentaries, Discovery, Nat Geo and more.

Service Broadband Television Monthly Price

Sky Broadband
Sky TV with Sky Sports & BT Sport


No Broadband

Sky Showcase Sky Atlantic Sky Sports BT Sport

Sky TV with Sky Sports & BT Sport

300+ channels included
£65/month
for 18 months
plus £20 upfront

If you want Sky's Superfast Broadband together with this, you can get their £86/month package instead. This gives you unlimited broadband with an average download speed of 59Mbps along with Sky TV, Sky Sports and BT Sport.

Service Broadband Television Monthly Price

Sky Broadband
Sky TV with Sky Sports, BT Sport & Superfast Broadband


59Mbps
average download

Sky Showcase Sky Atlantic Sky Sports BT Sport

Sky TV with Sky Sports & BT Sport

300+ channels included
£86/month
for 18 months
plus £29.95 upfront

On Sky, HD is now included as standard on both the Sky Sports and the BT Sport channels. You'll also get the Sky Go app which allows you to start watching straight away on your smartphone, tablet or laptop. You won't have access to the BT Sport app but you'll be able to watch the BT Sport channels using the Sky Go app.

Price From How To Watch HD Setup Time

£65/month
(£47 for existing Sky TV customers)

Sky Q TV Box
Sky Go App

HD included as standard

Watch instantly via app
(2-3 weeks for Sky TV installation)
You can get Sky Broadband with Sky TV, Sky Sports and BT Sport from £86/month.
You won't have access to the BT Sport app on Sky TV but you can watch using the Sky Go app instead.

If you want to buy BT Sport as a standalone product without access to Sky Sports, it's possible to get this for an extra £29.99 per month. The "BT Sport on Sky" package gives you access to the BT Sport channels in standard definition on your Sky Q box. You'll get HD included for the first 3 months – then it's an extra £6.50/month from the fourth month onwards (making a total of £36.49/month with HD). Because it's incredibly expensive to get BT Sport in this way, we'd normally recommend taking it together as a combined package with Sky Sports on Sky TV instead.

Virgin Media

On Virgin Media, you'll get access to the BT Sport channels when you subscribe to any Bigger Bundle plan from £45/month. This includes a Virgin TV 360 box and access to more than 190 channels including BT Sport in HD. You'll also get the BT Sport Ultimate channel in 4K ultra-HD quality.

Virgin Media's Bigger Bundle package includes their M200 Fibre Broadband service which has an average download speed of 213Mbps. You'll get a home phone service included as well.

Service Broadband Television Monthly Price

Virgin Media
Bigger Bundle


213Mbps
average download

Sky Showcase BT Sport

190+ channels

Maxit TV
£45/month
for 18 months
plus £35 upfront

For access to the Sky Sports channels, you can upgrade to the Bigger Bundle + Sports package from £72/month:

Service Broadband Television Monthly Price

Virgin Media
Bigger bundle + Sports


108Mbps
average download

Sky Showcase Sky Sports BT Sport

195+ channels

Maxit TV + Sky Sports
£72/month
for 18 months
plus £35 upfront

On Virgin Media, you won't get access to the BT Sport app. However, you'll be able to watch the BT Sport channels on the go using Virgin Media's TV Go app.

Price From How To Watch HD Setup Time

£45/month
including broadband

Virgin TV Box
Virgin Media Go App

HD included as standard

2-3 weeks for installation
You can get Virgin Media broadband with TV, Sky Sports and BT Sport from £72/month.
You won't have access to the BT Sport app on Virgin Media but you can watch using the Virgin Media Go app instead.

Plusnet

One of the best value ways of getting BT Sport is getting it together with fibre broadband from Plusnet.

On Plusnet, it's currently possible to get fibre broadband from £21.95/month. A range of special offers are available such as a £75 reward card on Unlimited Broadband.

Once you're signed up to Plusnet, you'll be able to add the BT Sport app with inclusive casting for £15.69/month. This will allow you to watch BT Sport on your TV using Chromecast, Airplay, a compatible smart TV or consoles like an Xbox or Playstation. The following table shows the combined price for Plusnet broadband and BT Sport:

Service Broadband Television Monthly Price

Plusnet
Unlimited Fibre + BT Sport


36Mbps
average download

BT Sport

BT Sport

add BT Sport after signup
£37.64/month
with £70 reward card
for 18 months

Plusnet
Unlimited Fibre Extra + BT Sport


66Mbps
average download

BT Sport

BT Sport

add BT Sport after signup
£39.64/month
with £70 reward card
for 18 months

The following table shows the key things to know about BT Sport on Plusnet:

Price From How To Watch HD Setup Time

£37.64/month
including broadband
(£15.69 for Plusnet customers)

Cast, Smart TV or Console
Sky TV Box
BT Sport Online
BT Sport App

HD included (casting)
£2.50/month extra (Sky TV box)

2 weeks for setup

If you have Plusnet Broadband with Sky TV, it's possible to get a discounted BT Sport subscription for your Sky TV box. It will cost an extra £15.69/month to get BT Sport in SD quality or an extra £18.31/month to get BT Sport in HD quality on your Sky TV box. In both cases, you'd still be better off using a smart TV or console, or casting to a compatible device (you can buy a Chromecast for just £30 if you don't have one already).

Prior to January 2021, it was also possible to get a YouView TV box from Plusnet. Customers would pay £5/month for YouView and would receive BT Sport 1 for free. It would then cost an extra £15/month for the full BT Sport package in SD or £18/month for the full BT Sport package in HD. The YouView TV package is no longer available to new customers.

Other Broadband & TV Providers

If you have a TalkTalk TV box, it's possible to get the BT Sport channels on TalkTalk TV for £29.99/month. On TalkTalk TV, the channels are only available in standard-definition. For this reason, and because of the high monthly price, we'd recommend getting the BT Sport Monthly Pass instead. This costs only £25/month and gives you casting in high-definition to a compatible Apple TV, Chromecast, smart TV or games console. Alternatively, you might be better off changing to a different broadband provider entirely.

If you're a customer of a different broadband provider such as Hyperoptic, NOW Broadband, Shell Energy, Three Broadband or Vodafone Broadband, there aren't currently any special deals available for you on BT Sport. Instead, you can look at changing your broadband provider or seeing if you're able to get it through BT Mobile or EE. Alternatively, the BT Sport Monthly Pass is also available, allowing you to get BT Sport for £25/month.

BT Sport From Mobile Providers

BT Mobile

On BT Mobile, you'll get inclusive access to the BT Sport app on your mobile phone when you choose a SIM card costing £20 per month or more (£15 per month if you're a BT Broadband customer). You'll get a SIM card with unlimited minutes, unlimited texts and an allowance of 5G data, plus the ability to watch BT Sport wherever you are on your mobile phone.

For instance, the following SIM cards will give you inclusive access to the BT Sport app:

Tariff Minutes Texts Data Monthly
Cost
BT Mobile Unlimited Unlimited 60GB £15.00
24 months
BT Mobile Unlimited Unlimited 40GB £15.00
12 months
BT Mobile Unlimited Unlimited 100GB £20.00
24 months
BT Mobile Unlimited Unlimited 60GB £20.00
12 months
BT Mobile Unlimited Unlimited 100GB £25.00
12 months
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Unfortunately, it isn't possible to cast onto larger screens using this BT Sport app subscription.

After ordering your BT Mobile SIM card online, you can activate your inclusive BT Sport app subscription on this page. According to BT, it will normally take around one working day to activate your free subscription.

Price From How To Watch Limitations Setup Time

£20/month
(£15 for existing BT customers)

BT Sport App only

Mobile only
(no casting)

1 working day
BT Sport on your mobile phone is included on BT Mobile SIM cards from £20 per month (£15 for BT Broadband customers)
All BT Mobile SIM cards now include access to 5G coverage.

For more information, read our BT Mobile review and our guide to 5G on BT Mobile. If you're a customer with BT Halo, you'll also be able to choose an unlimited data plan on BT Mobile.

EE

On EE, you can choose from two different types of Pay Monthly plan:

  • EE Smart Plans (from £25 per month): If you choose an EE Smart plan, you'll get a Smart Benefit included for the length of your contract. One of the options for your inclusive Smart Benefit is a subscription to the BT Sport app. You'll also get 3 months of Large Screen Access included so you can watch BT Sport on your TV using AirPlay, Chromecast, a compatible smart TV or console. After the first 3 months, it will cost an extra £5/month to keep the ability to Large Screen Access (the ability to watch on your TV).
  • EE Essential Plans (from £10 per month): Alternatively, you can get an EE Essential plan from £10 per month. This gives you 3 months of free BT Sport including access to both the app and Large Screen Access (text SPORT to 150 to activate it when you get your SIM card). After the first 3 months, it'll cost £20/month to keep BT Sport with Large Screen Access (this is a one-month rolling add-on). Alternatively, EE offers the BT Sport Season Pass for a discounted price of £15/month (subject to a 10-month commitment).

The following table shows our recommended Pay Monthly SIM cards on EE, with the cost of access of the BT Sport app included:

Tariff Minutes Texts Data Monthly
Cost
Smart Unlimited Unlimited 150GB £25.00
with BT Sport
Smart Unlimited Unlimited 200GB £28.00
with BT Sport
SIM Unlimited Unlimited 10GB £30.00
with BT Sport (£10 for first 3 months)
SIM Unlimited Unlimited 250MB £33.00
with BT Sport (£13 for first 3 months)
SIM Unlimited Unlimited 1GB £34.00
with BT Sport (£14 for first 3 months)
SIM Unlimited Unlimited 25GB £35.00
with BT Sport (£15 for first 3 months)
SIM Unlimited Unlimited 3GB £39.00
with BT Sport (£19 for first 3 months)
SIM Unlimited Unlimited 150GB £40.00
with BT Sport (£20 for first 3 months)
SIM Unlimited Unlimited 100GB £40.00
with BT Sport (£20 for first 3 months)
Full Works Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited £41.00
with BT Sport
SIM Unlimited Unlimited 200GB £43.00
with BT Sport (£23 for first 3 months)
SIM Unlimited Unlimited 40GB £45.00
with BT Sport (£25 for first 3 months)
SIM Unlimited Unlimited 100GB £49.00
with BT Sport (£29 for first 3 months)
SIM Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited £55.00
with BT Sport (£35 for first 3 months)
SIM Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited £57.00
with BT Sport (£37 for first 3 months)
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After the first 3 months on an EE Smart plan, you'll need to add an extra £5/month to get Large Screen Access (the ability to watch BT Sport on your TV).

On EE, you'll get BT Sport in HD as standard. In addition, if you choose a 5G-ready phone or SIM card, you'll get the ability to watch BT Sport in 4K ultra-HD quality.

Price From How To Watch HD Setup Time

£25/month
(£30 with casting)

Cast, Smart TV or Console†
BT Sport App

HD included as standard
(4K HDR on 5G plans)

Watch instantly with app & casting
All EE customers will receive 3 months of free BT Sport with Large Screen Access (casting).
After the first 3 months, you'll pay £20/month for BT Sport with Large Screen Access (£15/month with the BT Sport Season Pass).
On EE Smart plans, you can get the BT Sport app as your inclusive Smart Benefit (£5/month extra for casting)

If you're joining EE, you can order a SIM card through this page.

If you're an existing EE Pay Monthly mobile customer, you can get your three months of free BT Sport by texting SPORT to 150.

BT Sport Monthly Pass

If you're not able to get BT Sport through your broadband or mobile provider, you can buy the standalone BT Sport Monthly Pass for £25/month.

Available on a 30-day rolling contract, the Monthly Pass from BT allows you to watch BT Sport online and on your mobile phone. You can also cast the BT Sport channels to compatible devices including all of the following:

  • AirPlay
  • Android TV
  • Apple TV
  • Google Chromecast
  • NOW TV Smart Stick
  • PlayStation
  • Roku
  • Samsung Smart TV
  • Xbox One

You'll get 4K streaming and HDR included as standard, providing your device is able to support it (see the table in the FAQ here for compatibility information).

Although the BT Sport Monthly Pass can give you lots of flexibility, it's seldom the best value way of getting access to the BT Sport channels. Most people will be better off choosing one of the following options instead:

  • You can get an EE SIM card with 10GB data for £10 per month. You'll get the BT Sport Monthly Pass free for 3 months. After that, you'll pay an ongoing fee of £20/month for BT Sport (reduced to £15/month if you get the 10-month BT Sport Season Pass).
  • You can get fibre broadband from Plusnet with BT Sport and casting from £37.64 per month. This gives you a fibre broadband connection with unlimited downloads. Plusnet also offers up to a £75 reward card when you sign up for their fibre broadband plans.
  • You can get BT Sport on a BT TV box together with BT Broadband from £42.99 per month. Along with the BT Sport channels and BT's fibre broadband service, you'll get a clever BT TV box with the ability to pause and rewind live television.

The following table shows the key things to know about the BT Sport Monthly Pass:

Price From How To Watch HD Setup Time

£25/month

Cast, Smart TV or Console
BT Sport Online
BT Sport App

HD included

Watch instantly online & with app
The BT Sport Monthly Pass is available on a 30-day rolling contract.

The BT Sport Monthly Pass only allows you to watch BT Sport through casting, online or through the app. It isn't possible to watch the BT Sport channels on a set-top box (including on a BT TV box, a Sky Q box and a Virgin Media box).

How Can I Watch BT Sport?

There are four ways to watch BT Sport in the UK:

  1. Watch BT Sport on your television through casting, a compatible smart TV or games console. You can watch BT Sport on your television through casting (e.g. using Chromecast or Airplay) or using the large screen apps for Apple TV, Android TV, Samsung Smart TVs, PlayStation and Xbox. If you don't currently have a device that's compatible with this, we'd recommend buying a Chromecast for around £30.
  2. Watch BT Sport on your television through a set-top box. You can also watch the BT Sport channels through a set-top box that's connected to your TV. At present, the BT Sport channels are available on BT TV, Sky TV and Virgin Media TV.
  3. Watch BT Sport online. You can watch BT Sport online on the official BT Sport website (e.g. using your laptop or PC).
  4. Watch BT Sport on your mobile phone. You can watch the BT Sport channels wherever you are using the BT Sport app for iPhone or Android. If you subscribe to BT Sport through Sky or Virgin Media, you'll need to use their respective apps instead (Sky Go and Virgin TV Go).

In some cases, you might be able to watch BT Sport on the day you sign up, even though it can take a few weeks for your service to be fully set up. This is because you might get immediate access to BT Sport online or through the mobile application.

More Information

For more information about BT Sport, please see the official website. Alternatively, you can see the information from your broadband provider or mobile provider's website.

If you're looking for access to Sky Sports, see our guide on the cheapest way to get Sky Sports.