Feature-packed official hub for live scores, fantasy, commentary, and historic Premier League content, though unstable
Feature-packed official hub for live scores, fantasy, commentary, and historic Premier League content, though unstable
Vote (2 votes)
Program license Free
Developer The Football Association Premier League Ltd
Version 4.22.3
Works under Android
Also known as Premier League - Official App
Vote
(2 votes)
Developer
The Football Association Premier League Ltd
Works under
Android
Program license
Free
Version
4.22.3
Also known as
Premier League - Official App
Pros
- Official live scores, statistics, and table updates for every match
- Matchday Stories provide a narrative view of each game as it happens
- myPremierLeague personalization for clubs, players, and matches
- Integrated Fantasy Premier League with Classic, Draft, and Challenge formats
- Premier League Radio coverage outside the UK and Ireland
- Extensive archive of every Premier League match since 1992, with video, stats, and kits
- Behind-the-scenes stories that help you follow clubs and players more closely
Cons
- Frequent errors when submitting or loading Fantasy Premier League teams
- Some sections, such as the Latest tab, can open to blank screens
- Updates can occasionally result in the app failing to open
- Users who preferred a fantasy-only app may find the broader design less focused
The Premier League - Official App brings scores, stats, fantasy tools, audio, and video from the most watched football league in the world into one official hub. It combines live match coverage, personalization, Fantasy Premier League, and historical content in a single experience.
This app suits fans who want one place for live scores and news, fantasy managers who like playing Fantasy Premier League in all its formats, and supporters who enjoy rewatching classic matches and listening to radio commentary.
Live action with scores, stats, and stories
The strongest part of the app is its focus on live match coverage. Matchday Live delivers verified live scores, in-game statistics, and league table updates for every Premier League fixture. You also get links to watch official broadcasts where they are available in your region, which keeps the app closely tied to legitimate viewing options.
To complement the numbers, Matchday Stories presents each match through vertical stories from every ground as events unfold. This format aims to give you a quick, narrative view of key moments rather than just a static scoreline, so you can follow the flow of the day even when you are not watching a full broadcast.
Customizing your Premier League feed
With myPremierLeague, the app can be tailored to what you care about most. You can follow specific clubs, players, and matches so that the content feels more relevant than a general league overview. This personalization is central to the app, since it ties together live scores, news stories, and fantasy features around your chosen interests.
There is also a focus on discovery, with tools to explore clubs and players and get closer to them through behind-the-scenes stories. For committed supporters, this helps turn the app into more than a scoreboard, making it a place to keep up with narratives around their team.
Fantasy Premier League integration and its drawbacks
Fantasy Premier League is fully integrated into the app, which is a major attraction. You can access the Classic, Draft, and Challenge formats from within the same environment you use for scores and news. In theory, this makes managing your squad more convenient, since you do not need a separate fantasy-only app.
In practice, the fantasy experience can be unreliable. There are recurring problems when submitting or even loading a team. Attempting to lock in a squad can result in an “oops, sorry - it looks like something went wrong and we are having trouble loading this screen” message, and this error can persist no matter how many times you hit reload or reinstall the app. In other cases, the fantasy team page fails to load at all, forcing managers to switch to the website to complete basic actions.
Some users who previously used a dedicated fantasy-focused version of the app may find this broader, multi-purpose design less comfortable. When fantasy features do not load or refresh reliably, the convenience of having everything in one place is undermined.
Radio commentary and historic match archive
Beyond live scores and fantasy, the app adds more ways to follow the league. Premier League Radio offers live audio of the action from around the league (outside the UK and Ireland), which is handy for listening on the go.
The historical section is another standout. You can explore every Premier League match ever played, with access to video, statistics, and kits going back to 1992. For long-time fans, this archive turns the app into a reference tool for revisiting classic games and checking details from past seasons, not just the current campaign.
Stability and overall experience
While the feature list is broad and ambitious, stability is a recurring concern. Several parts of the app can fail to load correctly. Links on the Latest tab may open to a blank screen, and fantasy sections sometimes hang instead of displaying your team. In one reported case, updating the app through the store resulted in the app not opening at all afterward.
These issues affect the most time-sensitive features, such as fantasy team selection before deadlines or quickly checking news and stories. When everything works, the app functions as a rich companion to the league, blending live data, media, and personalization. When it does not, it can be frustrating to rely on, particularly if you manage a fantasy team primarily on mobile.
Overall, Premier League - Official App is a feature-packed official companion for fans who want live coverage, fantasy options, and deep historical content in one place, but its current reliability issues make it less dependable than it aims to be.
Pros
- Official live scores, statistics, and table updates for every match
- Matchday Stories provide a narrative view of each game as it happens
- myPremierLeague personalization for clubs, players, and matches
- Integrated Fantasy Premier League with Classic, Draft, and Challenge formats
- Premier League Radio coverage outside the UK and Ireland
- Extensive archive of every Premier League match since 1992, with video, stats, and kits
- Behind-the-scenes stories that help you follow clubs and players more closely
Cons
- Frequent errors when submitting or loading Fantasy Premier League teams
- Some sections, such as the Latest tab, can open to blank screens
- Updates can occasionally result in the app failing to open
- Users who preferred a fantasy-only app may find the broader design less focused