The Premier League will come under fresh pressure to make a U-turn on their £14.95 pay-per-view price for non-televised matches this week with another shareholders’ meeting planned.
The bailout of the English Football League and distribution of any PPV revenue is expected to be discussed but the public-relations backlash over the price of watching Premier League games which are not among the televised picks is likely to force the clubs to reconsider the issue, even though it was finalised on Friday.
Only Leicester City’s Susan Wheeler voted against the proposal at Friday’s meeting, though Manchester United’s Ed Woodward is understood to have argued that a facility to accommodate season-ticket holders should be provided.