West Ham’s fixtures against Brighton and Hove Albion and Leicester City have been chosen for live TV coverage by Sky Sports and BT Sport.

The Hammers’ visit to the Amex Stadium will now take place on Friday, October 5 at 8pm, with the game set to be televised on Sky Sports.

Meanwhile, West Ham’s trip to Leicester on Saturday, October 27 has been moved to a 5:30pm kick-off by BT Sport.

The news means that the Hammers will be shown on TV six times during the opening three months of the season, with the Irons’ games against Liverpool, Everton, Chelsea and Manchester United all being televised in both August and September.