Sky Sports News goes down just hours before Saturday football fixtures

SKY SPORTS NEWS went dark just hours before Spurs' trip to Leeds on a Saturday full of Premier League action.

Thousands of fans were set to tune in to the channel to keep up with updates with the day's action, which includes multiple 3pm kick-offs.

1 The channel simply showed a grey screen and an apology

Some fans rely on the channel to follow those matches, which are otherwise harder to keep up with due to the 3pm blackout, and got quite the scare by the dead air.

Sky placed an apology on the broadcast that read: "We apologise for the temporary loss of our graphics service."

The channel managed to fix its broadcasting issues after about 15 minutes at 9:05 am.

That means fans can breathe a sigh of relief as they get ready to keep up with a day full of exciting fixtures.

Those matches include a floundering Manchester United playing in-form Sunderland at Old Trafford .

While in London , title hopefuls Arsenal hosting West Ham in Nuno Espirito Santo 's second game at the helm.

All before Chelsea host league leaders Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in what might be the pick of today's offerings.

The Blues are hoping a statement victory could snap their patchy form into shape.

But to do so, they will have to overcome a brutal injury crisis that has seen them without some of their biggest names, including Cole Palmer .

Liverpool will most likely be without starting keeper Alisson , with backup Giorgi Mamardashvili set to make his Premier League debut.