REVEALED: Why Tottenham's historic first match at new stadium against Crystal Palace WON'T be broadcast live on British TV... as fans will only be able to watch the opening ceremony Tottenham are finally set to open their new stadium against Crystal Palace Premier League clash on April 3 will not be shown live on British television Neither Sky nor BT bought the rights to the clash, which has been rearranged Sky will show opening ceremony, before cutting to Manchester City vs CardiffBy Ben Nagle for MailOnline Published: 13:03 GMT, 20 March 2019 | Updated: 13:04 GMT, 20 March 2019 Viewcomments Tottenham are finally ready to open their brand new stadium at the start of April... but the match will NOT be shown live on British television. Most fans will have expected the highly-anticipated curtain-raiser against Crystal Palace to be on either Sky Sports or BT Sport, but it has been confirmed that no UK broadcaster will be allowed to show the game. Interestingly, Sky will be allowed to show the opening ceremony, up until the match kicks off on April 3, but will then have to switch to coverage of Manchester City against Cardiff instead. Tottenham's new stadium is nearly ready to be opened officially against Crystal Palace There will be no BT or Sky Sports cameras there to show the first ever match on live television From there, only the 62,062 fans inside the stadium will legally be able to watch the match live on UK shores. The game against the Eagles has only just been scheduled and therefore neither Sky nor BT bought the rights to broadcast the clash. Tottenham have had to continuously put back their opening date, but the stadium is now finally ready to be used for competitive action. Tottenham fans not at the stadium will not be able to watch the match legally on British TV A view inside the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium, which is edging ever closer to completion Frustratingly for British sports fans, the match will be available to watch everywhere else in the world - just not in the UK. In America, NBC have the rights to show the Premier League match, while beIN Sports will broadcast from Qatar as well. There will be two test events at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before the Premier League bow against Palace, with the club's Under 18s taking on Southampton on Sunday, before a legends clash the following Saturday. Spurs will open their new stadium against Crystal Palace in the Premier League on April 3 Tottenham were initially scheduled to be playing in the stadium for the entirety of this season Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility