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ePL Invitation Tournament: Premier League stars reach into Round of 16 after Day 1 matches

Tanish Chachra
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ePL Invitation Tournament: Premier League stars reach into Round of 16 after Day 1 matches

ePL Invitation Tournament: Premier League stars vie in the second round of the FIFA tournament to entertain the fans amidst lockdown.

The draw for the second round of the inaugural ePremier League Invitational tournament has been made as players and celebrity fans from all 20 Premier League clubs prepare to battle for supremacy.

Representatives from each team will go head-to-head in EA SPORTS FIFA 20 throughout this week, and the draw for the knockout competition has thrown up some exciting ties.

The knockout tournament sees a host of familiar faces, including Premier League footballers and musicians, take part in a Fifa 20 competition from their homes.

The Prize fund for the tournament is being donated to the #PlayersTogether initiative, which was created by Premier League players as a collective way of generating funds for the National Health Service and distributing them where they are needed most.

Last 16 after the draw

22 April (from 12:00 BST)
2A Raheem Sterling (MCI) v Wilfried Zaha (CRY)
2B Tom Grennan (MUN) v Trent Alexander-Arnold (LIV)
2C Reece James (CHE) v Andre Gomes (EVE)
2D Moussa Sissoko (TOT) v Christian Atsu (NEW)

23 April (from 12:00 BST)
2E Diogo Jota (WOL) v Wilfred Ndidi (LEI)
2F Todd Cantwell (NOR) v Lys Mousset (SHU)
2G Neal Maupay (BHA) v Philip Billing (BOU)
2H Josh Franceschi (ARS) v Dwight McNeil (BUR)

Where to watch

Fans will be able to watch all the action throughout the week on the Premier League website and app as well as its YouTubeFacebook and Twitter channels.

The Sky Sports YouTube and Twitch channels, as well as the Football Daily YouTube channel, will also cover the tournament.

The opening rounds will feature four matches a day from 12:00 from Tuesday 21 April through to Friday 24 April.

The semi-finals and final will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League in the UK at 15:00 BST on Saturday 25 April.

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra

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Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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