Premier League Results Screensaver
The Premier League Results screensaver shows the most recently completed Premier League fixtures with their full-time scores, dates and the winning side highlighted. Fixtures without a score yet are dropped rather than drawn as 0-0. It runs in the browser with nothing to install; press ESC to exit.
How the Premier League Results screensaver works
The saver reads TheSportsDB's open tier, which publishes past fixtures free of charge.
No account and no key: the request goes straight from your browser, or from this site's own refreshed copy of the feed where the source does not allow browser access.
Values are drawn on a canvas that resizes with the window, so it works on a laptop or a wall display.
If the source is unreachable the saver says so on screen rather than showing stale numbers as though they were current.
Who keeps the scores on TheSportsDB
TheSportsDB is a crowd-built sports database with a public API. Volunteers and contributors add teams, events and results, and a free tier exposes part of it, with paid tiers available for fuller coverage and higher request limits. This is different from a feed licensed from a league or a data company, which usually has contracts and official validation behind it. Its records also carry artwork such as badges and logos, which is a strength of the project.
The Premier League is the top division of English football, contested by twenty clubs. Every club plays each of the others home and away. A win earns three points and a draw one, and the final table decides the champion, the European qualification places and relegation. Clubs level on points are separated first by goal difference and then by goals scored.
Because the records are community maintained, small gaps are possible: a result may arrive some time after the final whistle, a postponed match may keep its original date, and spellings of club names can vary. The screen shows full-time scores only. It does not show goal scorers, extra detail or live in-play data, so for anything that matters, such as a bet or a fantasy decision, check the league's own site.
A worked example
Each fixture stacks the home team above the away team with their scores on the right; the winning side is drawn bright and the losing side dimmed, so a glance reads the result. A draw leaves both dimmed. The date sits between the two scores.
Settings & tips
- Accent and Background recolour the display without changing the data.
- Add it to a Multi-view grid to watch it alongside other live savers.
- Press ESC at any time to leave fullscreen.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this an official feed?
- No. TheSportsDB is community-maintained, which is why it is free. Results normally arrive quickly but can occasionally lag a match by an hour or two, and this saver says so rather than implying it is an official provider.
- Why do some recent matches not appear?
- Because only fixtures with a recorded score are shown. A match in progress, or one whose score has not been entered yet, is left out until it has a result.
- Is this real data?
- Yes. It comes from TheSportsDB's open tier, which publishes past fixtures free of charge. Nothing is invented or simulated, and if the source cannot be reached the saver reports that instead of drawing something plausible.
- Does it cost anything or need an account?
- No. Every screensaver here is free, runs in the browser and needs no sign-up. This one uses a public API that requires no key.
- How are Premier League positions decided if teams finish level on points?
- Clubs level on points are separated by goal difference first, then by goals scored. The Premier League's rules provide further tiebreakers if those are also equal.
- Does this include cup matches?
- No. The board concerns the Premier League only. Cup games and other competitions are separate fixtures, so they are not part of this view.