Sky’s Friday night Premier League experiment appears to have failed, with only four games shown so far this season and none scheduled for February or March.

Sky broadcast three Friday games in the early part of the season but then came a three-month gap before the last one between Hull and Everton on December 30.

Insiders at Sky say they still want it to form part of their coverage, with 10 games permitted per season, but juggling the hectic Premier League schedule with other competitions is proving a big challenge.

Jeff Stelling (right) and Rachel Riley presented Sky's new addition - Friday Night Football

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Monday night football remains popular and it appears to have been prioritised.

Sky began their experiment with Manchester United v Southampton in August and got 811,000 viewers.

That month’s best-watched fixture on Sky was 1.28million for Arsenal v Liverpool — on a Sunday.

Neither Sky nor the Premier League would comment.

There was also a three-month gap between the last two ties that were shown