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Tuesday, September 16th, 2014

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS MANCHESTER CITY HOST TITLE-RIVALS CHELSEA & FORWARD DIEGO COSTA SUN., SEPT. 21 AT 11 AM ET ON NBCSN

West Ham v. Liverpool at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC Saturday

Newcastle v. Hull City Live in Theaters Saturday at 10 a.m. ET

All Matches Available on NBC Sports Live Extra

STAMFORD, Conn. – September 16, 2014 – League leaders Chelsea, who have begun the season with a perfect record of four wins from four matches visit last season’s champions Manchester City at 11 a.m. ET Sunday on NBCSN and Telemundo, highlighting NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage this weekend.  That match features Chelsea forward Diego Costa, who has scored seven goals in his first four Premier League appearances for the Blues, including a hat trick against Swansea City last Saturday.

NBC Sports Group’s Premier League lead play-by-play announcer Arlo White calls Manchester City v. Chelsea, joined by Jim Beglin at the Etihad Stadium. Match coverage begins with Premier League Live at 10:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN.

NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage this week begins on Saturday at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN with Premier League Live, followed by Queens Park Rangers hosting Stoke City. Two unbeaten sides face off as Arsenal and new forward Danny Welbeck visit Aston Villa and U.S. Men’s National Team goalkeeper Brad Guzan at 10 a.m. ET Saturday on NBCSN.

Saturday’s live coverage wraps up with West Ham hosting last season’s runners-up Liverpool and forward Mario Balotelli at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC. White is joined by Graeme Le Saux for the call.

Sunday, coverage begins at 8 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on CNBC, followed by Leicester City hosting Manchester United and forward Wayne Rooney, who this weekend tied former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry for 3rd on the Premier League’s all-time leading scorers list when he netted his 175th BPL goal as United earned their first win of the season.

All matches not shown on NBCSN in the Saturday 10 a.m. ET, Sunday 8:30 a.m. ET and Sunday 11 a.m. ET windows will be available on Premier League Extra Time, a bonus television package available to MVPDs at no extra cost for customers who receive NBCSN.

This Sunday’s Goal Zone at 1p.m. ET on NBCSN will be hosted by Rebecca Lowe, joined by former Premier League footballer Robbie Mustoe and former Major League Soccer and U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder Kyle Martino. The show will also feature an update from Men in Blazers’ Michael Davies and Roger Bennett.

All matches will be preceded and followed by Premier League Live pre- and post-match shows from the NBC Sports Group International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn. Lowe hosts Premier League Live alongside Mustoe and Martino.

All Premier League games will be streamed on NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices and tablets.

Newcastle v. Hull City on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. ET will be shown in select U.S. cinemas for “Barclays Premier League LIVE.” For a complete list of theater locations and prices, visit www.FathomEvents.com (theaters and participants are subject to change).

Below is the schedule for NBCUniversal’s soccer coverage this week (all times ET):

Date Time Match Network
Fri., Sept. 19 10 p.m. MLS: Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids NBCSN
Sat., Sept. 20 6 a.m. Barclays Premier League Matchpack NBCSN
Sat., Sept. 20 6:30 a.m. Barclays Premier League Match Preview NBCSN
Sat., Sept. 20 7 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN
Sat., Sept. 20 7:45 a.m. Queens Park Rangers v. Stoke City NBCSN
Sat., Sept. 20 10 a.m. Aston Villa v. Arsenal NBCSN, mun2
Sat., Sept. 20 10 a.m. Newcastle v. Hull City Extra Time
Sat., Sept. 20 10 a.m. Swansea City v. Southampton Extra Time
Sat., Sept. 20 10 a.m. Burnley v. Sunderland Extra Time
Sat., Sept. 20 12:30 p.m. West Ham v. Liverpool NBC, mun2
Sat., Sept. 20 2:30 p.m. Goal Zone NBC
Sat., Sept. 20 3 p.m. Match of the Week NBCSN
Sat., Sept. 20 5 p.m. MLS: Portland Timbers vs Vancouver Whitecaps NBCSN
Sat., Sept. 20 7:30 p.m. MLS: New York Red Bulls vs Seattle Sounders NBCSN
Sat., Sept. 20 10 p.m. Match of the Day NBCSN
Sun., Sept. 21 8:00 a.m. Premier League Live CNBC
Sun., Sept. 21 8:30 a.m. Leicester City v. Manchester United CNBC
Sun., Sept 21 8:30 a.m. Tottenham v. West Brom Extra Time
Sun., Sept. 21 10:30 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN
Sun., Sept. 21 11 a.m. Manchester City v. Chelsea NBCSN, Telemundo
Sun., Sept. 21 11 a.m. Everton v. Crystal Palace Extra Time
Sun., Sept. 21 1 p.m. Goal Zone NBCSN
Sun., Sept. 21 10:30 p.m. Match of the Day II NBCSN

NBC Sports Group will once again make all 380 games from the Premier League available in the United States on the networks of NBCUniversal, on the Premier League Extra Time bonus TV package, and streamed live on NBC Sports Live Extra. Every MVPD has the option to carry every Premier League match on live television and via live streaming at no additional cost to consumers.

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–