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Monday, December 8th, 2014

MANCHESTER UNITED HOST RIVALS LIVERPOOL THIS SUN. AT 8:30 AM ET ON NBCSN

New Premier League Download Featuring Storied Manchester United-Liverpool Rivalry Debuts Tonight at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN

League-Leaders Chelsea v. Hull City Saturday at 10 a.m. ET; Arsenal v. Newcastle Saturday at 12:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN

THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW Mondays at 10 p.m. ET on NBCSN

The 2 Robbies “Football” Show Saturdays at 5 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Radio Network and NBC Sports Radio Digital Platforms

All Matches Available on NBC Sports Live Extra

STAMFORD, Conn. – Dec. 8, 2014 – In one of the most anticipated matchups each season, Manchester United host rivals Liverpool this Sunday, Dec. 14, at 8:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and mun2, highlighting NBC Sports Group’s weekend Premier League coverage. Manchester United are on a five-game Premier League winning streak for the first time since January – March 2013. Liverpool beat Manchester United 3-0 in the clubs’ last league match last March. NBC Sports Group’s Premier League lead play-by-play announcer Arlo White calls the match, joined by Lee Dixon at Old Trafford.

Tonight at 11:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN debuts a new Premier League Download, which looks into the storied Manchester United-Liverpool rivalry, and includes commentary from NBC Sports Group’s Premier League on-air team and Premier League commentator Steve Bower.

Premier League coverage kicks off this Saturday, Dec. 13, at 9 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by league-leaders Chelsea and their leading scorer Diego Costa (11 goals, second-most in BPL) facing Hull City at 10 a.m. ET on NBCSN and mun2.

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

Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET, Arsenal host Newcastle. The Magpies come off a big 2-1 win against previously unbeaten Chelsea. White calls the match, joined by Dixon at the Emirates Stadium. Following the match is a live Goal Zone hosted by Rebecca Lowe, who will be joined by former Jamaica National Team Player Robbie Earle and former Premier League footballer Robbie Mustoe.

Each Saturday throughout the Premier League season, The 2 Robbies “Football” Show, hosted by Earle and Mustoe, airs at 5 p.m. ET on the terrestrial NBC Sports Radio Network as well as on NBCSportsRadio.com and the NBC Sports Radio mobile app. For more information, and to download the app, visit NBCSportsRadio.com.

Sunday at 11 a.m. ET, NBCSN and Telemundo present coverage of Swansea City v. Tottenham. Following Sunday’s live match coverage is a live Goal Zone at 1 p.m. ET and a live Match of the Day II at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Lowe hosts both programs, joined by Earle and Mustoe.

Premier League coverage continues on Monday, Dec. 15, with Everton and U.S. Men’s National Team goalkeeper Tim Howard hosting Queens Park Rangers at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN.

THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW hosted by Michael Davies and Roger Bennett will air at 10 p.m. ET on NBCSN each Monday throughout the Premier League season.

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 Earle and Mustoe.

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.

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

 

Date Time Match Network
Mon., Dec. 8 10 p.m. THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW NBCSN
Mon., Dec. 8 10:30 p.m. Barclays Premier League Review NBCSN
Mon., Dec. 8 11:30 p.m. Premier League Download NBCSN
Tues., Dec. 9 12:30 a.m. Premier League Encore NBCSN
Tues., Dec. 9 11:30 p.m. Premier League Encore NBCSN
Sat., Dec. 13 8 a.m. Barclays Premier League Preview NBCSN
Sat., Dec. 13 9 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN
Sat., Dec. 13 10 a.m. Chelsea v. Hull City NBCSN, mun2
Sat., Dec. 13 10 a.m. Burnley v. Southampton Extra Time
Sat., Dec. 13 10 a.m. Crystal Palace v. Stoke City Extra Time
Sat., Dec. 13 10 a.m. Leicester City v. Manchester City Extra Time
Sat., Dec. 13 10 a.m. Sunderland v. West Ham Extra Time
Sat., Dec. 13 10 a.m. West Brom v. Aston Villa Extra Time
Sat., Dec. 13 12:30 p.m. Arsenal v. Newcastle NBCSN
Sat., Dec. 13 2:30 p.m. Goal Zone NBCSN
Sat., Dec. 13 11:30 p.m. Match of the Day NBCSN
Sun., Dec. 14 6 a.m. Match of the Day NBCSN
Sun., Dec. 14 7:30 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN
Sun., Dec. 14 8:30 a.m. Manchester United v. Liverpool NBCSN, mun2
Sun., Dec. 14 11 a.m. Swansea City v. Tottenham NBCSN, Telemundo
Sun., Dec. 14 1 p.m. Goal Zone NBCSN
Sun., Dec. 14 2 p.m. Match of the Day II NBCSN
Mon., Dec. 15 12:30 a.m. Match of the Week NBCSN
Mon., Dec. 15 1:30 p.m. Barclays Premier League News NBCSN
Mon., Dec. 15 2 p.m. Premier League Live NBCSN
Mon., Dec. 15 3 p.m. Everton v. Queens Park Rangers NBCSN
Mon., Dec. 15 5 p.m. Goal Zone NBCSN
Mon., Dec. 15 10 p.m. THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW NBCSN
Mon., Dec. 15 10:30 p.m. Barclays Premier League Review 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–