FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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–