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Monday, December 22nd, 2014

FIRST-EVER “PREMIER LEAGUE BREAKAWAY” NEW YEAR’S DAY AT 10 A.M. ET ON NBCSN

Premier League Breakaway Features RedZone-like Live Look-Ins to Eight Games in the 10 a.m. ET Window

 All Games Available on NBC Sports Live Extra & Extra Time

Seven of the Premier League’s Top 10 Goal Scorers in Action

STAMFORD, Conn. – Dec. 22, 2014 – NBCSN presents the first-ever Premier League Breakaway, a special two-hour show featuring RedZone-like live look-ins on the best action from all eight Premier League matches on New Year’s Day, Thurs., Jan. 1, in the 10 a.m. ET window. In addition, all eight matches will be available in their entirety via live stream on NBC Sports Live Extra and on Premier League Extra Time, a bonus television package available to MVPDs at no extra cost for customers who receive NBCSN. Premier League Breakaway will also be available on NBC Sports Live Extra.

NBC Sports Group’s Breakaway program gives viewers the most compelling action in real time and on replay, including every goal in every match, so viewers won’t miss a single score or key play. Rebecca Lowe will guide the program as it cuts from match to match to follow the most important stories with minimal interruption.

The eight matches in Premier League Breakaway will feature seven of the Premier League’s top 10 goal scorers, including Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez (9 goals, fourth-most in BPL) and Queens Park Rangers’ Charlie Austin (11 goals, third-most in BPL), as well as Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré. At the end of the telecast, Premier League Breakaway will feature a comprehensive recap of all the action.

In addition, NBCSN will present Stoke City v. Manchester United at 7:45 a.m. ET and Tottenham v. Chelsea at 12:30 p.m. ET on New Year’s Day.

Lowe will be joined by U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder Kyle Martino and former Premier League footballer Robbie Mustoe for Premier League Live pre- and post-match shows.

Below is the schedule for NBCUniversal’s soccer coverage on New Year’s Day (all times ET):

Date Time Match Network
Thurs., Jan. 1 7 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN
Thurs., Jan. 1 7:45 a.m. Stoke City v. Manchester United NBCSN
Thurs., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Premier League Breakaway NBCSN
Thurs., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Southampton v. Arsenal Extra Time
Thurs., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Liverpool v. Leicester City Extra Time
Thurs., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Manchester City v. Sunderland Extra Time
Thurs., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Aston Villa v. Crystal Palace Extra Time
Thurs., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Hull City v. Everton Extra Time
Thurs., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Newcastle v. Burnley Extra Time
Thurs., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Queens Park Rangers v. Swansea City Extra Time
Thurs., Jan. 1 10 a.m. West Ham v. West Brom Extra Time
Thurs., Jan. 1 12:30 p.m. Tottenham v. Chelsea NBCSN
Thurs., Jan. 1 2:30 p.m. Goal Zone NBCSN
Thurs., Jan. 1 3:30 p.m. Match of the Day NBCSN
Thurs., Jan. 1 5:30 p.m. Premier League Download NBCSN
Thurs., Jan. 1 6:30 p.m. Premier League Encore NBCSN
Thurs., Jan. 1 8:30 p.m. Premier League Encore 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 via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value to for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports Live Extra app is available at the App Store for iPad and iPod touch, and on select tablet devices within Google Play. 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–