FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
“DOUBLE DERBY DAY” SAT.: TOTTENHAM V. ARSENAL IN NORTH LONDON DERBY AT 7:45 AM ET; EVERTON V. LIVERPOOL IN MERSEYSIDE DERBY AT 12:30 PM ET
Steve Bower Calls Tottenham-Arsenal on NBCSN Joined by Former Manchester United
Midfielder Owen Hargreaves; Arlo White & Graeme Le Saux Call Everton v. Liverpool on NBC
Tim Howard Joins Arlo White in the Booth to Call West Ham v. Manchester United Sunday at 11:15 a.m. ET on NBCSN
Liverpool v. Tottenham Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN Highlights Midweek Premier League Slate
All Matches Available on NBC Sports Live Extra
STAMFORD, Conn. – Feb. 3, 2015 – NBC Sports Group presents 20 matches in five days highlighted by two of the biggest derbies in English soccer this Saturday, Feb. 7. Coverage begins Saturday at 7:45 a.m. ET when storied rivals Tottenham and Arsenal face off in the North London Derby on NBCSN and NBC UNIVERSO, and continues at 12:30 p.m. ET, with Everton hosting neighbors Liverpool in a Merseyside Derby on NBC and NBC UNIVERSO. Champions League chasing Arsenal and Tottenham both come off shutout wins last weekend, with the Gunners winning 5-0 against Aston Villa, and Spurs blanking West Brom 3-0. Liverpool are in the best form in the league, unbeaten in their last seven Premier League matches, while Everton look to gain some momentum after their win at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Steve Bower calls Tottenham-Arsenal joined by former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves at White Hart Lane. NBC Sports Group’s lead Premier League play-by-play announcer Arlo White calls Everton-Liverpool alongside Graeme Le Saux at Goodison Park.
On Sunday, Feb. 8, U.S. Men’s National Team and Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard will join White in the booth to call West Ham v. Manchester United at 11:15 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
League-leaders Chelsea visit Aston Villa at 10 a.m. ET this Saturday on NBCSN and NBC UNIVERSO. Former Serie A midfielder Juan Cuadrado, Chelsea’s $40 million transfer deadline day signing, could make his Blues debut against the Villains.
Sunday’s match coverage begins at 6 a.m. ET with Premier League Live, followed by Burnley v. West Brom at 7 a.m. ET, and Newcastle v. Stoke City at 9:05 a.m. ET on NBCSN. This Sunday’s Goal Zone at 1 p.m. ET on NBCSN will be hosted by Rebecca Lowe, joined by former Major League Soccer and U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder Kyle Martino, and former Premier League footballer Robbie Mustoe. The show will also feature an update from former English footballer and BBC Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker.
Premier League Coverage continues with Liverpool v. Tottenham at 3 p.m. ET next Tuesday, Feb. 10, and Chelsea v. Everton at 2:45 p.m. ET next Wednesday, Feb. 11 on NBCSN. White is joined by former Manchester United player and assistant coach Phil Neville to call Liverpool v. Tottenham. Bower calls Chelsea v. Everton alongside analyst Lee Dixon.
All matches not on NBCSN in multiple-match television windows – Sat., Feb. 7 at 10 a.m. ET; Tues., Feb. 10 at 2:45 p.m. ET; and Wed., Feb. 11 at 2:45 p.m. and 3 p.m. ET – will be available on Premier League Extra Time, a bonus television package available to MVPDs at no extra cost for customers who receive NBCSN.
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 a combination of former Jamaica National Team player Robbie Earle, Martino, and Mustoe.
Saturdays 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.
THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW hosted by Michael Davies and Roger Bennett will air at 10 p.m. ET on NBCSN Mondays throughout the Premier League season.
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 through Wednesday, Feb. 11 (all times ET):
| Date | Time | Match | Network |
| Sat., Feb. 7 | 6 a.m. | Barclays Premier League Preview | NBCSN |
| Sat., Feb. 7 | 7 a.m. | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Sat., Feb. 7 | 7:45 a.m. | Tottenham v. Arsenal | NBCSN |
| Sat., Feb. 7 | 10 a.m. | Aston Villa v. Chelsea | NBCSN, NBC UNIVERSO |
| Sat., Feb. 7 | 10 a.m. | Manchester City v. Hull City | Extra Time |
| Sat., Feb. 7 | 10 a.m. | Queens Park Rangers v. Southampton | Extra Time |
| Sat., Feb. 7 | 10 a.m. | Swansea City v. Sunderland | Extra Time |
| Sat., Feb. 7 | 10 a.m. | Leicester City v. Crystal Palace | Extra Time |
| Sat., Feb. 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Everton v. Liverpool | NBC, NBC UNIVERSO |
| Sat., Feb. 7 | 11 p.m. | Match of the Day | NBCSN |
| Sun., Feb. 8 | 1 a.m. | Match of the Week | NBCSN |
| Sun., Feb. 8 | 6 a.m. | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Sun., Feb. 8 | 7 a.m. | Burnley v. West Bromwich Albion | NBCSN |
| Sun., Feb. 8 | 9:05 a.m. | Newcastle v. Stoke City | NBCSN |
| Sun., Feb. 8 | 11:15 a.m. | West Ham v. Manchester United | NBCSN, Telemundo |
| Sun., Feb. 8 | 1 p.m. | Goal Zone | NBCSN |
| Sun., Feb. 8 | 11:30 p.m. | Match of the Day II | NBCSN |
| Mon., Feb. 9 | 12:30 a.m. | Match of the Week | NBCSN |
| Mon., Feb. 9 | 10 p.m. | THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW | NBCSN |
| Mon., Feb. 9 | Midnight | Barclays Premier League Review | NBCSN |
| Tues., Feb. 10 | 1 a.m. | Premier League Encore | NBCSN |
| Tues., Feb. 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Barclays Premier League News | NBCSN |
| Tues., Feb. 10 | 2 p.m. | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Tues., Feb. 10 | 3 p.m. | Liverpool v. Tottenham | NBCSN |
| Tues., Feb. 10 | 2:45 p.m. | Arsenal v. Leicester City | Extra Time |
| Tues., Feb. 10 | 2:45 p.m. | Hull City v. Aston Villa | Extra Time |
| Tues., Feb. 10 | 2:45 p.m. | Sunderland v. Queens Park Rangers | Extra Time |
| Tues., Feb. 10 | 5 p.m. | Goal Zone | NBCSN |
| Tues., Feb. 10 | Midnight | Match of the Week | NBCSN |
| Wed., Feb. 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Barclays Premier League News | NBCSN |
| Wed., Feb. 11 | 2 p.m. | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Wed., Feb. 11 | 2:45 p.m. | Chelsea v. Everton | NBCSN |
| Wed., Feb. 11 | 2:45 p.m. | Manchester United v. Burnley | Extra Time |
| Wed., Feb. 11 | 2:45 p.m. | Stoke City v. Manchester City | Extra Time |
| Wed., Feb. 11 | 2:45 p.m. | Southampton v. West Ham | Extra Time |
| Wed., Feb. 11 | 3 p.m. | Crystal Palace v. Newcastle | Extra Time |
| Wed., Feb. 11 | 3 p.m. | West Bromwich Albion v. Swansea City | Extra Time |
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–
