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Thursday, August 9th, 2018
NEW PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON KICKS OFF TOMORROW – LIVE COVERAGE OF MANCHESTER UNITED V. LEICESTER CITY BEGINS AT 1:30 PM ET ON NBCSN
Coverage Debuts TODAY with Premier League Live: Transfer Deadline Day Show Live from Old Trafford at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN
Champions Manchester City Visit Arsenal This Sunday at 11 am ET on NBCSN
Wolverhampton Wanderers Return to the Premier League, Host Everton This Saturday at 12:30 pm ET on NBC
Commentary Teams Set for First Week of the Season
STAMFORD, Conn. – August 9, 2018 – NBC Sports Group’s coverage of the 2018-19 Premier League season kicks off tomorrow, on Friday, August 10, when Manchester United host Leicester City live at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo. Continuing its annual tradition of a trip to the United Kingdom, NBC Sports Group’s U.S.-based Premier League team will open the season on the road, as the entire announce team works together on-location in the U.K. for kickoff of the 2018-19 Premier League season. Live on-site match coverage begins tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
Live, on-site programming begins today, Thursday, August 9, with a special three-hour Premier League Live: Transfer Deadline Day show live from Old Trafford at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
Below is the schedule of match commentators for the first week of NBC Sports’ 2018-19 Premier League coverage, and click here for more information on this week’s matches and programs.
The full schedule for week one, including matches broadcast by the Premier League using the World Feed:
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Network | Commentators |
| Thurs., Aug. 9 | 11 a.m. | Premier League Live: Transfer Deadline Day from Old Trafford | NBCSN | |
| Thurs., Aug. 9 | 2 p.m. | THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW | NBCSN | |
| Fri., Aug. 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Premier League Live from Old Trafford | NBCSN | |
| Fri., Aug. 10 | 3 p.m. | Manchester United v. Leicester City | NBCSN, Universo | Arlo White, Robbie Mustoe |
| Sat., Aug. 11 | 6:30 a.m. | Premier League Mornings from Molineux Stadium | NBCSN | |
| Sat., Aug. 11 | 7:30 a.m. | Newcastle v. Tottenham | NBCSN, Universo | Derek Rae, Robbie Mustoe |
| Sat., Aug. 11 | 10 a.m. | Huddersfield v. Chelsea | NBCSN, Universo | Jim Proudfoot, Clive Allen |
| Sat., Aug. 11 | 10 a.m. | Bournemouth v. Cardiff City | NBC Sports Gold | Tony Jones, Keith Andrews |
| Sat., Aug. 11 | 10 a.m. | Fulham v. Crystal Palace | NBC Sports Gold | Gary Taphouse, Tony Gale |
| Sat., Aug. 11 | 10 a.m. | Watford v. Brighton & Hove Albion | NBC Sports Gold | Guy Havord, Don Goodman |
| Sat., Aug. 11 | 12:30 p.m. | Wolverhampton Wanderers v. Everton | NBC | Arlo White, Robbie Earle |
| Sat., Aug. 11 | 2:30 p.m. | Goal Zone | NBC | |
| Sun., Aug. 12 | 1 a.m. | Match of the Day | NBCSN | |
| Sun., Aug. 12 | 7:30 a.m. | Premier League Mornings from Emirates Stadium | NBCSN | |
| Sun., Aug. 12 | 8:30 a.m. | Liverpool v. West Ham | NBCSN, Telemundo | Jon Champion, Jim Beglin |
| Sun., Aug. 12 | 8:30 a.m. | Southampton v. Burnley | NBC Sports Gold | Ian Crocker, Andy Walker |
| Sun., Aug. 12 | 11 a.m. | Arsenal v. Manchester City | NBCSN, Telemundo | Arlo White, Kyle Martino |
For NBC Sports Group’s Premier League television schedule for the first two months of the season, click here.
–NBC SPORTS GROUP–
