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Tuesday, August 6th, 2019

CHRISTIAN PULISIC AND CHELSEA VISIT MANCHESTER UNITED THIS SUN. AT 11:30 AM ET ON NBCSN, HIGHLIGHTING OPENING WEEKEND IN PREMIER LEAGUE

3 Days Until Premier League Season Kicks Off — Live Match Coverage Begins This Friday, August 9 at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN & Universo with Liverpool v. Norwich City

NBCSN Expands Premier League Mornings to Two Hours Every Sunday

Season Six of THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW Premieres This Friday at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN  

On-Site Weekend Commentary Live from Anfield, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium & Old Trafford

The 2 Robbies Podcast Returns with a 2019-20 Premier League Season Mega Preview Podcast

NBC Sports Gold ‘s “Premier League Pass” Available Now for $64.99

STAMFORD, Conn. – August 6, 2019 –  NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2019-20 Premier League season kicks off in three days, this Friday, August 9, when Liverpool host Norwich City at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo. Coverage continues throughout the weekend, highlighted by Manchester United v. Chelsea, featuring the expected debut of U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder Christian Pulisic with Chelsea, this Sunday, August 11 at 11:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Telemundo.

Continuing its annual tradition of launching the season in the U.K., NBC Sports’ U.S.-based Premier League team will open the season on the road, as the entire announce team is together on-location in the United Kingdom to kick off the 2019-20 Premier League season. NBC Sports’ opening weekend coverage will feature commentary and discussion from its full Premier League broadcast team on-site at Anfield, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Old Trafford.

For the kickoff of the 2019-20 Premier League season, Rebecca Lowe will return to her native U.K. to host the Premier League Live pre- and post-match show on-site throughout the weekend, joined by a revolving combination of analysts, including the U.S.-based team of Robbie EarleKyle Martino and Robbie Mustoe. Arlo White will call the matches, and host pre-match and post-match appearances from NBC Sports’ pitch-side locations. Earle, Martino and Mustoe will each call a match with White. They will join NBC’s U.K.-based team of Lee Dixon and Graeme Le Saux for live on-site Premier League coverage across the three days.

NBC Sports’ coverage kicks off on Friday, August 9 with season six’s first episode of THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Live coverage from Anfield begins at 2 p.m. ET with Premier League Live, followed by Champions League winners Liverpool v. newly promoted Norwich City at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo. Lowe, Dixon, and Mustoe will host coverage in the studio, while Earle and Le Saux join live from the pitch alongside White, who will call the match with Martino.

Saturday’s coverage kicks off at 7 a.m. ET with Premier League Mornings, followed by West Ham v. Manchester City at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo. West Ham will look to challenge Sergio Aguero and Premier League champions Manchester City, who hope to win the title for a third straight year.

At 10 a.m. ET, NBCSN presents Bournemouth v. Sheffield United, while NBC Sports Gold presents Burnley v. Southampton, Crystal Palace v. Everton, and Watford v. Brighton & Hove Albion. Saturday’s coverage concludes with live coverage from the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as Tottenham host Aston Villa at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Universo. White calls the match, joined by Mustoe in the booth. Lowe is joined by Earle and Le Saux in the on-site studio, while Dixon and Martino provide pitch-side perspective.

Beginning this Sunday and continuing throughout the season, NBCSN will expand its Sunday morning prematch show to two hours from 7 to 9 a.m. ET. Premier League Mornings will kick off this Sunday at 7 a.m. ET, followed by Newcastle v. Arsenal at 9 a.m. ET on NBCSN. Newcastle, led by Steve Bruce, will begin life after Rafa Benitez, who left the club in the summer. Meanwhile, Arsenal hope to reclaim a spot in the top-4 after finishing fifth last season. Also at 9 a.m. ET, Leicester City host Wolverhampton Wanderers on CNBC. Wolverhampton Wanderers look to build on their successful 2018-19 campaign, in which they finished as the best newly promoted side in the Premier League since 2000-01 (7th place).

Live coverage from the U.K. concludes on Sunday, August 11 from Old Trafford with Manchester United v. Chelsea at 11:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Telemundo. Chelsea legend and all-time top scorer Frank Lampard will make his debut as head coach for his former team this weekend, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will also face his first season-opener as manager for Manchester United. White calls the match with Earle, while Lowe hosts studio coverage at Old Trafford with Dixon and Martino, and Mustoe and Le Saux join the show from the pitch.

THE 2 ROBBIES PODCAST

Robbie Mustoe and Robbie Earle discuss and dissect the top Premier League storylines after every single match day on The 2 Robbies podcast. On the first episode of the season, the pundits provide a 2019-20 Premier League season mega preview focusing on how this year’s table will likely shape up and what to expect from the introduction of VAR in the Premier League. Click here for last week’s preview episode.

Premier League games on NBC and NBCSN will be streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs. Coverage will be streamed via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value 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 app is powered by Playmaker Media and available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.

NBC Sports Gold – NBC Sports Digital’s direct-to-consumer live streaming product – has launched its upgraded “Premier League Pass” for the 2019-20 season. For the first time, “Premier League Pass” will also include full-event replay for all 380 matches on demand*, new Sky Sports content, and more than 1,400 hours of the most robust offering of Premier League shoulder programming ever available in the U.S. Fans can purchase the enhanced “Premier League Pass,” priced at $64.99, today by visiting NBCSportsGold.com. Also available for purchase on NBCSportsGold.com is the new “MatchDay Pass” for $39.99, which features 140 live matches.

Following is the NBCUniversal schedule for the first weekend of the Premier League season (*Schedule subject to change)

Date Time (ET) Match Network
Thurs., Aug. 8 9 a.m. Sky Sports News NBCSN
Thurs., Aug. 8 11 a.m. Premier League Live: Transfer Deadline Day NBCSN
Fri., Aug. 9 1:30 p.m. MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW NBCSN
Fri., Aug. 9 2 p.m. Premier League Live NBCSN
Fri., Aug. 9 3 p.m. Liverpool v. Norwich City NBCSN, Universo
Sat., Aug. 10 7 a.m. Premier League Mornings NBCSN
Sat., Aug. 10 7:30 a.m. West Ham v. Manchester City NBCSN, Universo
Sat., Aug. 10 10 a.m. Bournemouth v. Sheffield United NBCSN, Universo
Sat., Aug. 10 10 a.m. Burnley v. Southampton NBC Sports Gold
Sat., Aug. 10 10 a.m. Crystal Palace v. Everton NBC Sports Gold
Sat., Aug. 10 10 a.m. Watford v. Brighton & Hove Albion NBC Sports Gold
Sat., Aug. 10 12:30 p.m. Tottenham v. Aston Villa NBC, Universo
Sat., Aug. 10 2:30 p.m. Goal Zone NBC
Sun., Aug. 11 1 a.m. Match of the Day NBCSN
Sun., Aug. 11 7 a.m. Premier League Mornings NBCSN
Sun., Aug. 11 9 a.m. Newcastle v. Arsenal NBCSN
Sun., Aug. 11 9 a.m. Leicester City v. Wolverhampton Wanderers CNBC, Universo
Sun., Aug. 11 11:30 a.m. Manchester United v. Chelsea NBCSN, Telemundo
Sun., Aug. 11 1:30 p.m. Goal Zone NBCSN
Mon., Aug. 12 12:30 a.m. Match of the Day II NBCSN
Mon., Aug. 12 1:30 a.m. Match of the Week NBCSN

 

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