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Tuesday, August 26th, 2014
EVERTON & GOALKEEPER TIM HOWARD FACE CHELSEA & STRIKER DIEGO COSTA SAT., AUG. 30 AT 12:30 PM ET ON NBC
Yesterday’s Manchester City-Liverpool Match Sets Record for Premier League Live Streaming on NBC Sports Live Extra
Newcastle v. Crystal Palace Live in Theaters Saturday at 10 a.m. ET
Two-Hour Transfer Deadline Day Special Monday at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN
Men in Blazers Latest Podcast Available on NBCSports.com
All Matches Available on NBC Sports Live Extra
STAMFORD, Conn. – August 26, 2014 – Chelsea, fresh off back-to-back wins against newly promoted teams Burnley and Leicester City, visit Everton and goalkeeper Tim Howard at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC and mun2, highlighting NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage this weekend. With the additions of striker Diego Costa, midfielder Cesc Fabregas, and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois returning to the squad from loan, the Blues are early title favorites.
Yesterday’s Manchester City-Liverpool match, a 3-1 victory for Man City, set an NBC Sports Live Extra record for the Premier League with more than 4.3 million minutes live streamed. The match averaged 469,000 viewers on NBCSN – up 45% from NBCSN’s average Monday afternoon viewership in August-September 2013. Men in Blazers’ latest podcast, wrapping up the second week of the Premier League, is now available on NBCSports.com.
On Sunday, Tottenham host last season’s runners-up Liverpool and recently acquired striker Mario Balotelli at 8:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN.
On Monday, September 1, NBCSN presents a special two-hour Transfer Deadline Day Special hosted by Rebecca Lowe, joined by former Premier League footballer Robbie Mustoe, and former Jamaican National Team player Robbie Earle, to discuss the latest player news as the Premier League transfer window closes.
NBC Sports Group’s Premier League lead play-by-play announcer Arlo White calls both Everton v. Chelsea and Tottenham v. Liverpool, joined by Lee Dixon at Everton’s Goodison Park and Graeme Le Saux at Tottenham’s White Hart Lane.
NBC Sports Group’s live coverage on Saturday kicks off with Premier League Live at 7 a.m. ET followed by Burnley facing Manchester United at 7:45 a.m. ET on NBCSN. At 10 a.m. ET, NBCSN and mun2 feature coverage of last season’s champions Manchester City hosting Stoke City. Manchester City enter this weekend’s match coming off a 3-1 win over Liverpool on Monday.
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.
In addition to Tottenham v. Liverpool at 8:30 a.m. ET, Sunday’s coverage also includes Leicester City v. Arsenal at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Telemundo.
This Sunday’s live, 60-minute Match of the Day II at 1:30 p.m. ET features host Lowe, joined by Mustoe and Earle, providing in-depth analysis, post-match interviews and reaction, plus extended highlights with match commentators.
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 Mustoe and Earle.
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.
Newcastle v. Crystal Palace on Saturday, Aug. 30 at 10am ET will be shown in select U.S. cinemas for “Barclays Premier League LIVE.” For a complete list of theater locations and prices, visit www.FathomEvents.com (theaters and participants are subject to change).
Below is the schedule for NBCUniversal’s soccer coverage this week (all times ET):
| Date | Time (ET) | Home v. Away | Network |
| Fri., Aug. 29 | 7 a.m. | Barclays Premier League World | NBCSN |
| Fri., Aug. 29 | 7:30 a.m. | Barclays Premier League News | NBCSN |
| Fri., Aug. 29 | 8 a.m. | Barclays Premier League Match Pack | NBCSN |
| Fri., Aug. 29 | 8 p.m. | MLS: Kansas City vs Houston Dynamo | NBCSN |
| Sat., Aug. 30 | 6:30 a.m. | Barclays Premier League Preview | NBCSN |
| Sat., Aug. 30 | 7 a.m. | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Sat., Aug. 30 | 7:45 a.m. | Burnley v. Man United | NBCSN |
| Sat., Aug. 30 | 10 a.m. | Man City v. Stoke City | NBCSN, mun2 |
| Sat., Aug. 30 | 10 a.m. | West Ham v. Southampton | Extra Time |
| Sat., Aug. 30 | 10 a.m. | Aston Villa v. Hull City | Extra Time |
| Sat., Aug. 30 | 10 a.m. | Newcastle v. Crystal Palace | Extra Time |
| Sat., Aug. 30 | 10 a.m. | Swansea City v. West Brom | Extra Time |
| Sat., Aug. 30 | 10 a.m. | Queens Park Rangers v. Sunderland | Extra Time |
| Sat., Aug. 30 | 12:30 p.m. | Everton v. Chelsea | NBC, mun2 |
| Sat., Aug. 30 | 2:30 p.m. | Goal Zone | NBC |
| Sun., Aug. 31 | 1 a.m. | Match of the Day | NBCSN |
| Sun., Aug 31 | 7:30 a.m. | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Sun., Aug 31 | 8:30 a.m. | Tottenham v. Liverpool | NBCSN, mun2 |
| Sun., Aug 31 | 11 a.m. | Leicester City v. Arsenal | NBCSN, Telemundo |
| Sun., Aug 31 | 1 p.m. | Goal Zone | NBCSN |
| Sun., Aug 31 | 1:30 p.m. | Match of the Day II (LIVE) | NBCSN |
| Sun., Aug 31 | 2:30 p.m. | MLS: DC United vs New York Red Bulls | NBCSN |
| Mon., Sept. 1 | 7 a.m. | Barclays Premier League Review | NBCSN |
| Mon., Sept. 1 | 6 p.m. | Transfer Deadline Day Special | 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–
