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Wednesday, March 17th, 2021

PREMIER LEAGUE DOUBLEHEADER THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 21 FEATURES WEST HAM HOSTING ARSENAL AT 11 A.M. ET ON PEACOCK PREMIUM AND TOTTENHAM VISITING ASTON VILLA AT 3:30 P.M. ET ON NBCSN & UNIVERSO

Interview with Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters – One Year After Play Stopped – This Saturday on Peacock Premium and Sunday on NBCSN; Available on NBC Sports Digital

NBC Sports’ Premier League Women’s History Month Programming Features Rebecca Lowe Interview with Nurse & Leeds United Player Olivia Smart

Match Coverage Begins Friday with Fulham v. Leeds United at 4 p.m. ET

STAMFORD, Conn. – March 17, 2021 – NBC Sports presents a Premier League doubleheader this Sunday, March 21 as fifth-place West Ham host Arsenal at 11 a.m. ET on Peacock Premium, followed by Harry Kane and Tottenham visiting Aston Villa at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo, highlighting Premier League action across NBC Sports this week.

West Ham lost to Manchester United, 1-0, last Sunday and sit three points behind fourth-place Chelsea, while Arsenal topped Tottenham, 2-1, in the North London Derby.

Aston Villa drew Newcastle, 1-1, last Friday. Tottenham’s Kane is tied for second in the Premier League with 16 goals and leads the league with 13 assists. Arlo White and former Premier League player Graeme Le Saux will call the match live from Villa Park.

This weekend’s coverage begins Friday, March 19 at 3:30 p.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Fulham v. Leeds United at 4 p.m. ET (NBCSN, Peacock Premium and Universo). Following Fulham-Leeds United on NBCSN is Goal Zone at 6 p.m. ET.

Liam McHugh (Friday and Saturday) and Ahmed Fareed (Sunday) host this weekend’s Premier League Live, Premier League Mornings and Goal Zone shows alongside former Premier League players Danny Higginbotham and Tim Howard.

On Saturday, coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. ET on Peacock Premium with Premier League Live, followed by Brighton & Hove Albion hosting Newcastle at 4 p.m. ET and Goal Zone at 6 p.m. ET.

Also this weekend, NBC Sports will present an interview with Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters – one year after play stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The interview will be on Peacock Premium during Saturday’s Premier League Live and will air Sunday on Premier League Live on NBCSN. The full conversation will be available on NBCSports.com.

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

Throughout Women’s History Month in March, NBC Sports’ Premier League coverage will include vignettes, profiles and interviews highlighting women’s football in the U.K. Highlights of NBC Sports’ Women’s History Month content this week includes:

    • A new episode of Inside the Mind, hosted by Rebecca Lowe, with Olivia Smart, a Leeds United defender who is also a nurse, and has been administering the COVID vaccine at Elland Road, where Leeds United play their home matches, ahead of Friday’s Fulham-Leeds United match.
      • The interview will also be featured on “The 2 Robbies” podcast.
    • All Women’s History Month content will be available on the On Her Turf blog at NBCSports.com/OnHerTurf.

 

THE 2 ROBBIES PODCAST

Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe discuss and dissect the top Premier League storylines after every Matchweek on “The 2 Robbies” podcast. On their latest episode, Earle and Mustoe discuss Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Tottenham in the North London Derby, Manchester City’s 3-0 victory at Fulham, and more. The “2 Robbies” podcast is available anywhere you listen to podcasts.

NBC SPORTS PUB PASS

For commercial establishments looking to show Premier League, they can get the NBC Sports Pub Pass, the new customizable platform specifically for the retail pub/restaurant market in the USA. The NBC Sports Pub Pass offers Pubs, Bars, Clubs and Restaurants and commercial establishments nationwide all the Premier League matches and programming specifically for commercial establishments – Live, Commercial-Free and On-Demand. To subscribe or to find out more information about the NBC Sports Pub Pass go to https://www.nbcpubpass.com/.

LIVE STREAMING

Peacock – NBCUniversal’s new streaming service – features free and premium tiers across mobile, web and connected TV devices. Starting this season, Peacock Premium is the exclusive home of 175 live matches and a total of 1,500 hours of Premier League programming – the most robust offering ever available in the U.S. – including full-event replays for all 380 matches on-demand (after 9 p.m. ET) for the 2020-21 season. Premier League matches are included with Peacock Premium, which is $4.99 per month. Additionally, Peacock will feature Premier League news and other programming from Premier League Productions on its free, exclusive Premier League TV channel on Peacock, now streaming seven days a week. Visit peacocktv.com/premierleague for more information.

Viewers can sign up for Peacock for free at peacocktv.com. Peacock is currently available on the Roku platform; Apple devices including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD; Google platforms and devices including Android™, Android TV™ devices, Chromecast and Chromecast built-in devices; Microsoft’s Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One S and Xbox One X; Sony PlayStation4 and PlayStation 4 Pro; and VIZIO SmartCast™ TVs and LG Smart TVs. Comcast’s eligible Xfinity X1 and Flex customers, as well as eligible Cox Contour customers, enjoy Peacock Premium included with their service at no additional cost.

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 available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.

Following is the schedule for NBC Sports’ upcoming Premier League coverage (all times ET, subject to change):

Date Time (ET) Match Platform
Fri., Mar. 19 3:30 p.m. Premier League Live NBCSN
Fri., Mar. 19 4 p.m. Fulham v. Leeds United NBCSN, Peacock Premium, Universo
Fri., Mar. 19 6 p.m. Goal Zone NBCSN
Sat., Mar. 20 3:30 p.m. Premier League Live Peacock Premium
Sat., Mar. 20 4 p.m. Brighton & Hove Albion v. Newcastle Peacock Premium
Sat., Mar. 20 6 p.m. Goal Zone Peacock Premium
Sun., Mar. 21 10:30 a.m. Premier League Mornings Peacock Premium
Sun., Mar. 21 11 a.m. West Ham v. Arsenal Peacock Premium
Sun., Mar. 21 1 p.m. Goal Zone Peacock Premium
Sun., Mar. 21 3 p.m. Premier League Live NBCSN
Sun., Mar. 21 3:30 p.m. Aston Villa v. Tottenham NBCSN, Universo

 

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