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Thursday, May 13th, 2021
LIVERPOOL VISIT WEST BROM THIS SUN., MAY 16 AT 11:30 A.M. ET ON NBCSN, PEACOCK & TELEMUNDO AS PREMIER LEAGUE FRENZIED FINISH CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND
Sixth-Place Liverpool Sit Seven Points Behind Fourth-Place Chelsea with Two Matches in Hand
Matchweek Begins This Friday, May 14 with Premier League Champions Manchester City Visiting Newcastle at 3 p.m. ET as Peacock Presents the Match in English & Spanish
Next Week’s Midweek Slate Highlighted by Chelsea-Leicester City Tuesday, May 18 at 3:15 p.m. ET
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 13, 2021 – With a little more than a week remaining until Championship Sunday, the Premier League’s frenzied finish continues this weekend across NBC Sports, highlighted by Liverpool aiming to remain in top-four contention as they visit West Brom this Sunday, May 16 at 11:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN, Peacock and Telemundo.
Liverpool, who face Manchester United this afternoon (3:15 p.m. ET on NBCSN), currently sit seven points behind fourth-place Chelsea with two matches in hand. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has scored 20 goals this season and trails Tottenham’s Harry Kane (21) by one for the league lead as the race for the Golden Boot heats up. Arlo White and former Premier League player Graeme Le Saux will call the match live from the Hawthorns.
This weekend’s coverage begins tomorrow, Friday, May 14 at 2 p.m. ET with Premier League Live on Peacock, followed by Manchester City’s first match since clinching the Premier League title in a trip to Newcastle at 3 p.m. ET. Peacock presents the match in both English and Spanish. Play-by-play commentator Andres Cantor and analyst Manuel Sol will call the action in Spanish.
Rebecca Lowe hosts this weekend’s Premier League Mornings, Premier League Live and Goal Zone shows alongside former Jamaica National Team player Robbie Earle and former Premier League player Danny Higginbotham on Friday, Earle and former Premier League player Robbie Mustoe Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday’s coverage begins at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN with Premier League Mornings, followed by Burnley-Leeds United at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN. At 10 a.m. ET, Fulham visit Southampton on NBCSN, and at 3 p.m. ET, fifth-place West Ham face Brighton & Hove Albion on Peacock.
On Sunday, match coverage begins at 7 a.m. ET with Crystal Palace hosting Aston Villa on NBCSN, followed by Tottenham v. Wolverhampton Wanderers at 9:05 a.m. ET (NBCSN, Telemundo). Following the West Brom-Liverpool match (11:30 a.m. ET, NBCSN, Peacock, Telemundo) is Everton-Sheffield United at 2 p.m. ET on Peacock and Goal Zone at 4 p.m. ET.
Premier League action picks back up Tuesday, May 18 with a midweek slate, highlighted by Leicester City’s visit to Chelsea in the race for top-four at 3:15 p.m. ET (NBCSN, Peacock, Universo).
“INSIDE THE MIND” OF HUGO LLORIS & PAUL POGBA
On the next episodes of Inside the Mind, Tim Howard speaks with Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and Robbie Earle speaks with Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba. The interviews will be available on the Premier League on NBC Sports YouTube channel.
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 recap the midweek Premier League results which saw Manchester City crowned Premier League champions. The “2 Robbies” podcast is available anywhere you listen to podcasts.
PREMIER LEAGUE PICK ‘EM
NBC Sports’ Premier League Pick ‘Em returns on the free-to-play NBC Sports Predictor games app, available in the App Store and Google Play Store. Each match week, Premier League Pick ‘Em features a $50,000 jackpot prize for a “perfect score” – predicting the correct exact results of all featured matches in that contest (information on scoring, prizing, and Official Rules here).
Matches in Play for Premier League Pick ‘Em:
Matchweek 36
Matchweek 37
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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., May 14 | 2 p.m. | Premier League Live | Peacock Premium |
| Fri., May 14 | 3 p.m. | Newcastle v. Manchester City | Peacock Premium |
| Fri., May 14 | 5 p.m. | Goal Zone | Peacock Premium |
| Sat., May 15 | 7 a.m. | Premier League Mornings | NBCSN |
| Sat., May 15 | 7:30 a.m. | Burnley v. Leeds United | NBCSN |
| Sat., May 15 | 9:30 a.m. | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Sat., May 15 | 10 a.m. | Southampton v. Fulham | NBCSN |
| Sat., May 15 | Noon | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Sat., May 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Premier League Live | Peacock Premium |
| Sat., May 15 | 3 p.m. | Brighton & Hove Albion v. West Ham | Peacock Premium |
| Sat., May 15 | 5 p.m. | Goal Zone | Peacock Premium |
| Sun., May 16 | 3 p.m. | Premier League Live | Peacock Premium |
| Sun., May 16 | 7 a.m. | Crystal Palace v. Aston Villa | NBCSN |
| Sun., May 16 | 9:05 a.m. | Tottenham v. Wolverhampton Wanderers | NBCSN, Telemundo |
| Sun., May 16 | 11:05 a.m. | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Sun., May 16 | 11:30 a.m. | West Brom v. Liverpool | NBCSN, Peacock Premium, Telemundo |
| Sun., May 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Sun., May 16 | 2 p.m. | Everton v. Sheffield United | Peacock Premium |
| Sun., May 16 | 4 p.m. | Goal Zone | Peacock Premium |
| Tue., May 18 | Noon | Premier League Live | Peacock Premium |
| Tue., May 18 | 1 p.m. | Manchester United v. Fulham | Peacock Premium |
| Tue., May 18 | 1 p.m. | Southampton v. Leeds United | Peacock Premium |
| Tue., May 18 | 2 p.m. | Brighton & Hove Albion v. Manchester City | Peacock Premium |
| Tue., May 18 | 3 p.m. | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Tue., May 18 | 3:15 p.m. | Chelsea v. Leicester City | NBCSN, Peacock Premium, Universo |
| Tue., May 18 | 5:15 p.m. | Goal Zone | NBCSN |
| Wed., May 19 | Noon | Premier League Live | Peacock Premium |
| Wed., May 19 | 1 p.m. | Everton v. Wolverhampton Wanderers | Peacock Premium |
| Wed., May 19 | 1 p.m. | Newcastle v. Sheffield United | Peacock Premium |
| Wed., May 19 | 1 p.m. | Tottenham v. Aston Villa | Peacock Premium |
| Wed., May 19 | 2 p.m. | Crystal Palace v. Arsenal | Peacock Premium |
| Wed., May 19 | 3 p.m. | Premier League Live | NBCSN |
| Wed., May 19 | 3:15 p.m. | Burnley v. Liverpool | NBCSN, Peacock Premium, Universo |
| Wed., May 19 | 3:15 p.m. | West Brom v. West Ham | Peacock Premium |
| Wed., May 19 | 5:15 p.m. | Goal Zone | NBCSN |
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