On Sunday either before or after NFL coverage on Fox Sports, you’ll have the opportunity to see another English Premier League game. Again, it’ll be tape delayed. The Tottenham Hotspur-Arsenal game will be live on Fox Soccer at 11 a.m. Eastern then again on Fox either at 2 p.m. or 4:30 p.m.
We have the press release from Fox Soccer for you.
ON THE HEELS OF A RECORD-SETTING BROADCAST, FOX BRINGS BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE BACK TO THE NETWORK ON SUNDAY
Actor, Former Premier League Player Vinnie Jones Re-Joins Eric Wynalda and Cobi Jones in the Studio for Tottenham vs. Arsenal
Los Angeles (September 29, 2011) – FOX Sports Media Group continues to break soccer programming trends Sunday, October 2, by pairing Barclays Premier League soccer alongside NFL on FOX. FOX Soccer, America’s premier soccer destination, brings live coverage of Tottenham Hotspur vs. Arsenal FC at 11:00 am ET with FOX Broadcast Network airing an encore presentation either before or following NFL on FOX, depending on market.
Nearly 2.5 million viewers tuned in to FOX, FOX Soccer and FOX Deportes for Manchester United – Chelsea, the first Premier League match to be shown on U.S. free-to-air network television. It was the largest audience ever to watch the Premier League in the U.S.
The record-setting tape-delayed Premier League match on FOX was second in total audience to this year’s live UEFA Champions League Final, also on FOX and FOX Deportes (4.2 million for FC Barcelona vs. Manchester United).
Sunday’s Tottenham-Arsenal match, a legendary rivalry of North London neighbors dating back to 1887, airs at either 2:00-4:00 PM ET or 4:30-6:30 PM ET depending on FOX’s NFL schedule. Please check local listings.
Programming Schedule:
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Arsenal FC
Live on FOX Soccer at 11:00 am ET
Encore on FOX at 2:00 – 4:00 PM ET (Pre-NFL) –or- 4:30 – 6:30 PM ET (Post NFL), depending on market; check local listings
That will do it. We have NBC’s preview for Sunday Night Football next.
