NBCSN’s “12 Days of Premier League” continues this week with a full slate of games on Thursday, Boxing Day in the UK and again this weekend.
Thursday’s fixtures will be highlighted by a tripleheader which includes Hull City hosting Manchester United and Arsenal taking on West Ham United. Then on Saturday, NBCSN and NBC combine to carry three more games and then another doubleheader on Sunday.
So it’s a soccer smorgasbord over a four day period. Here’s the NBCSN press release.
“12 DAYS OF PREMIER LEAGUE” CONTINUES AS NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS SPECIAL 10-MATCH SLATES DEC. 26 & JAN. 1 PLUS WEEKEND COVERAGE
All Matches Available on NBC Sports Live Extra
Stamford, Conn. – December 23, 2013 – NBC Sports Group continues “The 12 Days of Premier League,” which began on Sat., Dec. 21, with 40 matches in 12 days through New Year’s Day, Jan. 1. Coverage is highlighted by 10 matches on Boxing Day, Thurs., Dec.26.
NBCSN’s 10 a.m. ET slot on Boxing Day will feature 2nd-place Arsenal facing West Ham United. The NBCSN 10 a.m. ET slot on Sat., Dec. 28 and New Year’s Day will be based upon results of upcoming matches. On the “12th Day of Premier League,” NBC Sports Group will present 10 matches New Year’s Day beginning at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN with Premier League Live, followed by Manchester City v. Swansea City.
For more information on “The 12 Days of Premier League,” click here.
All matches not on NBCSN in multiple-match television windows – Thurs., Dec. 26 at 10 a.m. ET; Sat., Dec. 28 at 10 a.m. ET; Sun., Dec. 29 at 8:30 a.m. ET and 11 a.m. ET; and New Year’s Day at 10 a.m. ET – will be available on Premier League Extra Time, a bonus television package available to MVPDs at no extra cost for customers who receive NBCSN.
The interactive Premier League Game Finder can be accessed at http://www.nbcsports.com/ExtraTime.
Lead play-by-play voice Arlo White joins Graeme Le Saux, the former Premier League star who played in 36 international matches for England, on NBCSN to call Chelsea v. Liverpool on Sun., Dec. 29 at 11 a.m. ET; and Manchester United v. Tottenham on New Year’s Day at 12:30 p.m. ET. White teams with former Premier League star and four-time league champion Lee Dixon to call Cardiff City v. Sunderland on NBC on Sat., Dec. 28 at 12:30 p.m. ET.
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. Rebecca Lowe hosts Premier League Live alongside former Jamaican National Team player Robbie Earle, former U.S. National Team midfielder Kyle Martino, and former English footballer Robbie Mustoe.
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. Games airing on NBC Sports Network will be live streamed via “TV Everywhere,” the media industry’s effort to make quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.
To date, AT&T U-verse®, Bright House Networks, Cablevision’s Optimum, Comcast’s Xfinity TV, Cox, DIRECTV, Mediacom, Suddenlink, and Time Warner Cable have opted to carry the additional Premier League matches via the Premier League Extra Time package, and AT&T U-verse, Cablevision’s Optimum, Charter, Comcast’s Xfinity TV, Cox, DIRECTV, DISH, Suddenlink and Verizon FiOS will make all Premier League games available through TV Everywhere. Additionally, over 100 NCTC partners have either signed-on to the Premier League Extra Time package or have opted-in via TV Everywhere, including Blue Ridge Communications, Buckeye CableSystem, CenturyLink Prism, and RCN. In some cases, the Premier League Extra Time package will be available in select markets.
Below is the NBCUniversal schedule for Match Day 18-20 (all times ET, subject to change):
Date Time Home v. Away Network Thurs., Dec. 26 7 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Thurs., Dec. 26 7:45 a.m. Hull City v. Manchester United NBCSN Thurs., Dec. 26 9:45 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Thurs., Dec. 26 10 a.m. West Ham United v. Arsenal NBCSN Thurs., Dec. 26 10 a.m. Chelsea v. Swansea City Extra Time Thurs., Dec. 26 10 a.m. Everton v. Sunderland Extra Time Thurs., Dec. 26 10 a.m. Tottenham Hotspur v. West Bromwich Albion Extra Time Thurs., Dec. 26 10 a.m. Newcastle United v. Stoke City Extra Time Thurs., Dec. 26 10 a.m. Cardiff City v. Southampton Extra Time Thurs., Dec. 26 10 a.m. Aston Villa v. Crystal Palace Extra Time Thurs., Dec. 26 10 a.m. Norwich City v. Fulham Extra Time Thurs., Dec. 26 Noon Premier League Live NBCSN Thurs., Dec. 26 12:30 p.m. Manchester City v. Liverpool NBCSN, mun2 Sat., Dec. 28 7 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Sat., Dec. 28 7:45 a.m. West Ham United v. West Bromwich Albion NBCSN Sat., Dec. 28 10 a.m. Aston Villa v. Swansea City Extra Time Sat., Dec. 28 10 a.m. Hull City v. Fulham Extra Time Sat., Dec. 28 10 a.m. Manchester City v. Crystal Palace Extra Time Sat., Dec. 28 10 a.m. Norwich City v. Manchester United Extra Time Sat., Dec. 28 Noon Premier League Live NBCSN Sat., Dec. 28 12:30 p.m. Cardiff City v. Sunderland NBC Sat., Dec. 28 11 p.m. NBCSN’s Match of the Day NBCSN Sun., Dec. 29 8 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Sun., Dec. 29 8:30 a.m. Newcastle United v. Arsenal NBCSN, mun2 Sun., Dec. 29 8:30 a.m. Everton v. Southampton Extra Time Sun., Dec. 29 10:30 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Sun., Dec. 29 11 a.m. Chelsea v. Liverpool NBCSN, Telemundo Sun., Dec. 29 11 a.m. Tottenham Hotspur v. Stoke City Extra Time Sun., Dec. 29 11 p.m. NBCSN’s Match of the Day II NBCSN Mon., Dec. 30 11 p.m. Barclays Premier League Review NBCSN Tues., Dec. 31 12 a.m. Premier League Encore: Manchester Monday NBCSN Tues., Dec. 31 11:30 p.m. Premier League Encore NBCSN Wed., Jan. 1 7 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Wed., Jan. 1 7:45 a.m. Swansea City v. Manchester City NBCSN Wed., Jan. 1 9:45 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Wed., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Southampton v. Chelsea NBCSN Wed., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Crystal Palace v. Norwich City Extra Time Wed., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Fulham v. West Ham United Extra Time Wed., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Liverpool v. Hull City Extra Time Wed., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Stoke City v. Everton Extra Time Wed., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Sunderland v. Aston Villa Extra Time Wed., Jan. 1 10 a.m. West Bromwich Albion v. Newcastle United Extra Time Wed., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Arsenal v. Cardiff City Extra Time Wed., Jan. 1 Noon Premier League Live NBCSN Wed., Jan. 1 12:30 p.m. Manchester United v. Tottenham Hotspur NBCSN
That will do it.
