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WATCH: Premier League TV Schedule for opening weekend

By Joe Prince-WrightAug 16, 2013, 2:35 PM EDT
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The first weekend of the Premier League starts tomorrow.

Excitement levels are through the roof across the world as the 2013-14 PL season promises to be the most exciting in the league’s history.

And you can watch every single second of every single game live via NBC Sports Group platforms.

Below is where and when you can watch every game in Week 1, and you will definitely want to bookmark the NBC Sports Live Extra page, as that’s where you can watch every single Premier League game.

And via you TV you can watch the games live on Premier League Extra Time. We will have a post explaining all that later, but for more information on Premier League Extra Time click this link. You can also watch every game live on the internet or on your phone via NBC Sports Live Extra.

We also have all the information on Match of the Day, Match of the Day 2 and Premier League Goal Zone, so check out all of that info below.

So folks, sit tight, here’s where it all begins. We have some 10 scintillating matches coming up exclusively across all of our channels. Here is the TV schedule for the opening weekend of the Barclays Premier League.

Saturday’s matches:
7:45 am EST: Liverpool v. Stoke (Anfield) *NBCSN
10:00 am EST: Arsenal v. Aston Villa (Emirates) *NBCSN
10:00 am EST: Norwich City v. Everton (Carrow Road) *Premier League Extra Time
10:00 am EST: Sunderland v. Fulham (Stadium of Light) *Premier League Extra Time
10:00 am EST: West Bromwich Albion v. Southampton (The Hawthorns) *Premier League Extra Time
10:00 am EST: West Ham United v. Cardiff City (Upton Park) *Premier League Extra Time
12:30 pm EST: Swansea City v. Manchester United (Liberty Stadium) *NBC

Sunday’s matches:
8:30am EST: Crystal Palace v. Tottenham Hotspur (Selhurst Park) *NBCSN
11:00am EST: Chelsea v. Hull City (Stamford Bridge) *NBCSN

Monday’s matches:
3:00pm: Manchester City v. Newcastle United (Etihad Stadium) *NBCSN

For full schedules of the matches going forward, bookmark this link.

Additional Programming

In addition to all the live action, NBC Sports will air pre-match, halftime and post-match studio shows.

Then on Saturday night at 11:00pm EST (set your DVRs), NBCSN will roll out its Match of the Day show, a two hour program featuring cut-down highlights of all the games, studio analysis and soundbites from players and managers across the league.

Immediately following the matches on Sunday, NBCSN will feature Barclays Premier League Goal Zone showing all the best goals from Saturday and Sunday. Then at 11:00 pm EST on Sunday, check out the Match of the Day 2 show for 90 more minutes of highlights, analysis and interviews.

Premier League Coverage and Video Highlights

Throughout the season Pro Soccer Talk will provide one-stop shopping for all your Premier League news, highlights and analysis. We will be posting all video highlights of the matches, which can also be found here. The only catch is that per Premier League rules, highlights will not be released until early evening on the day of a match.

DC United continues surge with win over Minnesota

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By Kyle BonnSep 12, 2018, 11:17 PM EDT
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The playoff push is real in the nation’s capital.

D.C. United continued its late-season charge towards the postseason with a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Minnesota United at home, pushing them two points below the cutoff line with a game in hand over the Montreal Impact above them.

The hosts nearly struck first before the break, but Wayne Rooney‘s right-footed curler was acrobatically saved by a diving Bobby Shuttleworth who laid out to his right. Angelo Rodriguez then scored just two minutes after halftime to put Minnesota United up. The Colombian struck from a tight angle on the left after his initial cross was blocked by Kofi Opare and fell right back into his lap.

Then, the comeback was on. Ulises Segura was first to strike just past the hour mark, with strong hold-up play at the penalty spot leading to a turn-and-shoot that Shuttleworth reacted far to late on. Then, just four minutes later, Darren Mattocks came streaking in to cap off a broken transition attack, tapping in Joseph Mora’s cross under sliding pressure from Brent Kallman.

D.C. ended with 61% possession and a 7-4 advantage in shots on target. With the win, United has taken seven points over its last three games, and has six wins to just two losses since July 28th.

McKennie’s knee injury not serious, USMNT announces

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By Kyle BonnSep 12, 2018, 9:31 PM EDT
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USMNT fans can breathe a small sigh of relief.

On Tuesday night, young midfielder Weston McKennie was yanked in the 40th minute of the eventual 1-0 win over Mexico with a knee problem. It felt worrisome when ESPN sideline reporter Sebastian Salazar reported on the television broadcast that McKennie’s problem was a non-contact injury rather than the result of knee-to-knee contact with another player.

While non-contact knee injuries can often be serious, McKennie has escaped relatively unharmed. While U.S. Soccer initially reported that McKennie had suffered a knee sprain – which indicates some form of unspecified structural damage – the federation corrected the initial release to say McKennie’s injury was actually just a knee bruise.

The federation announced on social media that McKennie has returned to his club Schalke to receive treatment, and that no timetable is yet available for his return to action. The 20-year-old is one of the more promising players in the young U.S. player pool, starting both of Schalke’s first two Bundesliga matches this season and earning his first six caps for the USMNT, all coming after the U.S. was eliminated from 2018 World Cup contention.

In Tuesday night’s game, McKennie was replaced by Julian Green upon his removal, and Green played well amid a cagey match, proving dangerous on the wing and earning key fouls down the stretch.

Loftus-Cheek says return to Palace “possible”

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By Kyle BonnSep 12, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
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Ruben Loftus-Cheek knows the hurdles he must cross to see playing time at Chelsea, it’s just a matter of execution at this point.

The England midfielder told the media that he has kept in constant contact with Blues manager Maurizio Sarri both while at the club and over the international break, and has specific instructions on how to improve.

“I’ve spoken a lot with Sarri in the past couple of weeks and he’s told me I need to learn tactically and his ways in training,” Loftus-Cheek said ahead of Chelsea’s matchup against Cardiff City at Stamford Bridge. “The quicker I get that then the more opportunities I will get to play.”

Still just 22 years old, Loftus-Cheek spent all of last season on loan at Crystal Palace, and earned a spot on the England World Cup squad. He was fantastic over the summer as Gareth Southgate deployed him in a true two-way central midfield role, utilized in distribution and attacking progression. However, he has yet to earn a consistent place in Sarri’s Chelsea first-team.

“There are a lot of games coming up,” Loftus-Cheek said, “so I think there will be more opportunities coming for players that are not playing every week. But I’m not sure when I am going to play. It is just down to me working hard in training.”

The 22-year-old has 34 career appearances for the Blues, but only six of those have been Premier League starts, and he has completed the full 90 minute in league play just twice. Eventually, playing time may become more important than where it comes from. It’s plausible that Loftus-Cheek could go looking for minutes back at Crystal Palace, as the Eagles have an open domestic loan slot available.  “Possibly, but it is still far away,” Loftus-Cheek said about the possibility of returning to Palace. “There are still a lot of games to play and I just have to see what happens. Right now I am at Chelsea and my focus is at Chelsea and learning at Chelsea. That is in the future and we will deal with that when it comes.”

Men in Blazers podcast: Pod Special with Neil Warnock

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By Kyle BonnSep 12, 2018, 7:46 PM EDT
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Rog sits down with Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock to talk about his 50 years in English football, record eight promotions as a manager, and why his most recent ascendance to the Premier League Promised Land with Cardiff City was so special.

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