EPL commentator assignments on NBC Sports, Gameweek 26

Live Premier League coverage this weekend begins Saturday, February 3, at 7 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Burnley v. first-place Manchester City on NBCSN and Universo. Saturday at 10 a.m. ET, NBCSN and Universo present coverage of Manchester United v. Huddersfield Town. Also Saturday at 10 a.m. ET, NBC Sports Gold hosts coverage of four exclusive matches: Bournemouth v. Stoke City, Brighton & Hove Albion v. West Ham, West Bromwich Albion v. Southampton, and Leicester City v. Swansea City.

Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET, NBC and Telemundo host coverage of Arsenal v. Everton. Drury calls the match, joined by Dixon.

Immediately following the match, NBC presents a new episode of This is Football, hosted by Joe Scarborough. In the series, Scarborough, co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe and a longtime Premier League fan, will take viewers inside the history, tradition and rivalries between the clubs and their supporters. In Saturday’s episode, Scarborough explores the famed North London Derby, an all-out showdown between Arsenal and Tottenham. From the most iconic pubs to the stands of the Emirates, Scarborough connects with legendary players, celebrity superfans, and lifelong supporters, discovering what it really means to be a part of one of the Premier League’s fiercest rivalries. In addition, the episode features interviews with former Tottenham chairman Lord Alan Sugar and television personality Piers Morgan. Click here to see a preview of the episode.

Live Premier league coverage on Sunday, February 4, begins at 8 a.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Crystal Palace v. Newcastle United. This week’s live match coverage wraps up Monday, February 5, with Premier League Live at 2 p.m. ET on NBCSN, followed by Watford v. Chelsea at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo.

 

Here’s the schedule of soccer commentators for the weekend Premier League matches (all times Eastern):

 

Saturday, February 3

Burnley vs. Manchester City, 7:30am, NBCSN, Universo, Sling Blue, DIRECTV NOW and fubo Premier — Jim Proudfoot and Jim Beglin

Manchester United vs. Huddersfield, 10am, NBCSN, Universo, Sling Blue, DIRECTV NOW and fubo Premier — Gary Weaver and Andy Walker

Bournemouth vs. Stoke, 10am, NBC Sports Gold — Gary Taphouse and Tony Gale

Brighton vs. West Ham, 10am, NBC Sports Gold — Dave Farrar and Matt Holland

Leicester vs. Swansea, 10am, NBC Sports Gold — Tony Jones and Keith Andrews

West Brom vs. Southampton, 10am, NBC Sports Gold — David Stowell and Efan Ekoku

Arsenal vs. Everton, 12:30pm, NBC, Telemundo, Sling Blue, DIRECTV NOW and fubo Premier — Peter Drury and Lee Dixon

 

Sunday, February 4

Crystal Palace vs. Newcastle, 9:15am, NBCSN, Sling Blue, DIRECTV NOW and fubo Premier — Joe Speight and Andy Townsend

Liverpool vs. Spurs, 11:30am, NBCSN, Telemundo, Sling Blue, DIRECTV NOW and fubo Premier — Peter Drury, Lee Dixon and Graeme Le Saux

 

Monday, February 5

Watford vs. Chelsea, 3pm, NBCSN, Universo, Sling Blue, DIRECTV NOW and fubo Premier — Martin Tyler and Danny Higginbotham

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