Second-place Manchester United visit Liverpool in a match between the two most successful clubs in the history of English football, this Saturday, October 14, at 7:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo, kicking off NBC Sports Group's Premier League coverage this week. Manchester United, who are coming off a 4-0 win over Crystal Palace, are level on points with first-place Manchester City, and remain unbeaten in the Premier League this season (six wins, one draw). Liverpool are coming off a 1-1 draw at Newcastle. United have won the most top-flight titles (20) in the history of English football, while Liverpool have won the 2nd-most (18).
Derek Rae calls the match in his
NBC Sports Group debut, joined by Phil Neville at Anfield. Saturday's coverage begins at 6:30 a.m. ET with Premier League Live. Rebecca Lowe hosts Premier League Live, joined by former Major League Soccer and U.S. Men's National Team midfielder Kyle Martino, and former Premier League footballer Robbie Mustoe.
Live match coverage continues Saturday at 10 a.m. ET with Crystal Palace v. fourth-place Chelsea on NBCSN, and third-place Tottenham v. Bournemouth on CNBC. Spurs are coming off a 4-0 win at Huddersfield, with two goals from their leading scorer
HARRY Kane. Also Saturday at 10 a.m. ET, first-place Manchester City make their debut on
NBC Sports Gold's "Premier League Pass," as they host Stoke City. Also exclusive to
NBC Sports Gold on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET: Burnley v. West Ham United, and Swansea City v. Huddersfield Town.
"Premier League Pass" will feature more than 1,000 hours of additional non-match content throughout the season. Fans can purchase by visiting NBCSportsGold.com for the 2017-18 season of "Premier League Pass," priced at $49.99. Click here for more information.
Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET,
NBC and Universo host coverage of Watford v. Arsenal. The Gunners, currently in fifth place, are coming off a 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, while Watford are coming off a 2-2 draw at West Bromwich Albion thanks to a goal by Richarlison in 2nd-half stoppage time.
NBC Sports Group's lead Premier League play-by-play commentator Arlo White calls the match, joined by Graeme Le Saux.
NBC Sports Group's Premier League coverage on Sunday, October 15, begins at 7:30 a.m. ET with
PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE on NBCSN, followed by Brighton & Hove Albion v. Everton. Sunday at 11 a.m. ET,
NBCSN and
Telemundo present coverage of Southampton v. Newcastle.
NBCSN debuts the final episode of the special, three-part series
PROMOTED Presented by Volkswagen this Monday, Oct. 16. Roger Bennett of The Men in Blazers, who hosts the series, traveled to the U.K. to visit with managers and players to tell the stories of the three clubs
PROMOTED for this 2017-18 Premier League season.
The final episode, which focuses on Huddersfield Town, debuts on
NBCSN this Monday at 1 p.m. ET. The show is followed by the latest Premier League Download: Inside the Mind of David Wagner at 1:30 p.m. ET. Both shows will also be available on NBCSports.com and the
NBC Sports app.
Following is a look at Monday's episodes:
Promoted: Huddersfield Town (Monday at 1 p.m. ET on NBCSN) -- Bennett examines Huddersfield's remarkable journey from winning three straight titles in the 1920's, to being on the brink of extinction 14 years ago, to now playing in their first ever Premier League season. He also analyzes the Terriers' underdog mentality under head coach David Wagner. The show features interviews with Wagner, captain Tommy Smith and midfielder and U.S. international Danny Williams.
Premier League Download: Inside the Mind of David Wagner (Monday at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN) -- Bennett takes an in-depth look at Wagner and
THE JOURNEY that led him to Huddersfield Town. He chronicles Wagner's playing career, which included eight caps for the U.S. Men's National Team, his time spent away from football, and his close relationship with current Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
Live match coverage wraps up Monday, October 16, at 2 p.m. ET with
PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE on
NBCSN followed by Leicester City v. West Bromwich Albion at 3 p.m. ET.
Monday at 5:30 p.m. ET,
NBCSN presents a new episode of
THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW hosted by popular soccer personalities Michael Davies and Roger Bennett. Thomas Mars and Deck D'arcy from the band Phoenix will appear as guests on this week's episode.
This season,
NBC Sports Gold -
NBC Sports Digital's direct-to-consumer live streaming product - introduced "Premier League Pass," which features 130 exclusive Premier League matches live and on-demand, an extensive suite of daily and weekly news shows, plus classic archive programming never available before in the U.S.
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