EPL commentator assignments on NBC Sports, Gameweek 7
Mohamed Salah and defending champions Liverpool host West Ham this Saturday, Oct. 31 at 1:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Universo, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Arsenal visit Marcus Rashford and Manchester United this Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ET on Peacock Premium, highlighting this weekend’s Premier League action.
Second-place Liverpool topped Sheffield United, 2-1, last weekend behind goals from Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota. Salah is tied for third in the league with six goals this season. West Ham, who drew with Manchester City last weekend, are unbeaten in their last four Premier League matches.
Arsenal and Manchester United both look to make their way up the table as the Gunners aim to bounce back from consecutive PL losses after falling to Leicester City, 1-0.
Last Saturday on NBC, Manchester United drew 0-0 with Chelsea. The match delivered a Total Audience Delivery average of 916,000 viewers, to rank as the third most-watched Premier League game this season. This season’s Premier League matches (Sept. 12-Oct. 25) are averaging 477,000 viewers (TAD) across matches on NBC and NBCSN – up 5% from last year (455,000, Sept. 14-Oct. 27, 2019).
This weekend’s coverage kicks off Friday, Oct. 30 at 3:30 p.m. ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by a matchup of two clubs in the top half of the table as ninth-place Wolverhampton Wanderers host eighth-place Crystal Palace (NBCSN, Universo).
Rebecca Lowe hosts Goal Zone, Premier League Mornings, and Premier League Live on Saturday and Sunday, joined by former Jamaica National Team player Robbie Earle and former Premier League and U.S. Men’s National Team goalkeeper Tim Howard. Ahmed Fareed hosts coverage on Friday and Monday.
Saturday’s coverage begins at 8 a.m. ET with Premier League Mornings on Peacock Premium. Next at 8:30 a.m. ET on Peacock Premium, Manchester City visit Sheffield United. At 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo, Christian Pulisic and Chelsea visit Burnley, who are seeking their first league win of the season.
Sunday kicks off at 7 a.m. ET on Peacock Premium as third-place Aston Villa, who look to rebound following their first loss of the season last weekend, host Southampton, who topped first-place Everton, 2-0, last Sunday. At 9 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Telemundo, James Rodriguez and league-leading Everton visit Newcastle. The day’s match action concludes at 2:15 p.m. ET on Peacock Premium as Premier League leading scorer Heung-Min Son (eight goals) and fifth-place Tottenham host Brighton & Hove Albion.
On Monday, Premier League coverage begins at Noon ET with Premier League Live on NBCSN, followed by Fulham v. West Brom at 12:30 p.m. ET (NBCSN, Universo). The weekend’s match coverage concludes at 3 p.m. ET with sixth-place Leeds United v. Jamie Vardy and fourth-place Leicester City (NBCSN, Universo).
Here’s the schedule of soccer commentators for this weekend’s Premier League matches (all times Eastern):
Friday, October 30
Wolves vs. Crystal Palace, 4pm, NBCSN, Universo, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV and Sling Blue — Phil Blacker and Andy Townsend
Saturday, October 31
Sheffield United vs. Man City, 8:30am, Peacock Premium — Jim Proudfoot and Matthew Upson
Burnley vs. Chelsea, 11am, NBCSN, Universo, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV and Sling Blue — Rob Palmer and Iain Dowie
Liverpool vs. West Ham, 1:30pm, NBC, Universo, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV and Sling Blue — Peter Drury and Jim Beglin
Sunday, November 1
Aston Villa vs. Southampton, 7am, Peacock Premium — Nigel Adderley and Danny Gabbidon
Newcastle vs. Everton, 9am, NBCSN, Telemundo, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV and Sling Blue — Jim Proudfoot and David Prutton
Man United vs. Arsenal, 11:30am, Peacock Premium — Peter Drury and Jim Beglin
Spurs vs. Brighton, 2:15pm, Peacock Premium — Gary Taphouse and Don Hutchinson
Monday, November 2
Fulham vs. West Ham, 12:30pm, NBCSN, Universo, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV and Sling Blue — Joe Speight and Efan Ekoku
Leeds United vs. Leicester, 3pm, NBCSN, Universo, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV and Sling Blue — Peter Drury and Andy Townsend
Arlo White isn’t working for NBC Sports this weekend.