FA Cup semi-finalist Hull City plays League Cup winner Manchester City today in the first match of the day. With a win, Manuel Pellegrini’s side will move back into second place in the league, at least temporarily until tomorrow. It’s imperative that Manchester City wins today if the club wants to try to win the title. A draw or a loss would give Chelsea a huge advantage. Meanwhile a win for Hull will push them further away from the relegation drop zone.

This is the first of 8 matches today — all of which have relegation implications.

Here’s today’s TV/Internet schedule for soccer fans in the United States:

Hull City vs Manchester City, 8:45am, NBCSN
Sunderland vs Crystal Palace, 11am, NBCSN
Everton vs Cardiff, 11am, Premier League Extra Time
Fulham vs Newcastle, 11am, Premier League Extra Time
Southampton vs Norwich, 11am, Premier League Extra Time
Stoke vs West Ham, 11am, Premier League Extra Time
Swansea vs West Brom, 11am, Premier League Extra Time
Aston Villa vs Chelsea, 1:30pm, NBCSN

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Starting line-ups:

Hull City: McGregor, Rosenior, Elmohamady, Figueroa, Chester, Davies, Huddlestone, Meyler, Livermore, Jelavic, Long

Subs: Harper, Bruce, Koren, Fryatt, Boyd, Sagbo, Aluko

Manchester City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany (C), Demichelis, Clichy, Garcia, Fernandinho, Toure, Nasri, Silva, Dzeko

Subs: Pantilimon, Lescott, Navas, Milner, Kolarov, Rodwell, Negredo

Before, during or after today’s matches, join the conversation in the comments section below with fellow soccer fans from around the world.

Have a wonderful Saturday.