Schedule for Championship Sunday
This is it. After 10 months of an incredible season, the 2013-14 Premier League season ends today where we’ll find out whether Manchester City or Liverpool will be crowned champions, as well as whether Tottenham or Manchester United will qualify for the Europa League.
Manchester City needs a minimum of a draw to be crowned Premier League champions. But if City loses to West Ham United, the only way Liverpool can win the title is if they defeat Newcastle United.
In the other key matches, Tottenham Hotspur needs to avoid defeat to qualify for the UEFA Europa League. Spurs plays at home against Aston Villa. If Villa beats Tottenham and Manchester United beats Southampton, it’ll be the Red Devils instead who will be playing on Thursday nights in Europe beginning this late summer.
Needless to say, it’s going to be an emotional rollercoaster ride today!
Here is today’s TV/Internet schedule for matches being shown in the US (commentators are listed in parenthesis):
Manchester City vs West Ham, 10am, NBC (Arlo White & Lee Dixon)
Liverpool vs Newcastle, 10am, NBCSN (Jon Champion & Graeme Le Saux)
Cardiff vs Chelsea, 10am, CNBC (Jonathan Beck & Tony Gale)
Fulham vs Crystal Palace, 10am, E! (Jon Driscoll & Bradley Allen)
Hull vs Everton, 10am, Bravo (Tony Jones & Dean Sturridge)
Norwich vs Arsenal, 10am, MSNBC (Joe Speight & Efan Ekoku)
Southampton vs Manchester United, 10am, SyFy (Gary Taphouse & Ray Houghton)
Sunderland vs Swansea, 10am, Esquire (Phil Blacker & Barry Horne)
Spurs vs Aston Villa, 10am, USA (Steve Banyard & David Pleat)
West Brom vs Stoke, 10am, Oxygen (Daniel Mann & Garry Birtles)
All matches are also available on NBC Sports Live Extra.
NBCUniversal’s “Championship Sunday” coverage kicks off at 9 a.m. ET with an exclusive Premier League Live pregame show on CNBC featuring Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Mustoe, Robbie Earle and Kyle Martino.
Lowe, Mustoe, Earle and Martino will return following the matches for a special Goal Zone season wrap-up postgame show on NBC at 12 Noon ET. NBCSN will simulcast Goal Zone. At 2 p.m. ET, NBCSN wraps up the day’s coverage with a special look back at the newly crowned champions’ path to the title on Premier League Live: The Champions.
A special one-hour Premier League Countdown: Championship Sunday preview show airs Saturday, May 10 at 5:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN featuring Lowe, Mustoe, Earle and Martino.
Starting line-ups:
Manchester City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany (C), Demichelis, Kolarov, Garcia, Toure, Nasri, Silva, Aguero, Dzeko
Subs: Pantilimon, Lescott, Clichy, Milner, Fernandinho, Negredo, Jovetic
West Ham United: Adrian, Reid, McCartney, Nolan (c), Tomkins, Carroll, Taylor, Noble, O’Brien, Diame, Downing
Subs: Jarvis, Armero, Vaz Te, Collins, Jaaskelainen, C.Cole, J.Cole
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Liverpool: Mignolet, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Flanagan, Henderson, Gerrard, Allen, Sterling, Suarez, Sturridge
Subs: Jones, Toure, Sakho, Cissokho, Lucas, Coutinho, Aspas
Newcastle United: Krul, Taylor, Williamson, Coloccini, Haidara, Debuchy, Anita, Tiote, Gouffran, Sissoko, Shola Ameobi
Subs: Elliot, Santon, Yanga-Mbiwa, Satka, Dummett, Sammy Ameobi, de Jong
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Cardiff City: Marshall; Fabio, Caulker (C), Turner, John; Gunnarsson, Mutch, Whittingham, Daehli; Bellamy, Campbell.
Subs: Lewis; Eikrem, Cowie, McNaughton, Berget, James, Healey.
Chelsea: Schwarzer; Ivanovic, Cole, Torres, Oscar, Mikel, Salah, Hazard, Matic, Azpilicueta, Kalas.
Subs: HIlario, Luiz, Schurrle, Ba, Cahill, Ake, Swift.
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Fulham: Stockdale; Zverotić, Heitinga, Hangeland, Amorebieta; Kačaniklić, Sidwell, Parker, Richardson; Rodallega, Woodrow
Subs: Joronen, Kasami, Mitroglou, Tunnicliffe, Dejagah, David and Williams
Crystal Palace: Speroni, Gabbidon, Dikgacoi, O’Keefe, Puncheon, Murray, Jerome.
Subs: Hennessey, Mariappa, Dann, Delaney, Ward, Bolasie, Jedinak, Ledley, Ince, Chamakh, Gayle.
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Hull City: McGregor, Figueroa, Bruce, Davies, Huddlestone, Livermore, McShane, Jelavic, Aluko, Elmohamady, Quinn
Subs: Harper, Rosenior, Koren, Fryatt, Boyd, Sagbo, Long
Everton: Howard, Baines, Coleman, Jagielka (c), Distin, McGeady, Naismith, McCarthy, Lukaku, Barry, Osman.
Subs: Robles, Hibbert, Deulofeu, Pienaar, Traore, Alcaraz, McAleny.
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Norwich City: Ruddy; Martin (c), R Bennett, Turner, Olsson; Tettey; Snodgrass, Howson, Johnson, Redmond; Elmander.
Subs: Bunn (GK), Whittaker, Fer, Hooper, E Bennett, Loza, Josh Murphy.
Arsenal: Fabianski, Jenkinson, Sagna, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Rosicky, Ramsey, Ozil, Podolski, Giroud
Subs: Szczesny, Monreal, Wilshere, Kallstrom, Flamini, Diaby, Sanogo
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Southampton: Boruc, Clyne, Fonte, Lovren, Shaw, Wanyama, Cork, Schneiderlin, Davis, Lallana (c), Lambert.
Subs: Gazzaniga (GK), Ward-Prowse, Guly, Chambers, Hooiveld, Reed, Gallagher.
Manchester United: De Gea; Smalling, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Januzaj, Fletcher, Kagawa, Welbeck; Mata; van Persie
Subs: Amos, Carrick, Cleverley, Lawrence, Young, Valencia, Hernandez
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Sunderland: Mannone, Vergini, Bardsley, Brown, O’Shea (c), Bridcutt, Larsson, Colback, Johnson, Borini, Wickham.
Subs: Celustka, Altidore, Ba, Giaccherini, Mavrias, Agnew, Ustari.
Swansea City: Tremmel, Tiendalli, Amat, Bartley, Taylor (C), Fulton, Shelvey, Dyer, Emnes, Routledge, Bony.
Subs: Cornell, Williams, Davies, Britton, de Guzman, King, Vazquez.
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Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris; Naughton, Chiriches, Dawson, Rose; Sandro; Sigurdsson, Paulinho, Eriksen; Adebayor, Kane
Subs: Friedel, Fryers, Veljkovic, Bentaleb, Capoue, Pritchard, Soldado.
Aston Villa: Guzan, Lowton, Vlaar, Baker, Bertrand, Bacuna, Westwood, Delph, Weimann, Bowery, Agbonlahor
Subs: Steer, Sylla, Holt, Robinson, Grealish, Clark, El Ahmadi.
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West Bromwich Albion: Foster, Dawson, McAuley, Olsson, Brunt, Dorrans, Mulumbu, Morrison, Amalfitano, Sessegnon, Berahino.
Subs: Myhill (gk), O’Neil, Lugano, Yacob, Anichebe, Vydra, Ridgewell.
Stoke City: Sorensen; Muniesa, Shawcross, Wilson, Cameron; Arnautovic, Whelan, Nzonzi, Odemwingie; Ireland, Walters
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Also commiserations to Fulham, Norwich and Cardiff who will be playing their final Premier League games today.
Before, during or after today’s matches, join the conversation in the comments section below with fellow soccer fans from around the world.
Not going to panic, but my channel guide shows ‘Meet the Press’ at 10 followed by City/West Ham at 11…
That isn’t right, MTP has been pre-empted today due to Championship Sunday on NBC
Oh yesterday morning was so boring without Rebecca Lowe and the Premier League! Good thing we have a World Cup or I might not make it to August.
Here
We
Go
Did MUFC77 pay for that banner?
Not watching yet. What did it say?
It said United 20 Gerrard 0!
Wow even i must say brilliant
jtm, you seen the link to Joe Garner’s goal I put on the forum?
Equaliser in yesterday’s league one play off match. Best goal in England this year in my opinion. You can see why Forest spent £1.4m on him.
ICK
No but i will take a look. Wish i knew why Pearce is not taking charge until i think June or something like that. The fans are all in for Forest but management and ownership don’t feel the same way. Oh well last rant about the Trees.
ICK
that was a great goal need those at City Ground.
No but I have a couple of sympathy cards at the ready that are getting sent out to Liverpool supporting friends as soon as the final whistle goes.
Goosebumps!
10 games live I’m in heaven.
I’m not going to lie I don’t know which game to watch.
Those who love ian darke he is commentating along side andy towsend
Local NBC in eastern NC showing a local political talk show until 10:30. Brilliant! ‘Round here “tackle” is strictly fishing talk. 😉
No Bego today!
Seeing reports on Twitter that the Nashville NBC station has decided cartoons are better than showing live sport. I hope all stations who done similiar pre-emptions/delays get a blast by NBC management on Monday. It’s simply not good enough when they’ve knew for nearly a year of this occurring
I feel your pain.
Unbelievable. Come on NBC, sort it out! These two-Bob affiliates need a lesson. If NBC drop a few of them the rest will soon fall in line.
I see someone from Bass Masters has weighed in. Awesome! 😀
Swansea 2 nil up, sounds a good goal from Emnes.
Swansea playing with a squad made up mostly of B-team players today, too.
Some idiots over here have been touting Poyet as manager of the year over here!
Good opportunity for Andy Carroll to make a last ditch attempt today to get into contention for the England squad.
It’ll be announced tomorrow at 2pm ET.
Skrtl own goal!
Liverpool continuing to try their hardest to throw away the Premier League title
Fitting. Skrtel has spent the entire season clutching grabbing and fouling people in the box without repercussion.
KARMA!
He’s scored 4 ogs this season, a Premier League record.
City are pushing a lot of players forward. They could easily be caught on the counter if they’re not careful.
Vidic, what a knob.
Yeah but he’s our knob.
For now 😉
Oh don’t worry when inter play utd in DC at the end of July ill be the first person calling him a knob.
Exactly the way it should be
soon to be a Inter knob CIAO!
This is the best programing some of these channels have ever seen!
E! has never had this much excitement apart from a Kardashian fight!
So far so good. City and spurs winning and Liverpool losing.
Here’s the goal from Nasri to put City 1-0 up.
I love how NBC is going from match to match at the end of the first half. First class.
Sorry for the double post Christopher (becoming a bad habit me needing to rightly apologize to you!)
For the next Championship Sunday, NBC should use another cable outlet as ‘whip-around’ channel – hard keeping up going between games
Great job by NBC crossing to both the final seconds of Liverpool & Chelsea’s 1st half before going to a ad-break
You can almost hear the whispers at Anfield of Luis Suarez on the blower to his agent.
£82m buyout clause
no problem for RM
Just got out of a seance with Nostradamus. Feeling a last twist coming. Liverpool score 4 in the second half before a list minute Carroll double at the etihad.
You heard it here first.
I think we have Foggy Bacon today.
‘Kin hell Nostradamus!
He also told me that Mourinho would be sacked if they lose to Cardiff. Make of that what you will.
The ‘big 5’ games airing on NBC, NBCSN, USA, SYFY & CNBC are all simulcasting the halftime studio show with Rebecca & crew. These networks also have NBC graphics for their games along with the World Feed commentary (apart from of course NBC & NBCSN)
The other networks are airing filler content, such as a countdown of the ‘Goals of the Season’
All you guys here in the States make sure to call MOM and say thanks and I love You! HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!
The Liverpool game should have been aired on the Oxygen channel…they’re gasping for air.
Nice one! Meanwhile United on SciFy channel is about right as Mata’s free kick just now was out of this world.
to Marc L and FLY congrats your boys are bringing the crown home in style.Now you need to back it up and make some noise in Europe. well played CHAMPIONS!
Don’t encourage them! Damn mercenaries 🙂
Right after they pay that little 50m quid fine.
is that a quarter of a tanker or half a tanker of oil.
The owner keeps that in his change jar
Great free kick by Mata.
If the Europa League battle was considered done by HT with Tottenham’s 2 quick goals, it’s safe to say now the title is going to Man City. Can’t see West Ham scoring at least three & Liverpool scoring at least two
Liverpool obviously gave up before this game began. They’re making Newcastle look like a decent team.
The groundsman at Southampton had a bit of fun with the mower this week. Very psychedelic lines on the pitch. Looks like one of those crop circles.
Who the hell is the co commentator in the utd game? It sounds like Ray Houghton
It is,he’s an absolute miserable b@$tard.
The only good thing he’s ever done was put the ball in the back of England’s and Italy’s net.
As expected, NBC’s self-titled Championship Sunday is a complete dud.
No drama whatsoever at the half.
– The press release for MANU’s Autumn Tour of Asia was written before kickoff. The PR staff only need to press one button at the final whistle. The accountants at Deloitte estimate that MANU will make at least 3 times the $$$ playing in Asia compared to what the Spurs will make in the Europa League.
– Spurs will have to suffer through Europa League qualifying in July and August. No summer holiday for the Spurs.
– Citeh are too efficient, as expected.
– ‘Pool choked away the title during the past two weeks.
Why so negative? This is sport, which cannot be predicted. So calling the final day of the season a “dud” is quite unfair. It’s incredibly rare for seasons to be decided on the final day of the season. Would you prefer seasons to be decided in March as many of them previously been done?!
BTW, Manchester United are not going to Asia this summer.
I thought its been a great last day even though we have nothing important to play for.
That’s not NBC’s fault that everything has pretty much sorted itself out well within the 90mins. It’s due to the ability or inability of teams to do what they needed to do
Sounds like you have been spoiled by the last day drama of recent years. More often than not this is how it goes down. The journey is just as fun as reaching the final destination.
Lallana looked like he was waving goodbye. Tough summer coming up for the Saints.
Luke Shaw is going to look good in a utd jersey.
Hopefully he gets the nod from Roy tomorrow.
Can West Ham United have at least one decent shot on goal today?!!
Not with that useless manager and a team full of plodders.
So at the final whistle do I watch city celebrate or Liverpool fans cry.
pool fans crying priceless and still no title in the EPL era. 🙂
I prefer watching the relegated teams personally. The emotion of the fans is unlike anything you’ll see in sport
Anyone know what time the parade starts at in Liverpool tomorrow?
Life is good for MU fans no title for pool no Europe and the football genius is gone.
Right now, big Brenda’s just left to drown his sorrows at a nearby bar.
Palace winning ans TP will be manager of the year. Great job TP 🙂
9th place will do me, another £2m or so earnt this afternoon.
No ambition 🙂
Highest premier league points total.
Can’t believe we did it. So happy to see Pells win a major European trophy.
Not sure if anyone from NBC reads this stuff but now is the time to say thank you to everyone involved with bringing us this incredible coverage all season long. Outstanding job.
I second that!
no Rebecca till August 🙁 I will be blue without you.
Well, THANK YOU Liverpool! You beat Newcastle and Stoke beat WBA.
Stoke finish with their highest point total (50) and highest table position (9th) ever. Goarrnnnn STOKE! 🙂
Sparky for MOY! Can I get an “Amen!”, Fly? 😉
Thank you sir! Been a great season!
Whoops replied to the wrong comment.
To your question Guy, i refer you to a famous DiCaprio line from the Wolf of Wall Street.
That Nike commerical NBC just played was awesome.
Chris
Thanks for all your hard work to make WST the go to site for Football. I hope it was a great year for your site. I know no rest for the wicked CL WC and summer friendly’s at some point recharge your batteries and keep up the great work.
What he said.
Hear, hear
Thanks jtm371. The Premier League season may have ended, but we’re going to be diving into the World Cup in the next 24-48 hours with plenty of more great content.
Where are the Chelsea trolls today? I guess their season two weeks ago.
Well what a season. What a finish. Been some great banter on here. Look forward to Arsenal choking again next week, and the UCL final the following week.
Then the World Cup.
No body congratulated by m.city here, because all the neutral’s would loved liverbool to win. I hope the final day of next season w’ll be much better&exciting this final day was so dud. The relegation places was already over the 4th spot also and the tittle was already in the hands of city.
Nobody congratulated Man City? Maybe you shouldve read a good portion of the 100 comments above. Not to mention the other recent threads on here.
And no; a large part of neutrals were sick of hearing about Liverpool and didnt want them to win.
Amen brother.
spot on Fly this neutral did not want pool to break their duck in winning the title.
Oh David Moyes ive missed you 🙂