EPL Commentators on NBC: Dec. 26, 2019

NBC Sports presents the Premier League’s traditional Boxing Day slate, this Thursday, Dec. 26, highlighted by a blockbuster matchup between the league’s top two teams as second-place Leicester City host first-place Liverpool at 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo.

Leicester City, led by the Premier League’s leading scorer Jamie Vardy (17 goals this season), look to bounce back after a 3-1 loss at Manchester City on Saturday. Liverpool, who beat Brazilian champions Flamengo 1-0 in the Club World Cup Final on Saturday, return to Premier League action for the first time since their Dec. 14 victory over Watford. The Reds are unbeaten in league play this season and sit 10 points clear of Leicester City at the top of the table. Arlo White and Graeme Le Saux call the match from King Power Stadium.

NBC Sports’ Boxing Day quadruple-header coverage kicks off this Thursday with Premier League Mornings at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN, followed by Harry Kane and Tottenham v. Brighton Hove & Albion at 7:30 a.m. ET. Next, at 10 a.m. ET on NBCSN, fourth-place Chelsea host Southampton, as the Blues look to build upon Sunday’s 2-0 win at Tottenham. Then at 12:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, Manchester United host Newcastle.

NBC Sports Gold presents exclusive live coverage of five matches at 10 a.m. ET on Boxing Day – Aston Villa v. Norwich City; Bournemouth v. Arsenal; Crystal Palace v. West Ham; Everton v. Burnley; and Sheffield United v. Watford.

The weekday matches conclude on Friday, Dec. 27 as Manchester City visit Wolverhampton Wanderers at 2:45 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo. Coverage begins on NBCSN at 2 p.m. ET with Premier League Live.

NBC Sports’ “Festive Fixtures” coverage continues on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN with Premier League Mornings, followed by a slate of morning matches. Then, it’s an NBC doubleheader beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET as Tottenham visit Norwich City in a match that will be called by Clive Tyldesley and Danny Higginbotham. At 2:45 p.m. ET on NBC and Universo, Manchester United visit Burnley. Arlo White and Lee Dixon will call the second match on NBC.

Sunday’s coverage begins with a two-hour Premier League Mornings at 7 a.m. ET on NBCSN, followed by Arsenal v. Chelsea at 9 a.m. ET on NBCSN and Universo. Arsenal-Chelsea on NBCSN will be called by Tyldesley and England women’s national team head coach Phil Neville. Then at 11:30 a.m. ET on NBCSN (and Telemundo), White and Dixon will be at Anfield as first-place Liverpool host Wolverhampton Wanderers.

NBC Sports’ “Festive Fixtures” coverage concludes with a 10-match midweek slate on Jan. 1-2.

Rebecca Lowe and Ahmed Fareed host Goal Zone, Premier League Mornings, and Premier League Live throughout the week and weekend, joined by former Jamaica National Team player Robbie Earle, former USMNT player Kyle Martino, and former Premier League footballer Robbie Mustoe.

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

Thursday, December 26

Spurs vs. Brighton, 7:30am, NBCSN, fuboTV, Hulu Live, Sling Blue and AT&T TV Now — Martin Tyler and Clive Allen

Chelsea vs. Southampton, 10am, NBCSN, fuboTV, Hulu Live, Sling Blue and AT&T TV Now — Tony Jones and Tony Gale

Bournemouth vs. Arsenal, 10am, NBC Sports Gold — David Stowell and Efan Ekoku

Aston Villa vs. Norwich, 10am, NBC Sports Gold — Rob Hawthorne and Rob Green

Crystal Palace vs. West Ham, 10am, NBC Sports Gold — Gary Taphouse and Danny Gabbidon

Everton vs. Burnley, 10am, NBC Sports Gold — Rob Palmer and Stephen Warnock

Sheffield United vs. Watford, 10am, NBC Sports Gold — Kevin Keatings and Michael Gray

Man United vs. Newcastle, 12:30pm, NBCSN, fuboTV, Hulu Live, Sling Blue and AT&T TV Now — Jonathan Beck and Leon Osman

Leicester vs. Liverpool, 3pm, NBCSN, Universo, fuboTV, Hulu Live, Sling Blue and AT&T TV Now — Arlo White and Graeme Le Saux

Friday, December 27