BBC’S GARY LINEKER AND EVERTON & USMNT GOALKEEPER TIM HOWARD TO HOST NBCSN’S FIRST ON-SITE PREMIER LEAGUE STUDIO SHOW ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 23

Special 1-hour Premier League Live Features Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle & Kyle Martino from NBC Sports Group’s International Broadcast Center in Stamford & Lineker and Howard from Emirates Stadium in London

NBC Debut of Match of the Day on Saturday, December 21

Stamford, Conn. – December 18, 2013 – On Day 3 of “The 12 Days of Premier League,” legendary U.K. footballer and BBC Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker will host NBCSN’s first live on-site Premier League studio coverage alongside Everton and U.S. Men’s National Team goalkeeper Tim Howard, Monday, December 23 at 2 p.m. ET. Howard joins the telecast a day after playing Swansea City (Sun., Dec. 22 at 11 a.m. ET on NBCSN).

The special one-hour Premier League Live leading up to Arsenal v. Chelsea features Rebecca Lowe alongside former Jamaican National Team player Robbie Earle and former U.S. National Team midfielder Kyle Martino from the NBC Sports Group International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Conn. Lineker and Howard will anchor on-location coverage from Emirates Stadium in London where league-leaders Arsenal host third-place Chelsea.

On Saturday, December 21, Match of the Day makes its NBC debut at 1:30 p.m. ET as Lowe, Earle and Martino provide in-depth analysis, post-match interviews and reaction, plus extended highlights with the match commentators (bolded in table below).

Earlier this month, NBC Sports Group’s innovative Premier League coverage included:

– Live pre-match whip-around of team arrivals and interviews from nine concurrent Premier League matches (12/4).

– Successive live cut-ins to the finishes of four matches following the live telecast of Everton’s 1-0 win over Manchester United (12/4).

– 24 minutes of uninterrupted highlights, post-match interviews and analysis during a special hour-long edition of Premier League Goal Zone following live coverage (12/7).

– Live phone interview with Stoke City defender Geoff Cameron on Premier League Goal Zone following his club’s 3-2 upset victory over Chelsea (12/7).

THE 12 DAYS OF PREMIER LEAGUE

NBC Sports Group presents “The 12 Days of Premier League” with 40 matches in 12 days beginning this Saturday, December 21, through New Year’s Day, January 1. Boxing Day, December 26, is highlighted by 17 consecutive hours of Premier League programming on NBCSN – including more than 10 hours of live coverage – beginning at 7 a.m. ET. On New Year’s Day, Day 12 of “The 12 Days of Premier League,” NBCSN will present 10 consecutive hours of live Premier League programming beginning at 7 a.m. ET.

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All Premier League games will be streamed on NBC Sports Live Extra, NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices and tablets. Games airing on NBC Sports Network will be live streamed via “TV Everywhere,” the media industry’s effort to make quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

To date, AT&T U-verse®, Bright House Networks, Cablevision’s Optimum, Comcast’s Xfinity TV, Cox, DIRECTV, Mediacom, Suddenlink, and Time Warner Cable have opted to carry the additional Premier League matches via the Premier League Extra Time package, and AT&T U-verse, Cablevision’s Optimum, Charter, Comcast’s Xfinity TV, Cox, DIRECTV, DISH, Suddenlink and Verizon FiOS will make all Premier League games available through TV Everywhere. Additionally, over 100 NCTC partners have either signed-on to the Premier League Extra Time package or have opted-in via TV Everywhere, including Blue Ridge Communications, Buckeye CableSystem, CenturyLink Prism, and RCN. In some cases, the Premier League Extra Time package will be available in select markets.

Below is the NBCUniversal schedule for the 12 days of Premier League (all times ET, subject to change):

Date Time Home v. Away Network Fri., Dec. 20 1 a.m. Barclays Premier League World NBCSN Fri., Dec. 20 1:30 a.m. Barclays Premier League Match Pack NBCSN Fri., Dec. 20 7 a.m. Barclays Premier League News NBCSN Fri., Dec. 20 7:30 p.m. Barclays Premier League Preview NBCSN Sat., Dec. 21 7 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Sat., Dec. 21 7:45 a.m. Liverpool v. Cardiff City NBCSN, mun2 Sat., Dec. 21 9:45 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Sat., Dec. 21 10 a.m. Fulham v. Manchester City NBCSN, mun2 Sat., Dec. 21 10 a.m. Manchester United v. West Ham United Extra Time Sat., Dec. 21 10 a.m. Crystal Palace v. Newcastle United Extra Time Sat., Dec. 21 10 a.m. Stoke City v. Aston Villa Extra Time Sat., Dec. 21 10 a.m. West Bromwich Albion v. Hull City Extra Time Sat., Dec. 21 10 a.m. Sunderland v. Norwich City Extra Time Sat., Dec. 21 11 p.m. NBCSN’s Match of the Day NBCSN Sat., Dec. 21 1:30 p.m. Match of the Day NBC Sun., Dec. 22 8 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Sun., Dec. 22 8:30 a.m. Southampton v. Tottenham Hotspur NBCSN Sun., Dec. 22 10:30 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Sun., Dec. 22 11 a.m. Swansea City v. Everton NBCSN Sun., Dec. 22 1 p.m. Premier League Goal Zone NBCSN Sun., Dec. 22 11 p.m. NBCSN’s Match of the Day II NBCSN Mon., Dec. 23 2 p.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Mon., Dec. 23 3 p.m. Arsenal v. Chelsea NBCSN Mon., Dec. 23 5 p.m. Premier League Goal Zone NBCSN Mon., Dec. 23 10:30 p.m. Barclays Premier League Review NBCSN Mon., Dec. 23 11:30 p.m. Premier League Encore: Manchester Monday NBCSN Tues., Dec. 24 11 p.m. Premier League Encore NBCSN Wed., Dec. 25 6 p.m. Premier League World NBCSN Thurs., Dec. 26 7 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Thurs., Dec. 26 7:45 a.m. Hull City v. Manchester United NBCSN Thurs., Dec. 26 9:45 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Thurs., Dec. 26 10 a.m. Swansea City v. Chelsea NBCSN Thurs., Dec. 26 10 a.m. West Ham United v. Arsenal Extra Time Thurs., Dec. 26 10 a.m. Everton v. Sunderland Extra Time Thurs., Dec. 26 10 a.m. Tottenham Hotspur v. West Bromwich Albion Extra Time Thurs., Dec. 26 10 a.m. Newcastle United v. Stoke City Extra Time Thurs., Dec. 26 10 a.m. Cardiff City v. Southampton Extra Time Thurs., Dec. 26 10 a.m. Aston Villa v. Crystal Palace Extra Time Thurs., Dec. 26 10 a.m. Norwich City v. Fulham Extra Time Thurs., Dec. 26 Noon Premier League Live NBCSN Thurs., Dec. 26 12:30 p.m. Manchester City v. Liverpool NBCSN, mun2 Thurs., Dec. 26 2:30 p.m. Premier League Goal Zone NBCSN Thurs., Dec. 26 3:30 p.m. NBCSN’s Match of the Day I NBCSN Thurs., Dec. 26 5:30 p.m. Premier League Encore NBCSN Thurs., Dec. 26 7:30 p.m. Premier League Encore NBCSN Sat., Dec. 28 7 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Sat., Dec. 28 7:45 a.m. West Ham United v. West Bromwich Albion NBCSN Sat., Dec. 28 10 a.m. Aston Villa v. Swansea Extra Time Sat., Dec. 28 10 a.m. Hull City v. Fulham Extra Time Sat., Dec. 28 10 a.m. Manchester City v. Crystal Palace Extra Time Sat., Dec. 28 10 a.m. Norwich v. Manchester United Extra Time Sat., Dec. 28 Noon Premier League Live NBCSN Sat., Dec. 28 12:30 p.m. Cardiff City v. Sunderland NBC Sat., Dec. 28 11 p.m. NBCSN’s Match of the Day NBCSN Sun., Dec. 29 8 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Sun., Dec. 29 8:30 a.m. Newcastle United v. Arsenal NBCSN, mun2 Sun., Dec. 29 8:30 a.m. Everton v. Southampton Extra Time Sun., Dec. 29 10:30 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Sun., Dec. 29 11 a.m. Chelsea v. Liverpool NBCSN, Telemundo Sun., Dec. 29 11 a.m. Tottenham Hotspur v. Stoke City Extra Time Sun., Dec. 29 11 p.m. NBCSN’s Match of the Day II NBCSN Mon., Dec. 30 11 p.m. Barclays Premier League Review NBCSN Tues., Dec. 31 12 a.m. Premier League Encore: Manchester Monday NBCSN Tues., Dec. 31 11:30 p.m. Premier League Encore NBCSN Wed., Jan. 1 7 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Wed., Jan. 1 7:45 a.m. Swansea City v. Manchester City NBCSN Wed., Jan. 1 9:45 a.m. Premier League Live NBCSN Wed., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Southampton v. Chelsea NBCSN Wed., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Crystal Palace v. Norwich Extra Time Wed., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Fulham v. West Ham United Extra Time Wed., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Liverpool v. Hull City Extra Time Wed., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Stoke City v. Everton Extra Time Wed., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Sunderland v. Aston Villa Extra Time Wed., Jan. 1 10 a.m. West Bromwich Albion v. Newcastle United Extra Time Wed., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Arsenal v. Cardiff City Extra Time Wed., Jan. 1 Noon Premier League Live NBCSN Wed., Jan. 1 12:30 p.m. Manchester United v. Tottenham Hotspur NBCSN Wed., Jan. 1 2:30 p.m. Premier League Goal Zone NBCSN Wed., Jan. 1 3:30 p.m. NBCSN’s Match of the Day NBCSN

NBC Sports Group presents the most ambitious, extensive and comprehensive coverage of the Premier League available anywhere in the world with all 380 Premier League matches available live in the United States on the networks of NBCUniversal, on the Premier League Extra Time bonus TV package, and streamed live on NBC Sports Live Extra. In total, NBC Sports Group will present more than 1,600 hours of Premier League programming.

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