Christian Pulisic and Chelsea will take on Liverpool on Sunday. (Keith Furman/FrontRowSoccer Photo)

STAMFORD, Conn. – Christian Pulisic and second-place Chelsea host Mohamed Salah and third-place Liverpool Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ET on USA Network and Telemundo, highlighting New Year’s weekend action as “Festive Fixtures” concludes this weekend across NBC Sports.

Chelsea drew with Brighton & Hove Albion, 1-1, Wednesday as Romelu Lukaku scored for the second consecutive match. Liverpool lost to Leicester City, 1-0, on Tuesday. Salah leads the English Premier League with 15 goals. Arlo White and Lee Dixon will call the action live from Stamford Bridge.

New Year’s Day coverage on Saturday is highlighted by a tripleheader on the USA Network, which will become the cable home of the Premier League, beginning with Premier League Mornings at 7 a.m. ET. At 7:30 a.m. ET, the fist football of the New Year kicks off with first-place Manchester City visiting fourth-place Arsenal on USA Network and Universo.

At 10 a.m. ET on Saturday, NBC Sports presents two matches: Watford v. Tottenham (USA Network, Universo) and Leicester City v. Norwich City (Peacock). Then at 12:30 p.m. ET, West Ham visit Crystal Palace on USA Network and Universo, followed by Goal Zone at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.

On Sunday, Jan. 2, Premier League Mornings begins at 8 a.m. ET on USA Network, followed by four matches at 9 a.m. ET: Everton-Brighton & Hove Albion (USA Network, Telemundo), Brentford-Aston Villa (Peacock), Leeds United-Burnley (Peacock), and Southampton-Newcastle (Peacock).

This weekend’s match coverage concludes on Monday, Jan. 3, as Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United host Wolverhampton Wanderers at 12:30 p.m. ET on USA Network and Universo. Following the match on USA Network is Goal Zone at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Rebecca Lowe hosts this weekend’s Premier League Mornings, Premier League Live and Goal Zone shows alongside former USMNT and Premier League player Tim Howard and former Premier League player Robbie Mustoe. On Monday, Paul Burmeister hosts alongside Mustoe and former Premier League player Danny Higginbotham.

This season, Peacock will stream all games airing on the NBC broadcast network live. In addition, Peacock will feature studio shows, full match replays and the Premier League TV channel. All matchdays and windows exclusively on Peacock will feature NBC Sports’ Premier League studio coverage.

 

 

Following is NBC Sports’ schedule for the Premier League this week (all times ET, subject to change):

Date Time (ET) Match Platform
Thurs., Dec. 30 2:30 p.m. Premier League Live NBCSN
Thurs., Dec. 30 2:30 p.m. Everton v. Newcastle Postponed
Thurs., Dec. 30 3:15 p.m. Manchester United v. Burnley NBCSN, Universo
Thurs., Dec. 30 5:15 p.m. Goal Zone NBCSN
Sat., Jan. 1 7 a.m. Premier League Mornings USA Network
Sat., Jan. 1 7:30 a.m. Arsenal v. Manchester City USA Network, Universo
Sat., Jan. 1 9:30 a.m. Premier League Live USA Network
Sat., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Watford v. Tottenham USA Network, Universo
Sat., Jan. 1 10 a.m. Leicester City v. Norwich City Peacock
Sat., Jan. 1 Noon Premier League Live USA Network
Sat., Jan. 1 12:30 p.m. Crystal Palace v. West Ham USA Network, Universo
Sat., Jan. 1 2:30 p.m. Goal Zone USA Network
Sun., Jan. 2 8 a.m. Premier League Mornings USA Network
Sun., Jan. 2 9 a.m. Everton v. Brighton & Hove Albion USA Network, Telemundo
Sun., Jan. 2 9 a.m. Brentford v. Aston Villa Peacock
Sun., Jan. 2 9 a.m. Leeds United v. Burnley Peacock
Sun., Jan. 2 9 a.m. Southampton v. Newcastle Peacock
Sun., Jan. 2 11 a.m. Premier League Live USA Network
Sun., Jan. 2 11:30 a.m. Chelsea v. Liverpool USA Network, Telemundo
Sun., Jan. 2 1:30 p.m. Goal Zone USA Network
Mon., Jan. 3 11:30 a.m. Premier League Live USA Network
Mon., Jan. 3 12:30 p.m. Manchester United v. Wolverhampton Wanderers USA Network, Universo
Mon., Jan. 3 2:30 p.m. Goal Zone USA Network

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.