This weekend’s Premier League matches fall around the turn of the year. In 2022, Manchester City won another Premier League title, Americans started buying Premier League clubs for fun, and some great players came along. Namely, Erling Haaland transformed the Premier League into his own personal playground.
What can 2023 bring? Well, if the early part of the 2022/23 campaign is any indicator, Arsenal are rising back to the top. The Gunners top the table at the turn of the year, with something of a cushion over Manchester City and Newcastle United. As stated, it looks like Erling Haaland will challenge the Premier League goalscoring records. The Norwegian has 18 league goals in just 13 games this season.
The props surrounding the New Year festivities bring a grand welcome to 2023. The latest game of 2022 features Arsenal at the top of the table in Brighton. The Gulls are having another decent season all things considered. In fact, although it is a bit early in the season, Brighton is not far from the European places in the table. Arsenal have bigger aspirations than that. Mikel Arteta sees this game as a way to show Arsenal’s intention in the league.
Then the first game of 2023 pits Aston Villa against Tottenham Hotspur. Villa have had an up and down season but sit comfortably in the middle of the table. Meanwhile, Tottenham occupies that fourth place in the table. However, their rivals, Manchester United and Liverpool, have one game less than Spurs.
NBC coverage
The NBC crew is back in the States after a trip to field desks in rain-soaked England. There is buffer coverage around every game, including midweek matches. However, some of that is in Peacock, as are several games.
There are three instances of GOAL RUSH in the next two rounds. The whip-style show features highlights and big moments from across the field during simultaneous matches. Goal Rush is at the following times in Peacock:
Saturday, December 31 — 10 am Tuesday, January 3 — 2:45 pm Wednesday, January 4 — 2:30 pm
Also, check out how to watch the Premier League in 4K. In this span of games, there are three games in higher resolution. Make sure you have the correct subscriptions and hardware to watch the Premier League in 4K, including Peacock.
EPL Commentators on NBC: New Year’s Weekend
Friday, December 30
2:45 p.m. – West Ham United vs. Brentford. USA Network, Universo, fubo TV, Sling Blue, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV. —Tony Jones and Matt Upson.
15:00 – Liverpool vs. Leicester City. Peacock Premium: Jim Proudfoot and Jim Beglin.
Saturday, December 31
7:30 a.m. – Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Manchester United. USA Network, Universo, fubo TV, Sling Blue, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV. —Stewart Gardner and Andy Townsend.
10 am: Newcastle vs. Leeds United. USA Network, Universo, fubo TV, Sling Blue, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV. —Ian Crocker and Courtney Sweetman-Kirk.
10:00 a.m.: Fulham vs. Southampton. Peacock Premium: Andy Bishop and Garry Birtles.
10:00 a.m.: Manchester City vs. Everton. Peacock Premium – IN 4K. — Pien Meulensteen and Leon Osman.
10:00 a.m.: Bournemouth vs. Crystal Palace. Peacock Premium: Gary Taphouse and David Phillips.
12:30 p.m. – Brighton and Hove Albion vs. Arsenal. NBC, Universo, Peacock Premium, fubo TV, Sling Blue, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV. —Peter Drury and Lee Dixon.
Sunday, January 1
9 a.m. Tottenham Hotspur vs. AstonVilla. Peacock Premium: Conor McNamara and Andy Townsend.
11:30 a.m. – Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea. Peacock Premium: Joe Speight and Stephen Warnock.
Monday, January 2
12:30 p.m. — Brentford vs. Liverpool. USA Network, Universo, fubo TV, Sling Blue, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV. — IN 4K. —Joe Speight and Jim Beglin.
Tuesday, January 3
2:45 p.m. — Arsenal vs. NewcastleUnited. USA Network, Universo, fubo TV, Sling Blue, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV. — IN 4K. —Jim Proudfoot and Jim Beglin.
2:45 p.m. — Everton vs. Brighton and Hove Albion. Peacock Premium: David Stowell and Leon Osman.
2:45 p.m. – Leicester City vs. Fulham. Peacock Premium: Phil Blacker and Dave Edwards.
3:00 p.m. – Manchester United vs. Bournemouth. Peacock Premium: Pien Meulensteen and Efan Ekoku.
Wednesday, January 4
2:30 p.m. – Southampton v Nottingham Forest. Peacock Premium: Gary Taphouse and Garry Birtles.
2:45 p.m. — Leeds United vs. West Ham United. Peacock Premium: Tony Jones and Paul Robinson.
3:00 p.m. – Crystal Palace vs. Tottenham. USA Network, fubo TV, Sling Blue, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV. —Tom Gayle and Matt Holland.
3:00 p.m. Aston Villa vs. Wolves. Peacock Premium: Jacqui Oatley and Lee Hendrie.
Thursday, January 5
3:00 p.m.: Chelsea vs. Manchester City. Peacock Premium: Peter Drury and Graeme Le Saux.
