- Liverpool won its long-awaited Premier League title. It received the second of seven guards of honor on Thursday, in a 2-0 win at Anfield over relegation-threatened Aston Villa.
- There’s still a race for all of the European places, with Champions League-minded Wolves falling 2-0 to Arsenal and Manchester United coming back to win 5-2 over Bournemouth this past weekend.
- Arsenal and Leicester will meet on Tuesday in a key match toward settling those places; an Arsenal win would pull the team level with Wolves on points and closer to the Champions League spots.
- All of these matches will stream on NBCSN.
Premier League
Best Premier League matches this week
| Arsenal vs. Leicester City |
Tuesday, July 7, 3:15pm ET NBCSN and NBC Sports Gold |
| Sheffield United vs. Wolves |
Wednesday, July 8, 1pm ET NBCSN and NBC Sports Gold |
| Aston Villa vs. Manchester United |
Thursday, July 9, 3:15pm ET NBCSN and NBC Sports Gold |
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Arsenal vs. Leicester City live stream
Arsenal vs. Leicester City: Preview
Arsenal moved up the table this weekend with a crucial win over fellow UCL contender Wolves. Making the top five and the UCL may still be a long shot, as Arsenal is still six points back of Man United with five games remaining, but if Mikel Arteta and company are to close the gap, it needs three points over Leicester this week.
Leicester City started off this season red-hot, but has been drawn back into the Champions League race and is now only three points clear of United in fifth. Jamie Vardy is the league’s leading goalscorer with five games to go, and a goal from him on Tuesday can help solidify an appearance next season in the UCL for just the second time in club history.
Starting Lineups
Here is how Arsenal lined up against Wolves on Saturday:
- Martínez; Mustafi, Luiz, Kolasinac; Soares, Ceballos, Xhaka, Tierney; Nketiah, Aubameyang, Saka
Here is how Leicester lined up last weekend against Crystal Palace in the Premier League:
- Schmeichel; Justin, Söyüncü, Evans; Chilwell, Tielemans, Albrighton, Ndidi; Vardy, Pérez, Iheanacho
Odds
Here are the odds for Arsenal vs. Leicester City, according to Bovada:
- Arsenal: +130 (bet $100 to win $130)
- Leicester City: +215 (bet $100 to win $215)
- Draw: +250 (bet $100 to win $250)
Premier League Table
(updated following July 6 matches)
| Position | Team | Points | GD |
| 1 | Liverpool | 89 | +47 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 66 | +47 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 58 | +32 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 57 | +16 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 55 | +23 |
| 6 | Wolves | 52 | +9 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 49 | +8 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 48 | +8 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 48 | +1 |
| 10 | Burnley | 46 | -9 |
| 11 | Everton | 44 | -8 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 43 | -10 |
| 13 | Southampton | 43 | -13 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 42 | -12 |
| 15 | Brighton | 36 | -9 |
| 16 | West Ham | 31 | -18 |
| 17 | Watford | 28 | -23 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 27 | -26 |
| 19 | Bournemouth | 27 | -27 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 21 | -36 |
Premier League live stream: How to watch Premier League matches online
The bulk of Premier League matches air on NBCSN, with NBC and NBC Sports Gold carrying the remainder.
Hulu Live TV is one of the most popular ways to stream live TV, as you have access to a massive library of on-demand content including classic and current TV shows, movies, and Hulu’s original programming. Channels like FS1, FS2, and NBCSN deliver some of the best soccer from Europe and North America direct to you.
FuboTV was created with soccer fans in mind; there’s even original content catering to that dedicated group. Whether you’re an MLS or Bundesliga fan checking out the action on FS1 and FS2, a Liga MX or El Tri fan tuning into TUDN, a La Liga fan tuning into BeIN Sports, or a Premier League fan rising early with NBCSN, Fubo delivers the beautiful game.
If you’re looking primarily for Spanish-language coverage from TUDN, TyC, and GolTV, as well as both the English and Spanish-language versions of BeIN Sports, you might consider Fubo Español. It provides access to La Liga, Concacaf Champions League, Copa Libertadores, and more.
Sling TV is a great destination for soccer fans. It has two cable packages, Sling Orange and Sling Blue, which each cost $30 per month. Getting Sling Orange + Blue saves money and it provides the most access to sports. Sling Blue provides FS1 for MLS and Bundesliga matches, NBCSN for Premier League matches, and NFL Network for fans of the other kind of football. Sling Orange has ESPN and ESPN2 for MLS, USMNT, and USWNT fans, as well as those who want to catch international matchups. The World Sports package includes BeIN Sports and La Liga action for $10 a month. Completists will want FS2 through the Sling Blue Sports Extra package for just $10 a month. Here’s the complete guide to Sling TV channels.
Sling’s now offering a 14-day free trial though July 6.
AT&T TV Now starts with access to 45+ channels, including local channels and even free HBO in the Plus and Max channel suites. With multiple packages to choose from, you can find a solution for all your soccer channels. Whether it’s ESPN, ESPN2, FS1, FS2, NBCSN, or TUDN, AT&T TV Now can get you there.
YouTube TV is a great option for soccer fans, with NBCSN, four ESPN channels, the Fox sports suite of channels (including Fox Soccer Plus as as add-on), and even specific channels for MLS teams LAFC and Orlando City SC if you’re in those markets. There’s also NBA TV and a number of college sports networks to whet your sports appetite if soccer’s not on. One subscription can add up to six accounts, and each account comes with unlimited cloud DVR.
NBC Sports Gold caters to a range of sports fans, providing essential coverage for completists. If you’re a Premier League fan, for example, NBC Sports Gold is the only way to get all the matches in a season—each team has a number of matches ca rried exclusively by the service. It’s also a must for golf fans. Its PGA Tour Live carries exclusive live coverage of featured groups and round recaps for each featured player. If your tastes run to rugby, figure skating, speed skating, skiing, motocross, supercross, lacrosse, cycling, or Indy Car racing, NBC Sports Gold has a specialized, comprehensive package built for you.
Premier League 101: Info for new fans
The Premier League features 20 teams from London, Manchester, Liverpool, and smaller outposts stretching from Britain’s southern coast to its very northern reaches. But it’s also a global phenomenon, arguably the world’s best pro league, with a collection of the best players on the planet.
What is the Premier League?
Created in 1992, the Premier League is a remaking of England’s First Division, featuring 20 teams in an annual 38-match competition that runs from August to May. (Each team plays a home match and an away match against every other team throughout the season.) The Premier League is at the top of a pyramid of leagues under the Football Association’s governance, and it employs a system of promotion and relegation. That means each year the bottom three teams are relegated (or dropped) to the second level, confusingly called the Championship, while the top two Championship teams automatically move up to the Premier League, and the Championship’s third through sixth teams go through a playoff to win the last spot. Promoted teams get to stay in the Premier League as long as they can finish 17th or better from year to year.
The winner is determined by who gets the most points over the course of the season—three points for a win, and one for a draw. Ties in the standings are broken by goal differential: a simple equation of goals scored minus goals allowed.
Matches typically take place on Saturdays in the afternoon and evening primarily, though there are a few Sunday tilts, a Monday evening contest, and an occasional match on Friday nights. Most matches air in the U.S. on NBCSN, with NBC taking select matches. On the season’s final day, when all 20 teams play simultaneously, NBC lets soccer invade all its channels. (For American viewers, the time difference means most of the action takes place in the early morning to mid-afternoon. West Coast viewers get the occasional indignities of start times of 4:30am!)
Which Premier League teams should I know?
The Premier League currently has a “Big Six” that perennially finishes at the top of the table—in part because they have the financial resources to sign top players and top coaches. London has three of the top six: Arsenal, Chelsea, and Spurs. Manchester has two in Manchester City and Manchester United. Liverpool is the other consistent top finisher. Much of the narratives throughout the season swirl around those teams.
There are other notable, intriguing teams to know, however. Wolves (based in Wolverhampton) finished in seventh in its first year back in the Prem (in 2019-20) with a lineup heavily leaning on Portuguese players and a Portuguese coach. Everton, Liverpool’s cross-town rival, has been a destination for top American players in years prior and still has an American following as a result. West Ham, representing East London, has a tough-guy reputation yet a post-goal ritual involving a song called “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles” and a bubble machine. Teams like Burnley and Newcastle date back to the 19th century.
The new teams this year who won promotion include Norwich City (nicknamed the Canaries, with an audacious yellow and green color scheme that makes them the Oregon Ducks of the Premier League), Sheffield United (nicknamed the Blades), and Aston Villa (which share a claret and cobalt color scheme with West Ham and Burnley). Both Norwich and Villa return to the Premier League after three years away; the Blades return after a 12-year absence.
Premier League top scorers
The top scorers for the 2019-20 season (as of July 6) are:
- Jamie Vardy, Leicester City (21 goals)
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Arsenal (19 goals)
- Danny Ings, Southampton (18 goals)
- Mohamed Salah, Liverpool (17 goals)
- Sadio Mané, Liverpool (16 goals)
- Sergio Agüero, Manchester City (16 goals)
Premier League champions
- 2019-20: Liverpool
- 2018-19: Manchester City
- 2017-18: Manchester City
- 2016-17: Chelsea
- 2015-16: Leicester City
- 2014-15: Chelsea
- 2013-14: Manchester City
- 2012-13: Manchester United
- 2011-12: Manchester City
- 2010-11: Manchester United
- 2009-10: Chelsea
- 2008-09: Manchester United
Here’s a complete list of the winners and runner-ups, dating back to the Premier League season in 1992-93.
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