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Premier League schedule: First six for the ‘big six’ - ProSoccerTalk

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The new NBC Sports Premier League schedule for the 2020-21 season has been released with dates for the new campaign confirmed and details on how to watch Premier League in the USA on TV and via Peacock online as the Premier League fixtures are here.

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Premier League games will be aired across NBC and NBCSN this season, with games also streamed live online via Peacock which replaces NBC Sports Gold. The Premier League schedule is now confirmed with the opening day, festive fixtures and final day all set and below you will find all of the details on how to watch Premier League in the USA.

Premier League schedule release day is always a fun time for fans across the world and now you need to find out exactly how to watch Premier League in the USA and what you can look forward to.

Below we take a look at the opening six fixtures for the ‘big six’ in the Premier League, as both Manchester United and Manchester United won’t start their seasons until Sept. 19 due to being allowed 30 days off over the summer as they only just finished their European campaigns in the Champions League and Europa League respectively.

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To sum up their first few fixtures for the big boys: Reigning champions Liverpool have been handed a pretty tough start with Leeds on the opening day, then Chelsea, Arsenal and a Merseyside derby with Everton. So too have Man City with Arsenal, Wolves, Leeds and Leicester, while Man United have a slightly easier to schedule to start with which they will have to take advantage off. If Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side don’t win the majority of their first six, they will be under pressure.

Chelsea have two big games against Liverpool and Manchester United but will be favored in their other four, while Tottenham look to have the easiest first six games from the big six as Jose Mourinho will be hoping his players stay fit and they can build from a positive finish to the 2019-20 season. As for Arsenal, well, Mikel Arteta’s side will soon play Liverpool in the FA Community Shield at Wembley and they will play the Reds, Manchester City and Leicester City among their first six games. Ouch.

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Below is the Premier League schedule for the ‘big six’ for the first six games of the season, as our partners in the UK at Sky Sports walk you through what each team faces.

Who do you think will get off to a flying start?

Liverpool – Full schedule

Manchester City – Full schedule

v. Aston Villa (postponed to later date to to European action
Sep. 19: at Wolves
Sep. 26: v. Leicester City
Oct. 3: at Leeds United
Oct. 17: v. Arsenal
Oct. 24: at West Ham United

Manchester United – Full schedule

Chelsea – Full schedule

Tottenham Hotspur – Full schedule

Arsenal – Full schedule

Bayern Munich – PSG looks set to be a thrilling UEFA Champions League final matchup on Sunday (start time, 3pm ET), featuring the “been there, done that” five-time European champions from Germany and the big-spending have-nots with all the French glory they could ever want but nothing from Europe’s biggest stage.

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Bayern were most recently crowned champions of Europe in 2013, when they topped fellow Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium. Perhaps no side has been as dominant, or made it look so easy, as Bayern have done since the knockout rounds resumed two weeks ago. Whether they were embarrassing Barcelona 8-2 in the quarterfinals, or hammering Chelsea and Lyon, no side has finished a game or a two-leg tie fewer than three goals down.

Not only have PSG never won the Champions League or the old European Cup, but they had never even been to the semifinal final round of Europe’s preeminent competition prior to knocking off RB Leipzig on Tuesday. Sunday’s showdown in Lisbon is set to be the culmination, in victory or defeat, of eight years of obscene investment by owners Qatar Sports Investment for the express purpose of winning the Champions League.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of Bayern Munich – PSG, including how to watch on TV in the USA and how to follow all of the action live.

How to watch, stream Champions League: Leipzig – PSG

Date: Sudnay, August 23, 3pm ET kick off
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
How to watch: CBS Sports
Live updates: UCL here at NBCSports.com

What they’re saying: Bayern Munich – PSG

Bayern manager Hansi Flick on needing to improve defensively: “Lyon fought hard and made things hard for us, we know PSG have quick players and we will have to organize our defense differently. Paris are a great team, they fought their way into the semi-final and then reached the final. We know they have quick players, but we know our biggest strength is putting our opponents under pressure.”

PSG winger Angel di Maria on the historic occasion: “We’re very happy. It’s a first for the club. We worked hard and played a great game. We want to make history for the club. We succeeded tonight and we’re in the final, that’s very important. We have to continue like tonight to make our dream come true.”

Odds and ends – Full Champions League odds

Unsurprisingly, Bayern are favorites for the final (+105), but it’s hardly expected to be a landslide with PSG checking in at +230. The draw (+285) is the greatest outlier amongst the odds, with the expectation that someone will be crowned champions of Europe after 90 minutes.

Prediction

If ever we are to be treated to an exciting final with the potential for goals galore, Bayern Munich – PSG must be the one. Bayern have scored 15 goals in three games since the UCL resumed play, and PSG are as attack-happy as any side in the world. As the kids are saying these days, the sides have no chill. This feels like Bayern 3-2 PSG. 

Massive, massive advantage to Bayern.

In the latest transfer news Gareth Bale has been linked to Tottenham, while Gabriel to Arsenal is trundling along.

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Starting in the Spurs half of north London, Gareth Bale to Tottenham is gathering some steam as the Welsh wizard could return to his former club.

A report from Spanish outlet Cuatro says that Jose Mourinho wants Bale to return to Spurs this summer and would be very open to adding the Real Madrid and Wales star to his attack.

Bale, 31, is surplus to requirements at Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane has made that very clear on numerous occasions. He barely played after the La Liga restart and his future at Real has been non-existent since last summer when it seemed like he would head to the Chinese Super League but Real intervened to block the deal late on.

We all know the quality Bale has and he has shown it in stages after leaving Spurs for Real Madrid in 2013. However, after winning four UEFA Champions League trophies and being pivotal in finals and throughout those campaigns, he is still booed and jeered by the Real Madrid fans. He is ridiculed for spending too much time on the golf course and Real’s fans believe he is not committed to the cause.

Bale has suffered plenty of injuries in recent seasons and has been unlucky in that regard, but most teams in Europe would want him in their side. Can we see him returning to Tottenham? A possible loan with an option to buy deal may suit everyone here and we all know Daniel Levy is the master of a good deal. With Bale on one wing and Heung-min Son feeding Harry Kane on the other (plus Erik Lamela and Steven Bergwijn around) this would work, as long as the Welshman stays fit.

Mourinho loves to rely on experienced stars to win trophies for him and Bale now fits that bill. What is the point of him staying at Real Madrid if he clearly isn’t going to play for Zidane in 2020-21? Bale to Tottenham makes sense on a lot of levels but he’s stayed at Real Madrid this long, so maybe he will see out his contract which runs out in the summer of 2022?

Gabriel to Arsenal
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Focusing on the red half of north London, it is believed Gabriel to Arsenal is close to happening as the Lille and Brazil defender is leaning towards a move to the Gunners.

Gabriel, 22, had several options this summer as Everton and Napoli have both been linked with a move for the $30 million rated center back.

Lille president Gerard Lopez told talkSPORT in England that Gabriel’s next club will be announced today or tomorrow.

“I think it’s fair to say that Arsenal are a high interest to him, Napoli is a high interest to him,” Lopez said. “We’ve given him plenty of time to make up his mind. We’ve always said, ‘Look, if we have an agreement with two clubs or three clubs and the agreements are the same then we are not going to create a bidding competition’, and that choice, I don’t think I’m giving up too much if I tell you that that choice is probably today or tomorrow. I’m unable to tell you what that choice is. We’ve given him some recommendations but we don’t like to talk about it in public because we don’t want people to feel bad. We’ve talked about where he should go, but at the end of the day he and his environment make a choice and we support that.”

Multiple reports state that Gabriel has agreed a five-year deal at Arsenal and has already undergone a medical. The composed center back has been key in Lille’s rise in recent seasons and Mikel Arteta wants a more solid defensive unit to improve Arsenal’s chances of a top four finish.

David Luiz, Shkodran Mustafi, Pablo Mari, Rob Holding, Calum Chambers, Sokratis and William Saliba are Arsenal’s current center back options, so you’d expect a few of those players to be moved on this summer if Gabriel does arrived.

Antonee Robinson to Fulham has happened, as the youngster has his chance in the Premier League and the USMNT left back will battle to become a regular in the top-flight.

Fulhamerica is returning as Robinson signed a four-year deal at Craven Cottage.

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Several Premier League teams were chasing Robinson, 23, who was in sensational form for Wigan Athletic in the second tier last season.

But due to Wigan going into administration, their 12-point penalty saw them relegated to the third-tier on the final day of the 2019-20 Championship season. The Everton academy product, who joined Wigan permanently in the summer of 2019 after a successful loan spell, almost joined AC Milan in January but a medical uncovered a heart issue which required surgery and the deal fell through.

Robinson has recovered superbly from that setback and several Premier League clubs including West Brom, Newcastle, West Ham and Sheffield United were battling to sign him for $2.6 million.

Fulham won the race to sign Robinson and he is delighted to be making the step up.

“I am made up to be a Fulham player. I was really excited to get down here and get everything signed. When the lads get back in here, I can’t wait to get going,” Robinson said. “I heard a few days ago that Scott Parker was interested in me and wanted to speak to me personally. We had a zoom call and he was really keen to get the deal done and for me to be a Fulham player. Fulham play a really nice style of football and I can see myself fitting in perfectly. As soon as I heard of the ambitions of the club it was an easy decision for me.”

Fulham director of operations Tony Khan added that Robinson “works hard and is known for being an excellent teammate with a great attitude, and he’s been a valued contributor everywhere he’s played in recent years, in the Championship and with the U.S. men’s national team as well.”

The son of Fulham’s American owner Shahid Khan described Robinson as a “great young addition to our squad for our return to the Premier League.”

Antonee Robinson to Fulham makes sense on so many levels and for the USMNT, left back has been a problem position for some time so head coach Gregg Berhalter will be delighted and hopeful that Robinson can nail down a regular spot in the Cottagers starting lineup.

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Robinson will battle with playoff final hero Joe Bryan for playing time out on the left and he will get plenty of minutes for the Cottagers this season, as his attack-minded style of play suits this Fulham side well as they switch between full backs and wing backs and like to get the ball wide early and often.

There’s no doubt Scott Parker has made them slightly more robust as they sealed promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt. But they still have a free-flowing style of play and you can already imagine Robinson whipping in crosses from the left for Aleksandar Mitrovic to head home. He would have been a good fit at Sheffield United too, but Fulham are also an attacking team and this works well.

This is a very good move for Robinson’s career and USMNT fans everywhere will be happy that alongside Tim Ream, Fulhamerica is once again becoming a thing.

The Arsenal new away kit is absolutely ‘chef’s kiss’ material.

I mean, this is out there, but it’s a thing of beauty.

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The Arsenal away kit for 2020-21 pays homage to the marble halls inside their former home at Highbury. The fact Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang featured in many of the photos to release the new kit will have many Arsenal fans hopeful that he does sign the new deal.

Here’s the explainer from the Arsenal website, as a special film (which you can watch below) was produced for its release. That is also out there, but also very cool.

“The shirt unites generations with a design that represents the famous marble halls of Highbury’s iconic East Stand. Built in 1936, the facade of the East Stand remains in place after our 2006 move to Emirates Stadium, providing a permanent reminder of The Arsenal’s storied past.”

“The film also celebrates the famous marble halls of Highbury, reflecting on our glorious history while looking forward to a promising future. The film begins in the iconic east stand entrance before moving into an alternative marble world. The one-shot sequence tells the story behind the shirt in a visionary way that unites past icons with the present day heroes taking the club forward.”

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We’ve ranked the new Premier League kits for 2020-21 and after their smooth home shirt, this stylish away jersey bumps Arsenal up a few spots. It has to. Not everyone will like it, of course, and you could suggest that Arsenal may not wear it that much as it clashes with the red and white of their home kit, but this is something complete different to anything else we’ve seen when it comes to new Premier League kits.

Check out photos below of the Arsenal new away kit for 2020-21.

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