England’s Barclays Premier League 2011-12 Season on ESPN



ESPN kicks off its season-long coverage of England’s Barclays Premier League in the U.S. this weekend. Fulham faces Aston Villa at Craven Cottage in Saturday’s opening match at 9:30 a.m. ET on ESPN2, ESPN3.com and ESPN Deportes. ESPN’s lead soccer voice Ian Darke will call the action with analyst Steve McManaman and on-site reporter Darrell Currie.

Manchester City hosts Swansea City two days later on Monday (Aug. 15) at 2:55 p.m. on ESPN2, ESPN3.com and ESPN Deportes.

During the 2011-12 Barclays Premier League season, ESPN will televise up to 74 matches on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3.com, and ESPN Mobile TV. All matches will be televised live and in high definition. Most of the telecast windows are on Saturday mornings at 7:30 a.m. and will include pre and post-match coverage from the stadiums. ESPN3.com and ESPN Deportes will also offer a handful of exclusive telecasts, including Everton vs. reigning league champion Manchester United on Saturday, Oct. 29 (6:55 a.m.), and on certain Monday afternoons. Matches will also be available via www.espnnetworks.com and the Watch ESPN App.

This is the third consecutive season ESPN is carrying BPL matches in the U.S. as part of a sub-license agreement with Fox Sports International. ESPN2 was also the English-language television home for the league’s Monday night matches in 1996–97 and 1997-98.

2011-12 Barclay’s Premier League schedule on ESPN (through November 19):

DateTime (ET)Fixture (home vs. away)Networks
Sat., Aug. 139:30 a.m.Fulham vs. Aston VillaESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes
Mon., Aug. 152:55 p.m.Manchester City vs. Swansea CityESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes
Sat., Aug. 206:55 a.m.Sunderland vs. NewcastleESPN3.com
7:30 a.m.Arsenal vs. LiverpoolESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes
Mon., Aug. 222:55 p.m.Manchester United vs. Tottenham HotspurESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes
Sat., Aug. 277 a.m.Aston Villa vs. WolverhamptonESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes
Sat., Sept. 109:55 a.m.Sunderland vs. ChelseaESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes
Mon., Sept. 122:55 p.m.Queens Park Rangers vs. NewcastleESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes
Sat., Sept. 177:30 a.m.Blackburn Rovers vs. ArsenalESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes
Sat., Sept. 247:30 a.m.Manchester City vs. EvertonESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes
Mon., Sept. 262:55 p.m.Norwich City vs. SunderlandESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes
Sat., Oct. 17:30 a.m.Everton vs. LiverpoolESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes
Sat., Oct. 157:30 a.m.Liverpool vs. Manchester UnitedESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes
Sat., Oct. 227:30 a.m.Wolverhampton vs. Swansea CityESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes
Sat., Oct. 296:55 a.m.Everton vs. Manchester UnitedESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes
7:30 a.m.Chelsea vs. ArsenalESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes
Mon., Oct. 313:55 p.m.Stoke City vs. NewcastleESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes
Sat., Nov. 58:30 a.m.Newcastle vs. EvertonESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes
Sat., Nov. 197:30 a.m.Norwich City vs. ArsenalESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes

ESPN and Soccer in the United States:

ESPN is committed to offering the most comprehensive coverage of the world’s premier soccer events in the United States. ESPN is the English-language television home – and other languages, except Spanish – in the U.S. for the Men’s and Women’s FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Confederations Cup and other FIFA events through 2014. ESPN’s multimedia platforms also provide extensive coverage of a myriad of top-tier international leagues – Barclays Premier League in England, Spain’s La Liga, the Dutch Eredivise, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A, Portuguese Liga Sagres, Mexico’s Primera División, and Major League Soccer in the U.S., as well as telecasts of the United States National Team matches, International friendlies, and more.




















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