Fulham vs. Aston Villa at Craven Cottage Saturday at 9:30 a.m. ET on ESPN2, ESPN3.com and ESPN Deportes
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):
| Date | Time (ET) | Fixture (home vs. away) | Networks |
| Sat., Aug. 13 | 9:30 a.m. | Fulham vs. Aston Villa | ESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes |
| Mon., Aug. 15 | 2:55 p.m. | Manchester City vs. Swansea City | ESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes |
| Sat., Aug. 20 | 6:55 a.m. | Sunderland vs. Newcastle | ESPN3.com |
| 7:30 a.m. | Arsenal vs. Liverpool | ESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes | |
| Mon., Aug. 22 | 2:55 p.m. | Manchester United vs. Tottenham Hotspur | ESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes |
| Sat., Aug. 27 | 7 a.m. | Aston Villa vs. Wolverhampton | ESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes |
| Sat., Sept. 10 | 9:55 a.m. | Sunderland vs. Chelsea | ESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes |
| Mon., Sept. 12 | 2:55 p.m. | Queens Park Rangers vs. Newcastle | ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes |
| Sat., Sept. 17 | 7:30 a.m. | Blackburn Rovers vs. Arsenal | ESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes |
| Sat., Sept. 24 | 7:30 a.m. | Manchester City vs. Everton | ESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes |
| Mon., Sept. 26 | 2:55 p.m. | Norwich City vs. Sunderland | ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes |
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 7:30 a.m. | Everton vs. Liverpool | ESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes |
| Sat., Oct. 15 | 7:30 a.m. | Liverpool vs. Manchester United | ESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes |
| Sat., Oct. 22 | 7:30 a.m. | Wolverhampton vs. Swansea City | ESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes |
| Sat., Oct. 29 | 6:55 a.m. | Everton vs. Manchester United | ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes |
| 7:30 a.m. | Chelsea vs. Arsenal | ESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes | |
| Mon., Oct. 31 | 3:55 p.m. | Stoke City vs. Newcastle | ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes |
| Sat., Nov. 5 | 8:30 a.m. | Newcastle vs. Everton | ESPN2, ESPN3.com,ESPN Deportes |
| Sat., Nov. 19 | 7:30 a.m. | Norwich City vs. Arsenal | ESPN2, 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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