The 2026/27 Premier League season is already running, and this weekend's schedule is genuinely worth clearing your diary for — Liverpool vs. Nottingham Forest on Saturday morning, Spurs hosting Newcastle, and Aston Villa taking on Arsenal on Monday to close it all out. Here's how to actually watch it without getting lost in a maze of subscriptions.
Your options for watching in the US
NBC holds the Premier League broadcast rights in the United States, meaning Peacock, USA Network, and NBC are your primary destinations. Telemundo and Universo carry the Spanish-language coverage. The bad news: none of it is free by default. The good news: there are ways around that.
Here's what each platform will cost you:
- Peacock Premium — $10.99/month. The most direct route for streaming NBC's Premier League coverage.
- DirecTV — $90/month (Entertainment package) gets you USA Network and Telemundo. Universo requires the $125 Ultimate tier.
- FuboTV — The Latino plan at $20/month covers Telemundo and Universo.
- Hulu + Live TV — $90/month for USA Network and NBC Sports. Spanish-language add-ons cost extra — Telemundo alone adds $11.99/month.
- Sling Blue — $46/month includes USA Network.
- YouTube TV — The $65 Sports package (cheaper than the standard $83 plan) covers USA Network, NBC Sports, and Telemundo. Universo costs an additional $14.99/month via the Spanish Plus add-on.
If you just want to dip in without committing, DirecTV, FuboTV, and YouTube TV all offer free trials. They're short — typically a few days — so time your sign-up around the specific fixture you want to catch.
The free option most people don't know about
CazéTV in Brazil is streaming Liverpool vs. Nottingham Forest for free this Saturday. A VPN connected to a Brazilian server — ExpressVPN is the standard recommendation for this kind of location switching — gets you in without paying anything. It's not a long-term solution, but for a single marquee fixture, it does the job.
VPNs also open up geo-locked international subscriptions: Sky Sports in the UK, Stan in Australia, Canal+ in France. If you're traveling or just want more flexibility in your coverage, that's worth knowing. HBO Max subscribers can potentially unlock TNT Sports UK broadcasts too — the app carries 52 Premier League games this season, region-dependent.
This weekend's full fixture list
The second matchweek of the season runs Friday through Monday. All times are US Eastern:
- Friday, August 28: Crystal Palace vs. Manchester City — 3:00 PM
- Saturday, August 29: Liverpool vs. Nottingham Forest — 7:30 AM
- Saturday, August 29: Bournemouth vs. Everton — 10:00 AM
- Saturday, August 29: Coventry City vs. Hull City — 10:00 AM
- Saturday, August 29: Tottenham Hotspur vs. Newcastle United — 12:30 PM
- Sunday, August 30: Chelsea vs. Brighton — 9:00 AM
- Sunday, August 30: Leeds United vs. Brentford — 9:00 AM
- Sunday, August 30: Sunderland vs. Fulham — 9:00 AM
- Sunday, August 30: Manchester United vs. Ipswich Town — 11:30 AM
- Monday, August 31: Aston Villa vs. Arsenal — 3:00 PM
The season itself kicked off on August 21 — a week later than usual due to the World Cup — and runs 38 weeks through to May 30, 2027. Three promoted sides are back in the mix: Coventry City (returning after 25 years away), Hull City, and Ipswich Town. West Ham, Burnley, and Wolves didn't survive last season and drop to the Championship. Defending champions Arsenal headline the returning clubs, alongside the usual contenders in City, Liverpool, Chelsea, and United.
Monday's Villa vs. Arsenal fixture, in particular, is one to watch early in the season — two clubs who'll likely be involved in the title conversation come spring, meeting before either side has fully found their rhythm. Arsenal's odds for another title defense will start taking shape from results like this one.
