Fulham Soccer Channel and Setanta Announce Early Premier League Schedule

The Barclays Premier League is only 1 month away and I’m totally excited to watch Fulham finally drop and Manchester United romp to another title. Fox Soccer Channel (otherwise known as what I stated in the title of this post) and Setanta Sports North America have given us an early peak at their schedule, and for some reason, not that many Fulham games, and FSC got a steal with Man Utd/Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. This is via EPL Talk:

Saturday, August 16
Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports
Middlesbrough v Tottenham, 10am ET, Fox Soccer Channel
Aston Villa v Manchester City, 10am ET, Setanta Sports
Hull v Fulham, time TBD (either 10am on Setanta Xtra or that afternoon on tape delay), Setanta Sports
West Ham v Wigan, time TBD (either 10am on Setanta Xtra or that afternoon on tape delay), Setanta Sports
Sunderland v Liverpool, 12:30pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel
Everton v Blackburn, 2:30pm ET (tape delay), Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, August 17
Chelsea v Portsmouth, 8:30am ET, Setanta Sports
Manchester United v Newcastle United, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Saturday, August 23
Liverpool v Middlesbrough, 10am ET, Setanta Sports
Tottenham v Sunderland, 10am ET, Fox Soccer Channel
Newcastle v Bolton, time TBD (either 10am on Setanta Xtra or that afternoon on tape delay), Setanta Sports
West Brom v Everton, time TBD (either 10am on Setanta Xtra or that afternoon on tape delay), Setanta Sports
Fulham v Arsenal, 12:30pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel
Stoke v Aston Villa, 2:30pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, August 24
Wigan v Chelsea, 8:30am ET, Setanta Sports
Manchester City v West Ham United, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Monday, August 25
Portsmouth v Manchester United, 3pm ET, Setanta Sports

Saturday, August 30
Everton v Portsmouth, 10am ET, Fox Soccer Channel
Middlesbrough v Stoke, 10am ET, Setanta Sports
Sunderland v Man City, time TBD (either 10am on Setanta Xtra or that afternoon on tape delay), Setanta Sports
West Ham v Blackburn, time TBD (either 10am on Setanta Xtra or that afternoon on tape delay), Setanta Sports
Arsenal v Newcastle, 12:30pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, August 31
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur, 8:30am ET, Setanta Sports
Aston Villa v Liverpool, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Saturday, September 13
Liverpool v Manchester United, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports
Blackburn v Arsenal, 10am ET, Setanta Sports
Game TBA, 10am ET, Fox Soccer Channel
Fulham v Bolton, time TBD (either 10am on Setanta Xtra or that afternoon on tape delay), Setanta Sports
West Brom v West Ham, time TBD (either 10am on Setanta Xtra or that afternoon on tape delay), Setanta Sports
Man City v Chelsea, 12:30pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, September 14
Stoke City v Everton, 8:30am ET, Setanta Sports

Monday, September 15
Tottenham v Aston Villa, 3pm ET, Setanta Sports

Saturday, September 20
Sunderland v Middlesbrough, 7am ET, Setanta Sports
Game TBA, 10am ET, Fox Soccer Channel
Blackburn v Fulham, 10am ET, Setanta Sports
Liverpool v Stoke, time TBD (either 10am on Setanta Xtra or that afternoon on tape delay), Setanta Sports
Bolton v Arsenal, 12:30pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, September 21
West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa, 7am ET, Setanta Sports
Chelsea v Manchester United, 9am ET, Fox Soccer Channel
Hull v Everton, 10am ET, Setanta Sports
Man City v Portsmouth, time TBD (either 10am on Setanta Xtra or that afternoon on tape delay), Setanta Sports

Saturday, September 27
Everton v Liverpool, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports
Game TBA, 10am ET, Fox Soccer Channel
Aston Villa v Sunderland, 10am ET, Setanta Sports
Fulham v West Ham, time TBD (either 10am on Setanta Xtra or that afternoon on tape delay), Setanta Sports
Man United v Bolton, time TBD (either 10am on Setanta Xtra or that afternoon on tape delay), Setanta Sports
Arsenal v Hull City, 12:30pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, September 28
Portsmouth v Tottenham Hotspur, 8:30am ET, Setanta Sports
Wigan Athletic v Manchester City, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

For the remainder of the schedule, the TV schedules haven’t been announced yet except for the following matches:

Saturday, October 4
Blackburn v Man United, 12:30pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, October 5
West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers, 8:30am ET, Setanta Sports
Everton v Newcastle United, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Saturday, October 18
Middlesbrough v Chelsea, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports
Man United v West Brom, 12:30pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, October 19
Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Monday, October 20
Newcastle v Man City, 3pm ET, Setanta Sports

Saturday, October 25
Sunderland v Newcastle United, 7:45 am ET, Setanta Sports
Blackburn v Middlesbrough, 12:30pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, October 26
Chelsea v Liverpool, 7:30am ET, Setanta Sports
West Ham United v Arsenal, 10am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Tuesday, October 28
Stoke City v Sunderland, 2pm ET, Setanta Sports

Wednesday, October 29
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur, 2pm ET, Setanta Sports

Saturday, November 1
Everton v Fulham, 6:45am ET, Setanta Sports
Tottenham v Liverpool, 11:30am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, November 2
Bolton Wanderers v Manchester City, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Monday, November 3
Newcastle v Aston Villa, 3pm ET, Setanta Sports

Saturday, November 8
Arsenal v Manchester United, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports
Liverpool v West Brom, 12:30pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, November 9
Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea, 8:30am ET, Setanta Sports
Fulham v Newcastle United, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Saturday, November 15
Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports

Sunday, November 16
Everton v Middlesbrough, 8:30am ET, Setanta Sports
Hull City v Manchester City, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Saturday, November 22
Aston Villa v Man United, 12:30pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, November 23
Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers, 8:30am ET, Setanta Sports
Sunderland v West Ham United, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Monday, November 24
Wigan v Everton, 3pm ET, Setanta Sports

Sunday, November 30
Manchester City v Manchester United, 8:30am ET, Setanta Sports
Chelsea v Arsenal, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Monday, December 1
Liverpool v West Ham, 3pm ET, Setanta Sports

I’m counting down the days to November 30th, as Chelsea/Arsenal is probably my favorite non-United rivalry in the Premiership because of the pace and scoring chances.

Hull City are getting quite the exposure in their first ever trip to top flight football in England, and it should be another great season.