How to watch Premier League games on Peacock today without cable

If you blinked, you may have missed the Premier League’s offseason. The coronavirus outbreak caused a delay in the English soccer season, which suspended play in the spring and didn’t conclude until the end of July. Liverpool captured its first title in 30 years this summer and began its title defense last week when the 2020-21 Premier League season got underway.

Sports-starved fans in the US can watch Premier League games live on NBC, NBCSN, USA Network and NBC’s new streaming service, Peacock — which is finally coming to Roku. Most matches are on NBCSN or Peacock, with the occasional match shown Saturday afternoon on NBC. Keep reading to see your options for watching English soccer this season.

Which Premier League games are on today?

The second matchday of the 2020-21 season runs from Saturday to Monday, with eight games on Peacock and one game each on NBC and NBCSN. No fans will be in attendance until October at the earliest, the BBC reports.

Four games each were played Saturday and Sunday, including an impressive victory for Liverpool over potential title rivals Chelsea. Two more remain this week, with Man City starting their campaign at Wolves. Here’s the US broadcast schedule today:

Monday, Sept. 21

• Aston Villa vs. Sheffield United, 1 p.m. ET on Peacock
• Wolves vs. Manchester City, 3:15 p.m. ET on Peacock

The Guardian has match previews.

Which teams are the favorites this season?

There are four heavy favorites. Manchester City finished as the runner-up to Liverpool last season and opens as the favorite to capture the 2020-21 Premier League title, despite missing out on signing Lionel Messi. Liverpool has the next-best odds to win the league followed by Chelsea — and its American superstar Christian Pulisic — and Manchester United.

Which teams got relegated and promoted?

Bournemouth, Norwich City and Watford finished at the bottom of the standings last season and have been relegated to the second division, the EFL Championship. Replacing the relegated clubs and promoted to the top flight are Fulham, Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion, all storied teams delighted to be returning to the Premier League.

How to watch the Premier League without cable 

US residents don’t need a cable or satellite TV subscription in order to watch NBC, NBCSN or USA Network — or authenticate an account in order to stream the matches on NBCSports.com or the NBC Sports app. All of the major live TV streaming services include NBC, NBCSN and USA Network, and you can use a live TV streaming subscription to log in to NBC Sports livestreams online.

Peacock will show 175 live matches throughout the season and will also have full-game replays available on-demand for all 380 matches of the 2020-21 season. Replays will be available after 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT) the day of the match.

If you live in an area with good reception, you can watch the Premier League games shown on NBC for free just by attaching an affordable (under $30) indoor antenna to nearly any TV. 

All of the live TV streaming services above offer free trials (except Peacock, which just has a free tier), and all allow you to cancel anytime and require a solid internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out our massive streaming services guide.