| New Delhi, August 18, 2004: Live action from the English
Premier League (EPL) continues on ESPN STAR Sports, Asia’s number
one sports broadcaster, this weekend. After an exciting and gripping
opening weekend where the super powers restored authority and the
new promotions sounded a warning, EPL gets ready for one of its biggest
matches of the season.
Champions Chelsea who laboured to a win over Premiership debutants
Wigan will take on last year’s runner ups Arsenal. The two
giants of English Football will clash on Super Sunday at Stamford
Bridge promising a nail biting edge of the seat action on field.
Arsenal has looked a bit shaky in midfield with the transfer of
their inspirational Captain Patrick Vieira to Juventus this season.
However the classy side showed that they had not lost any of their
awesome and slick finishing skills during their match against Newcastle
last weekend. On the other hand Chelsea with their new and record
signing of Michael Essien, for 38 million euros from Lyon, will
be hoping to set the record straight and prove their supremacy in
English Football.
The coming week will also see Manchester United take on Aston Villa.
Villa will be looking to focus on on-field action as their negotiations
to sign Milan Baros from Liverpool makes news across England. With
the red devils starting the season with a bang, Villa will have
to put up a strong show at Old Trafford. European Champions Liverpool
will be action on Premiership Saturday against Sunderland, one of
the three new teams in the league this season. Liverpool will be
ruing the chances they missed against Middlesbrough last week and
looking to make amends this coming Saturday.
Schedule of the matches this weekend
English Premier League
|
Date
|
Fixture
|
Time
|
Channel
|
20
Aug
|
Manchester
United Vs Aston Villa (L)
|
17:10
|
ESPN |
20
Aug
|
Tottenham
Hotspur Vs Middlesbrough (L)
|
19:24
|
Star
Sports |
20
Aug
|
Liverpool
Vs Sunderland (L)
|
19:25
|
Star
Sports |
20
Aug
|
West
Bromwich Albion Vs Portsmouth (S)
|
21:30
|
ESPN |
20
Aug
|
Birmingham
City Vs Manchester City (L)
|
21:40
|
ESPN |
21
Aug
|
Bolton
Wanderers Vs Everton (L)
|
17:55
|
ESPN |
21
Aug
|
Chelsea
Vs Arsenal (L)
|
20:25
|
ESPN |
India Time. Schedule subject to change; L: LIVE. S: Same day delayed.
For further information, contact ESPN Software India Pvt. Ltd at
011-5154 4444 - 51:
Sameer Bajaj, Manager - Corporate Communications, Email: sameerb@espnstar.co.in
Or Tarundeep Singh, IPAN at 011- 52492100, Email: tarundeep.singh@ipan.com
For the latest schedules and programme information visit www.espnstar.com
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