A battle of unbeaten English Premier League teams in November is the kind of match-up fans dream of, but the two teams ready to take part in that battle aren't the teams many would have envisioned before the season began.
First-place Manchester City takes on the biggest surprise of the Premier League season, Newcastle, in the weekend's most enticiing match-up. It might not have the big-name attraction of some other high-profile match-ups, but it will be a telling contest about both unbeatens.
The more high-profile match-up of the weekend will be in London, where Chelsea will take on Liverpool. The Blues are in dire need of points as manager Andres Villas Boas faces pressure to produce results while Liverpool badly needs results to avoid falling too far behind the pack challenging for places in the Premier League's Top Four.
England isn't the only league that will feature quality battles. Napoli takes on Lazio in a star-studded affair, while the Mexican League playoffs also get underway.
The MLS Cup Final will have its place among the weekend's premier matches as well, with the Los Angeles Galaxy looking to complete a dream season against an underdog Houston side looking to finish off a late-season hot streak with another championship.
Here is this weekend's soccer on TV:
FRIDAY
2:30 p.m. – ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes – Kaiserslautern vs. Bayer Leverkusen
SATURDAY
7:45 a.m. – ESPN2/ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes – Norwich City vs. Arsenal
7:45 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv – Burnley vs. Leeds United
9:30 a.m. – GOLTV – Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Werder Bremen
10 a.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Manchester City vs. Newcastle United
10 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv – Everton vs. Wolverhampton
10 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Stoke City vs. Queens Park Rangers
10 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Sunderland vs. Fulham
10 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – West Brom vs. Bolton
10 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Wigan Athletic vs. Blackburn
10 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Southampton vs. Brighton & Hove Albion
12 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv – Inter Milan vs. Cagliari
12 p.m. – GOLTV – Villarreal vs. Real Betis
12:30 p.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Swansea City vs. Manchester United
12:30 p.m. – ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes – Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Dortmund
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Ajaccio vs. Caen
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Dijon vs. Bordeaux
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Evian Thonon Gaillard vs. Lorient
1 p.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Nice vs. St. Etienne
2 p.m. – GOLTV – Barcelona vs. Real Zaragoza
2:45 p.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Fiorentina vs. AC Milan
2:45 p.m. – ESPN3.com – Napoli vs. Lazio
4 p.m. – ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes – Valencia vs. Real Madrid
4 p.m. – GOLTV – Vasco de Gama vs. Avai
6 p.m. – Univision – Queretaro vs. Chivas de Guadalajara
6:20 p.m. – GOLTV – Millonarios vs. America de Cali
8 p.m. – GOLTV – Irapuato vs. Correcaminos UAT
8 p.m. – Azteca America – Morelia vs. Cruz Azul
SUNDAY
1 a.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Melbourne Victory vs. Perth Glory
6:30 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/ESPN3.com – Bologna vs. Cesena
8:15 a.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv – Millwall vs. Bristol City
9 a.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Juventus vs. Palermo
10 a.m. – ESPN Deportes/ESPN3.com – Sporting Gijon vs. Getafe
10:30 a.m. – ESPN3.com – Excelsior vs. AZ Alkmaar
11 a.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Chelsea vs. Liverpool
11 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Brest vs. Sochaux
11 a.m. – FoxSoccer.tv – Valenciennes vs. Auxerre
11:30 a.m. – GOLTV – Hamburg SV vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
12 p.m. – ESPN Deportes/ESPN3.com – Sevilla vs. Athletic Bilbao
2 p.m. – GOLTV – Atletico Madrid vs. Levante
2:45 p.m. – Fox Soccer Channel – Roma vs. Lecce
3 p.m. – Fox Soccer Plus/FoxSoccer.tv – Paris-St. Germain vs. Nancy
5 p.m. – Azteca America – Jaguares vs. Santos Laguna
7 p.m. – Telefutura – Pachuca vs. Tigres UANL
9 p.m. – ESPN/ESPN3.com/Galavision – Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Houston Dynamo
Or even a partial Eurosnob.
Norwich v. Arsenal very entertaining. Fluid stuff from both sides. Norwich goal after Metsersacker goes down like a wet piece of spaghetti trying to challenge Morrison.
Chelsea vs Liverpool is also being replayed on Fox before or after whatever NFL game is on Fox that day.
For me in Minneapolis, that means it’s on at 2pm ET
For a U.S audience? Of course it has it’s.place among the premier matches. Unless you’re a total Eurosnob.
It’s on ESPN3.
Any idea of how to watch the mls cup in the uk.. On the road this weekend
He said it would have its place, not that it was one of them…
Ahh, that makes sense as to why it would be easy for them to do.
Was this a sarcastic joke ?
“The MLS Cup Final will have its place among the weekend’s premier matches as well”
possibly, but ESPN Deportes has shown Dutch games for awhile now. So ESPN has always had the feeds.
So is ESPN actually showing these games just b/c of Jozy? I believe it’s the only Dutch game on all weekend.
Figure it would be tough to do something like that, but what do I know…
Jozy on ESPN3 again! Love the Three!
As a Newcastle and a Galaxy fan, this could potentially be one of the best weekends of my life.
KNOCK ON WOOD.