After a scary week which saw the team halt player activity, it looks to be full steam ahead for Manchester City.
The team was forced to postpone Monday’s match against Everton due to concerns that a COVID-19 outbreak spread beyond regular contributors Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus.
Thankfully, both are now healthy and Sunday’s trip to London looks to be a go as the Citizens set on their quest to march up the table from their current eighth-placed status.
On the other side, Chelsea is looking to ring in the new year with a much needed win.
The Blues proved to be beatable against a massively struggling Arsenal, and blew a second half lead to tie Aston Villa in their last two competitions.
Elsewhere, Bundesliga and Serie A action resume and the top teams in both leagues are largely facing off with drop zone opponents.
If you haven’t yet, be sure to sign up for your free trial of fuboTV and ESPN+ for all your soccer streaming needs.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s viewing options on TV and online.
This Weekend’s Soccer on TV
Friday
Premier League
12:30 p.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV – Everton vs West Ham United
3 p.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV – Manchester United vs Aston Villa
EFL Championship
12:30 p.m. –ESPN+ – Sheffield Wednesday vs Derby County
Saturday
Premier League
7:30 a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV – Tottenham vs Leeds United
10 a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV – Crystal Palace vs Sheffield United
12:30 p.m. -NBC, fuboTV – Brighton vs Wolverhampton
3 p.m. -Peacock – West Brom vs Arsenal
Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Hoffenheim vs Freiburg
9:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer Leverkusen
9:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Köln vs Augsburg
9:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Werder Bremen vs Union Berlin
9:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Arminia Bielefeld vs Borussia M’gladbach
12:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Hertha BSC vs Schalke 04
2:30 p.m. –ESPN+– Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig
La Liga
8 a.m. –fuboTV– Villarreal vs Levante
10:15 a.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Real Betis vs Sevilla
12:30 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Getafe vs Real Valladolid
3 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Real Madrid vs Celta de Vigo
Australian A-League
1:05 a.m. –ESPN+– Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC
3:10 a.m. –ESPN+– Melbourne Victory vs Brisbane Roar
Australian W-League
3:05 a.m. –ESPN+– Western Sydney Wanderers vs Newcastle Jets
12:05 a.m. –ESPN+ – Canberra United vs Melbourne City
EFL Championship
10 a.m. –ESPN+– Brentford vs Bristol City
2:45 p.m. ESPN+– Stoke City vs AFC Bournemouth
Indian Super League
9 a.m. –ESPN+– Mumbai City vs Kerala Blasters
Scottish Premiership
7:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Rangers vs Celtic
Scottish Championship
2:20 p.m. –ESPN+– Dundee vs Hearts
Sunday
Premier League
7 a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV – Burnley vs Fulham
9:15 a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV – Newcastle vs Leicester City
11:30 a.m. -NBCSN, fuboTV – Chelsea vs Manchester City
Bundesliga
9:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Borussia Dortmund vs Wolfsburg
12 p.m. –ESPN+– Bayern München vs Mainz 05
La Liga
8 a.m. –fuboTV– Athletic Club vs Elche
10:15 a.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Deportivo Alavés vs Atlético Madrid
12:30 p.m. –fuboTV – Eibar vs Granada
12:30 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV– Real Sociedad vs Osasuna
3 p.m. -beIN SPORTS, fuboTV – Huesca vs Barcelona
Serie A
6:30 a.m. -ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, fuboTV – Inter vs Crotone
9 a.m. –ESPN+– Atalanta vs Sassuolo
9 a.m. –ESPN+– Cagliari vs Napoli
9 a.m. –ESPN+– Fiorentina vs Bologna
9 a.m. –ESPN+– Genoa vs Lazio
9 a.m. –ESPN+– Parma vs Torino
9 a.m. –ESPN+– Roma vs Sampdoria
9 a.m. –ESPN+– Spezia vs Hellas Verona
12 p.m. –ESPN+– Benevento vs Milan
2:45 p.m. –ESPN+– Juventus vs Udinese
Bundesliga 2
7:30 a.m. –ESPN+– Greuther Fürth vs St. Pauli
Indian Super League
6:30 a.m. –ESPN+– East Bengal vs Odisha
9 a.m. –ESPN+– Atk Mohun Bagan vs Northeast United
LigaPro
6 a.m. –fuboTV – Benfica II vs UD Oliveirense
How utterly pathetic that ESPN is not putting a single Bundesliga game on an actual TV channel, despite having several networks!
.
In a season when US players like Reyna and Brooks are doing so well, and more US players are playing in Germany than ever, to take such a massive step backward in television coverage and visibility of the sport is absolutely inexcusable.
.
ESPN deserves to be held accountable by having the rights taken away from it and given to another network for failing to broadcast any games. They should never have been given a non-broadcast contract in the first place.
.
Putting the Bundesliga on the same feeble footing as leagues in India or Australia, essentially assuming that hardly anyone wants to watch the games on TV, is a slap in the face to the German league as well as to American soccer viewers.
.