It is Matchday 6 for the Premier League and on Saturday, Sept. 28 Arsenal takes on Leicester City at Emirates Stadium in London.
The match is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. EST and will be broadcast on Peacock exclusively.
Peacock offers on-demand replays of Premier League matches shown on NBC, CNBC and USA Network in addition to having exclusive live games as well.
Arsenal is without a loss at 3-2-0 and near the top of the table with 11 points. Last week the squad handed Manchester City its first draw of the season.
Leicester City is without a win at 0-3-2 and in a three-way tie with Crystal Palace and Ipswich Town for 15th on the table. The last two times out for Premier League action, Leicester City earned draws.
Who: Arsenal vs. Leicester City
When: Saturday, Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. EST
Where: Emirates Stadium in London
Stream: Peacock
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Everton reaches agreement with Texas-based Friedkin Group over purchase of the Premier League club
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer
Everton’s long-running takeover saga could soon be over after the struggling Premier League team reached an agreement Monday with the Texas-based Friedkin Group over the purchase of the club.
“We look forward to providing stability to the club, and sharing our vision for its future,” the group said in a statement jointly issued with Everton, which is in 19th place in the 20-team English top flight.
Fronted by Dan Friedkin and his son, Ryan, the group is a consortium of investments in automotive, entertainment, hospitality and sports which includes Italian soccer club Roma in its portfolio. The Friedkins made a fortune distributing Toyotas in Texas.
The group reached an agreement in principle in June to buy the 94% stake of Everton’s majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri, but talks were called off a month later. Since then, Everton has been in negotiations with American businessman John Textor, who said at the start of this month he had an exclusivity agreement with the club that was due to expire on Nov. 30.
Earlier this year, a proposed takeover by 777 Partners collapsed as Everton — a nine-time English champion and an ever-present in the top division since 1954 — and Moshiri struggled to find either a buyer or significant outside investment.
Now, Everton and the Friedkin Group said they have reached agreement “over the terms of the sale” of Moshiri’s stake, adding that the deal is subject to approval from English soccer authorities.
“We are pleased to have reached an agreement to become custodians of this iconic football club,” the group said.
Textor’s attempts to purchase Everton were impeded by the fact that he is also a part-owner of fellow Premier League team Crystal Palace. It is forbidden to have a stake in two Premier League clubs at the same time, so Textor has been seeking to sell his shares.
Everton, however, has been hemorrhaging money on a monthly basis and needs to quickly find a buyer, especially with the team leaving its long-term home of Goodison Park at the end of this season and moving into a new, state-of-the-art stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock that is close to completion.
The BBC reported Monday that the Friedkin Group is already a lender to the club after injecting 200 million pounds ($265 million) and that this could be converted into equity as part of any deal. It has been reported that the group may demand the money back if any takeover attempt failed.
The Friedkins have never spoken publicly in the four years since they purchased Roma and are unpopular with supporters at the moment after firing Daniele De Rossi, the club’s beloved former captain, as coach last week and not fully explaining why.
Everton is one of England’s most storied clubs but hasn’t won a major trophy since 1995 and has battled against relegation to the second-tier Championship in recent years, staying up only the final day of the season in the 2022-23 season.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
