The Premier League action on Saturday, Dec. 21 continues with Brentford going against Nottingham Forest at Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford, England.
The match is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. EST and will be broadcast on USA Network and NBC Universo. Fans looking to watch can do so through FuboTV, which offers a free trial $30 off your first month, or DirecTV Stream, which also offers a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.
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.
Nottingham Forest enters the week fourth on the table at 8-4-4 with 28 points, 2 away from Arsenal in third but only 1 better than Manchester City in fifth.
At 7-2-7, Brentford has an identical record to Tottenham and the same amount of points as Newcastle United. The club is currently 11th on the table.
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Who: Brentford vs. Nottingham Forest
When: Saturday, Dec. 21 at 10 a.m. EST
Where: Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford, England
Stream: FuboTV (free trial); DirecTV Stream (free trial); Sling; Peacock
What is FuboTV?
FuboTV is an internet television service that offers more than 200 channels across sports and entertainment including Paramount+ with SHOWTIME. From the UEFA Champions League to the WNBA to international tournaments ranging across sports, there’s plenty of options available on FuboTV, which offers a free trial and $30 off the first month for new customers.
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What is SlingTV?
SlingTV offers a variety of live programing ranging from news and sports and starting as low as $20 a month for your first month. Subscribers also get a month of DVR Plus free if they sign up now. Choose from a variety of sports packages without long-term contracts and with easy cancelation.
What is Peacock?
Peacock is the home to the Premier League, Sunday Night Football, exclusive college football games, WWE premium live events and the Olympics, as well as programing across the NBCUniversal networks.
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Friedkin Group completes purchase of Everton and becomes 10th US owner in Premier League
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer
Half of the Premier League is under majority American ownership after Texas-based Friedkin Group completed its 98.8% purchase of Everton on Thursday.
The takeover ended Farhad Moshiri’s turbulent eight-year tenure at the storied English club, which joins the Friedkins' wide-ranging portfolio of investments that includes Italian team Roma. The size of the deal was undisclosed but the BBC and other British media valued it in excess of 400 million pounds ($500 million).
Fronted by Dan Friedkin — who has a net worth of $6.4 billion, according to Forbes — and his son Ryan, the group has investments in the automotive industry, entertainment, hospitality and sports. The Friedkins made a fortune distributing Toyotas in Texas.
“I take immense pride in welcoming one of England’s most historic football clubs to our global family,” Dan Friedkin said. “Everton represents a proud legacy, and we are honored to become custodians of this great institution.”
Everton is a nine-time English champion which has been an ever-present in the top division since 1954 but is without a major trophy since 1995 and has been battling relegation in recent years.
The Toffees, as they are nicknamed, are 16th in the 20-team league approaching the halfway mark of this season.
US owners
The most lucrative and popular domestic league in the world now has 10 teams with U.S. owners.
Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Chelsea, Fulham, Crystal Palace, Ipswich, Liverpool and Manchester United are majority owned by Americans. Manchester City has minority U.S. investors in Silver Lake.
Leeds and Burnley, who both have U.S. owners, were recently relegated from the Premier League but are in a decent position to get promoted from the second-tier Championship this season. Leeds is second and Burnley is third.
Chaos under Moshiri
Moshiri, a British-Iranian businessman, sold his stake in Arsenal to become Everton’s major shareholder in 2016 and, by the end of his reign, had a 94% stake at the club.
His eight years in charge will be remembered for wasting hundreds of millions of pounds (dollars) on players, going through eight permanent managers and plunging Everton into financial uncertainty, which led to the team having two separate points deductions last season because of reckless spending.
The club’s finances were particularly hit in March 2022 when Everton announced it halted its major sponsorship with companies belonging to Russian metals tycoon Alisher Usmanov, a business partner of Moshiri, after he was sanctioned by the European Union in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Moshiri departs with Everton set to leave its long-term home of Goodison Park at the end of this season and move into a new state-of-the-art stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, on the Mersey waterfront.
The sale was “the best outcome for the club and its future success,” Moshiri said.
“Despite a challenging geopolitical backdrop, a significant amount has been achieved over the last couple of years including the delivery of a new sporting department, the stabilization of our finances and the delivery of our iconic new stadium,” he said. “I now hand over to new owners confident in the outlook for the club and that our incredible fans will see the success on the pitch that they so thoroughly deserve.”
There may be some concern, however, among Everton fans about the Friedkins, who have never spoken publicly in the four years since they purchased Roma and are unpopular with supporters after making contentious management changes — including firing Daniele De Rossi, the club’s beloved former captain, early this season.
Everton’s search for owners
The Friedkin Group reached an agreement in principle in June to buy Moshiri’s stake, but talks were called off a month later. Everton was then in negotiations with American businessman John Textor, who said he had an exclusivity agreement with the club but needed to first sell his stake in Premier League rival Crystal Palace.
Earlier, a proposed takeover of Everton by 777 Partners collapsed amid worries about the financial stability of the company.
“We understand the club has faced significant challenges on and off the pitch for several years,” said Marc Watts, the new executive chairman. “That’s why our immediate priority is stabilizing the club and improving results on the pitch.”
Friedkins' goals
Watts said the group has provided an undisclosed injection of capital to ensure the completion of the new stadium, converting most of Everton’s debt either to equity “repaid or refinanced on terms more favorable to the stability of the club.”
The new owners said they had six goals, including “strengthening the men’s first-team squad through thoughtful and strategic investment” and “enhancing Everton’s reputation as a unique and historical name in world football.”
There was no mention of Sean Dyche, who has been Everton’s manager for nearly two years and whose future may come under scrutiny if the new ownership wants to make a fresh start.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.