Thirsty Thursday Weekend Fútbol Preview and EPL Pool Update – EPL Round 4

Good afternoon, everyone!  Considering the overwhelming response to the first DFO EPL Tipping pool (22 members and counting!), we decided to create a new weekly post to remind you to put the EPL tips in, tell you who is winning, and to give you the weekend’s fútbol schedule so that you could plan your weekend activities accordingly. 

Before I begin, I want to give credit for all the hot lady soccer fan pictures to the Fútbol Babes Twitter account. Those folks do the Lord’s Work and deserve a follow from you.

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EPL Tipping Pool Standings

PlaceTipperRound TipsRound MarginTotal TipsTotal Margin
1Balls42163
2Game Time Decision42164
3Son Of Spam43154
4BFC62155
542155
6Reverend Mayhem43156
7King Hippo22144
8Spur82146
9Fronkenshteen44147
10Horatio62134
11Yeah Right43134
12Blaxxabath50134
13Mr. Ayo32124
14KBS5242124
15Litre_cola32125
16Sharkbait33126
17nomokeyfun43127
18Wakezilla42116
19Maestro52116
20bk10962116
21Don T22105
22Herodotus2274

I find it funny/ironic that the guy that disparages the EPL is still at the top of the pool. I’m sure that won’t last, though. Big congratulations to Spur, who vaulted up the standings with the top score of the week! Also kudos to Blax, who got the margin exactly right.

If you want to join the pool, there is still plenty of time as we’ve only just completed Round 3 out of 38. It’s free to play and all you have to do is create an account with ESPN Australia. It’s a different ESPN from here, so your normal ESPN login will not work: https://www.footytips.com.au/competitions/?ff=settings&competitionId=573249

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Weekend Schedule

I’m being told that Canadian viewers only need to sign up for DAZN and they can get all the coverage of all the world’s fútbol leagues in one place.

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I’d like to hammer…

In the US, NBC holds the rights to the EPL, so you’ll be able to see games on their networks and the NBC Sports Gold package. Here are the games on tap this weekend (all times Pacific and home teams always listed first):

Friday, August 30, 2019

No game scheduled

Saturday, August 31, 2019

4:30 AM – Southampton v Manchester United

7:00 AM – Chelsea v Sheffield United

7:00 AM – Crystal Palace v Aston Villa

7:00 AM – Leicester City v AFC Bournemouth

7:00 AM – Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion

7:00 AM – Newscastle United v Watford

7:00 AM – West Ham United v Norwich City

9:30 AM – Burnley v Liverpool

Sunday, September 1, 2019

6:00 AM – Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers

8:30 AM – Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur

Monday, September 2, 2019

No game scheduled

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Yum

In the US and Canada, BeIn Sports is the rights-holder for La Liga, so you can find all the games there. Here is this week’s schedule (all times Pacific and home teams always listed first):

Friday, August 30, 2019

11:00 AM – Sevilla v Celta de Vigo

1:00 PM – Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad

Saturday, August 31, 2019

8:00 AM – Osasuna v Barcelona

10:00 AM – Getafe v Deportivo Alavés

11:00 AM – Levante v Real Valladolid

12:00 Noon – Real Betis v Leganés

Sunday, September 1, 2019

8:00 AM – Valencia v Mallorca

10:00 AM – Espanyol v Granada

10:00 AM – Atlético Madrid v Éibar

12:00 Noon – Villarreal v Real Madrid

Monday, September 2, 2019

No game scheduled

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I’ll have another one…

Liga MX games are aired in the United States on TUDN, and the varied Univision networks. Fox Sports Deportes also has selected games (all times Pacific and home teams always listed first):

Friday, August 30, 2019

5:00 PM – Morelia v Veracruz

7:00 PM – Atlas v América

Saturday, August 31, 2019

3:00 PM – Necaxa v Tijuana

5:00 PM – Tigres UANL v León

5:00 PM – Pachuca v Atlético San Luis

7:00 PM – Cruz Azul v Guadalajara

Sunday, September 1 2019

10:00 AM – Pumas UNAM v Toluca

3:00 PM – Querétaro v Puebla

5:00 PM – Juarez v Monterrey

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FC Köln represent AGAIN!

In the United States, Fox Sports has the rights to the Bundesliga, so you can find games on the Fox Sports networks. Here is the weekend schedule (you know the drill..):

Friday, August 30, 2019

11:30 AM – Borussia Mönchengladbach v RB Leipzig

Saturday, August 31, 2019

6:30 AM – Bayern München v Mainz 05

6:30 AM – Bayer Leverkusen v Hoffenheim

6:30 AM – Wolfsburg v Paderborn

6:30 AM – Freiburg v Köln

6:30 AM – Schalke 04 v Hertha BSC

9:30 AM – Union Berlin v Borussia Dortmund

Sunday, September 1, 2019

6:30 AM – Werder Bremen v Augsburg

9:00 AM – Eintrach Frankfurt v Fortuna Düsseldorf

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Mon Dieu!

BeIn Sports is the rights-holder for Ligue 1. Luckily, BeIn Sports has like 8 channels through their BeIn Sports Connect app, so you can see most of the games live:

Friday, August 30, 2019

11:45 AM – Metz v PSG

Saturday, August 31, 2019

8:30 AM – Olympique Lyonnais v Bordeaux

11:00 AM – Angers SCO v Dijon

11:00 AM – Toulouse v Amiens SC

11:00 AM – Nantes v Montpellier

11:00 AM – Nîmes v Brest

Sunday, September 1, 2019

6:00 AM – Reims v Lille

6:00 AM – Rennes v Nice

8:00 AM – Strasbourg v Monaco

12:00 Noon – Olympique Marseille v Saint Étienne

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Boun giorno..

ESPN has the rights to Serie A, which start this weekend! All games are available on the ESPN+ package:

Friday, August 30, 2019

11:45 AM – Bologna v SPAL

Saturday, August 31, 2019

9:00 AM – Milan v Brescia

11:45 AM – Juventus v Napoli

Sunday, September 1, 2019

9:00 AM – Lazio v Roma

11:45 AM – Atalanta v Torino

11:45 AM – Cagliari v Inter

11:45 AM – Genoa v Fiorentina

11:45 AM – Lecce v Hellas Verona

11:45 AM – Sassuolo v Sampdoria

11:45 AM – Udinese v Parma

Monday, September 1, 2019

No game scheduled

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As I like to say on the AFL Beat:

DON’T FORGET TO PUT THE FOOTY TIPS IN!

Le fin

Enjoy the weekend!

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[…] Thursday, I outlined for you the fútbol games taking place this weekend. Something I did not note, but that […]

Wakezilla

This has been a weird EPL season

litre_cola

Some of the records of people would be making a shit tonne of money at the bookie thus far. Some, like myself not so much.

SonOfSpam

Speaking of football, I was thinking about those few years when Chiefs RB Larry Johnson was dominant. Remember him? I wonder what he’s up to now…

/checks Twitter

Hmm. Well.