Andy Carroll is destined to make his debut for West Ham in the lunch-time kick-off against Fulham. The English striker will be eager to rekindle his career during his season-long loan at Upton Park.
The spotlight will also be on Dimitar Berbatov. The Bulgarian signed for the Cottagers on the final day of the 2012 summer transfer window for a fee of £4M. A good display on Saturday would instantly reassure Fulham who let Clint Dempsey join Spurs on Friday.
Watch West Ham United vs Fulham live from 7:45am EST (11:45am EST / 12:45pm BST). Tune in to RDS2 and TSN2 in Canada, Sky Sports 2/HD in UK and ESPN3, ESPN Deportes or ESPN2 in USA. Saturday’s lunch-time match will also be available on SuperSport 3 Africa, SuperSport 10, ESPN Caribbean, Sport TV1, Sport.TV Liga Inglesa, Star Sports and a few other channels depending on your location. Find detailed information on the match page.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Norwich City is set to capture the public’s attention during Saturday’s afternoon kick-offs. At White Hart Lane, the home crowd will need to wait a bit before witnessing Andre Villas-Boas’ revamped squad.
Emmanuel Adebayor completed a permanent move earlier last month and could start for Spurs. Unfortunately for the hosts, the Togolese football star will not be assisted by American goal poacher Clint Dempsey.
Without Luka Modric (now at Real Madrid), Rafael Van der Vaart (now at Hamburger SV) and Joao Moutinho who could not seal a transfer on August 31, Spurs will be hoping to avoid blunders in midfield. Another player unable to make his debut for Tottenham is France’s Hugo Lloris.
The game will air live on Fox Sports HD, Fox Sports Cono Sur, Fox Soccer Channel and FOX Deportes. Check out our match page for listings based on your location.
Saturday’s evening kick-off will see Manchester City play Queens Park Rangers in a repeat of last season’s title-winning fixture. The billionaires lost out to Manchester United for the signature of Robin van Persie earlier this summer. However, they successfully finalized a late swoop for five players: Javi Garcia, Maicon, Scott Sinclair, Matija Nastasic and Richard Wright.
Manchester City’s defence is under fire following the 2-2 draw against Liverpool on Matchday 2 of the English Premier League. The champions will be hoping to close down on league leaders Chelsea with a win over QPR. Watch Manchester City vs Queens Park Rangers on ESPN UK / HD in UK, Fox Soccer Channel and FOX Deportes in USA, SuperSport in Africa, Sport TV4 in Portugal and a host of other channels around the globe.
Other matches on September 1 include Swansea City vs Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion vs Everton and Wigan Athletic vs Stoke City. The English Premier League continues on Sunday with Liverpool vs Arsenal, Newcastle United vs Aston Villa and Southampton vs Manchester United.
