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Watch Leicester City Vs. Arsenal Live Stream: Start Time, Preview For Premier League Clash Of Early Crisis Clubs

By Jonathan Vankin
Published on: 15:21 PST, Aug 19, 2016

Leicester City plays host to Arsenal Saturday in a Premier League clash that will live stream pitting the No. 1 and No. 2 finishers on the table last season — after both the defending champions and their closest challengers started the 2016-2017 campaign with losses on Matchday One last weekend.

Leicester City, who defied 5,000-to-1 odds to take the most unlikely title in English football history last season, fell 2-1 to Hull City — a team just promoted back to the Premier League last year. Arsenal dropped a wild 4-3 decision to Liverpool, and it was the first time since 1953 that the top two finishers in the English top flight lost their opening matches the following season.

For the defending champion Leicester City, the defeat was the second straight, after the Foxes coughed up a 2-1 defeat to FA Cup holders Manchester United on August 7 in the FA Community Shield, the traditional opening contest of the domestic season.

If history holds, Leicester City will still be looking for a first victory after Saturday’s showdown against Arsenal. The Foxes have not defeated the Gunners in their last 10 tries, managing no better than three draws in that span.

The last time Leicester City emerged victorious from a meeting with Arsenal came in the 2000 FA Cup Final, when in a replay of an earlier 0-0 draw, Leicester topped Arsenal on penalties after a second straight goalless affair.

Watch Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger offer his assessment of the upcoming match between his Arsenal side and the unlikely English champs Leicester City in the video below.

To find out how to watch a live stream of the Leicester City vs. Arsenal Premier League showdown, see the streaming links in the final paragraph of this article. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. British Summer Time at King Power Stadium in Leicester, England, on Saturday, August 20.

For fans in the United States, that start time is 12:30 p.m Eastern Daylight Time, 9:30 a.m. Pacific.

As if the drama surrounding the early season crisis experienced by both teams heading into Saturday’s match wasn’t enough, there will be further tension around Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez after the Algerian international inked a four-year contract extension with Leicester — spurning transfer overtures from Wenger and Arsenal.

Mahrez will now face added pressure, not only for giving the cold shoulder to Arsenal, but also from his own coach and teammates.

“We are now in the Champions League and we need something more to play against the big teams,” Foxes Manager Claudio Ranieri said this week. “Now he knows very well what I want and my expectations are higher. Not only for Riyad but for all my players.”

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To watch a live stream of the 136th head-to-head match pitting Arsenal against the 2015-2016 season’s miracle Premier League champions Leicester City, from the Foxes’ home of King Power Stadium in the English East Midlands city of Leicester, about 90 miles north of Arsenal’s London home, use the link provided by NBC Sports Live Extra, which can be found by clicking here. Fans can also download the NBC Sports Live Extra app to watch the featured Premier League opening weekend match on mobile devices.

A list of possible alternatives for live streaming the Leicester City vs. Arsenal match can be accessed at this link. A live radio broadcast stream of the Leicester City vs. Arsenal English Premier League showdown can be heard via the internet on Sirius XM Radio, which comes with a 30-day free trial online at this link. Existing Sirius XM live stream subscribers can find the match on Channel 85.

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