Premier League Week 19 Fixtures: EPL TV Schedule, Live Stream and Picks

Liverpool’s showdown with Manchester City on Saturday at Anfield is the highlight of what’s set to be a fascinating Week 19 in the Premier League.

With league leaders Chelsea chasing a remarkable 13th win in succession, both Liverpool and City need to ensure they pick up three points in pursuit of the title. The Stamford Bridge side will be the big favourites to win at home against a struggling Stoke City side on Saturday afternoon.

Afterwards, the Blues’ two main title rivals will meet in what could be one of the most entertaining matches of the campaign. The winner will feel capable of pushing for the top spot in the second half of 2016-17, while the loser will look upwards with hope more than genuine expectation of glory.

Here’s a look at the fixture list in full at the halfway point of the season, a pick for each and a closer examination of a couple of standout contests.

Matches can be streamed via the NBC Sports App in the United States. In the United Kingdom, games can be streamed via *Sky Go and the **BT Sport website.

Chelsea vs. Stoke City

Even with Diego Costa and N’Golo Kante absent for the Boxing Day fixture with Bournemouth, Chelsea were able to coast to a 3-0 victory. It was a measure of not only the depth in this Blues squad but the effectiveness of the system put in place by manager Antonio Conte.

While it has brought the best of players such as Costa, Eden Hazard and Pedro, defensively the team has been formidable lately, too. Per WhoScored.com, there has been an improvement at the back this term:

Chelsea: Have already kept more clean sheets this season (10) than they managed in the whole of last season (9) #cfc pic.twitter.com/BKEeVln6E4

— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) December 26, 2016

Thibaut Courtois has been exemplary in goal, while protecting him has been the trio of Cesar Azpilicueta, David Luiz and …

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