Short answer: Peacock Premium ($12.99 a month after the 2026 price rise) carries the largest share of Premier League matches in the US, roughly 175 exclusive games plus everything NBC shows. What it doesn't carry anymore is USA Network's matches: since USA moved to Versant, those games don't stream on Peacock live or as replays. And no IPTV player can load Peacock. You watch it in the Peacock app, and you need a separate live TV service, or a cable login, for the USA games.
At a glance
Premier League in the US, 2026-27
| Season | August 21, 2026 to May 30, 2027 |
| Peacock plan needed | Premium ($12.99) or Premium Plus ($19.99) |
| Not on Peacock | USA Network matches |
| Free | NBC and Telemundo matches by antenna |
| IPTV player apps | Can't play Peacock, use its own app |
Where every match lives this season
NBCUniversal holds the US rights to all 380 Premier League matches through the 2027-28 season. It splits them across four outlets, and only some of those are inside Peacock. Kickoff times and channels are confirmed a week or two at a time, but the pattern holds most weekends.
| Where the match airs | Typical slot (ET) | On Peacock? | How else to watch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peacock exclusive | Saturday 10 a.m. window, plus many others | Yes, live and replay | Nowhere else |
| NBC | Saturday 12:30 p.m. "big game", some Sundays | Yes, simulcast | Free by antenna, any live TV service with NBC |
| USA Network | Saturday early slot, Sunday games, midweek | No | YouTube TV, Sling Blue, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV, cable |
| Telemundo / Universo | Selected matches in Spanish | Some Spanish feeds | Telemundo free by antenna; Universo on cable/live TV |
On a typical Saturday with six or seven matches, Peacock has most of them. On Sundays, USA Network often has one of the two or three games. If your club is a regular in the Sunday slot, that's the gap you'll notice first.
Which Peacock plan, and what it costs
Peacock raised prices again in August 2026, effective immediately for new customers and from September 17 for existing ones. These are the current list prices:
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Live Premier League? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peacock Select | $8.99 | $89.99 | No, no live sports |
| Peacock Premium (ads) | $12.99 | $129.99 | Yes |
| Peacock Premium Plus (no ads on shows) | $19.99 | $199.99 | Yes |
Premium is the one to buy. Premium Plus gets the same matches; you're paying $7 more a month for an ad-free film and series library and offline downloads. Live matches still have the broadcaster's own ad breaks on either plan.
Both Premium tiers include Premier League Multiview, which puts several simultaneous matches on one screen during busy windows, the 24/7 Premier League TV channel with shows and classic matches, and full-match replays of Peacock and NBC games shortly after the final whistle. Multiview only works in the Peacock app on supported TV devices, so check yours before building a Saturday around it.
The USA Network gap
This is the part most "how to watch" guides still get wrong. USA Network is now owned by Versant, the cable-network company NBCUniversal spun off. Peacock used to give you USA's Premier League games too. It doesn't anymore: USA's matches aren't on Peacock live, and they don't show up as replays either.
To get USA Network without cable, your options as listed in fall 2026 are:
| Service | Price with USA Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DirecTV MyEntertainment | $34.99/mo | Genre pack, cheapest route to USA; check availability in your area |
| Sling Blue | $45.99/mo (more in some markets) | Includes NBC in select cities |
| YouTube TV | $82.99/mo | Includes NBC, Telemundo, Universo |
| Hulu + Live TV | About $89.99/mo | Includes Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited |
| Fubo | Check current lineup | USA was removed in December 2025; a new deal was announced in June 2026 |
If you have a cable or fibre TV package already, the USA Network app with your provider login covers those games at no extra cost.
Peacock and IPTV: what works on your device
Peacock is an IPTV service in the technical sense, but it's a closed one. It doesn't give subscribers an M3U playlist or an Xtream login, so you can't add it to TiviMate, IPTV Smarters, OTT Navigator or any other playlist player. If someone offers you "Peacock channels" as a playlist, it isn't coming from Peacock. Our M3U explainer covers what those playlists actually are.
The Peacock app itself runs on almost everything you'd watch football on:
- Streaming devices: Roku, Fire TV (including the Vega OS sticks), Google TV and Android TV, Apple TV.
- Smart TVs: recent Samsung, LG and Vizio models.
- Consoles, phones and browsers: Xbox, PlayStation, iPhone, Android, peacocktv.com.
Where an IPTV player does help is with NBC and Telemundo. With an antenna and a network tuner like an HDHomeRun, your local channels become a playlist on your home network. Apps such as Channels or Plex can then show NBC in a proper channel guide on every TV, and record the 12:30 p.m. match if you're out. Plex with a tuner or playlist walks through the setup.
Live matches use more bandwidth than films because there's no buffer to hide behind. Peacock recommends a steady connection; in practice, 15 to 25 Mbps per stream and a wired connection to the TV keep Multiview smooth.
Three setups that cover the whole season
The supporter's minimum: Peacock Premium + antenna, $12.99 a month. You get every Peacock exclusive and every NBC match (on Peacock or free over the air). You miss USA Network games. For a lot of fans that's a handful of matches a season, and it's the setup we'd start with.
Every match, cheaply: Peacock Premium + DirecTV MyEntertainment, about $48 a month. Adds USA Network. Check the DirecTV pack is offered at your address and read the regional sports fee rules before committing.
Every match plus other sports: YouTube TV + Peacock Premium, about $96 a month. Makes sense only if you also want ESPN, college football, the NFL and local news in one place. Otherwise it's a lot for USA Network. Our sports streaming guide compares the bigger packages.
Annual or monthly? The maths is close
The season runs from August 21 to May 30, which is ten billing months. Ten months of Premium at $12.99 is $129.90. The annual plan is $129.99.
So the annual plan doesn't save a football fan anything unless you'd keep Peacock through June and July anyway, for WWE, the Tour de France or its series. If you cancel every summer, pay monthly and set a reminder for late May. Promotions change this: Peacock has run Black Friday deals on its annual plan in past years, and those can cut the price sharply. If one appears, it's the only time the annual plan clearly wins.
Watching in Spanish
Telemundo and Universo carry Spanish-language coverage of selected matches. Telemundo is free over the air in most large US markets. Universo is a cable channel, carried by YouTube TV, Fubo, DirecTV and most cable systems. Peacock also streams some matches with Spanish commentary. For Spanish-language TV more broadly, see Spanish-language TV in the US.
When Peacock misbehaves at kickoff
Most match-day problems aren't Peacock outages. They're account, device or network issues that only show up when you finally sit down to watch. These are the common ones and what fixes them.
| Symptom | Likely cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Match shows a padlock or "upgrade" prompt | Account is on Peacock Select | Account > Plans & Payment, switch to Premium |
| Match isn't listed at all | It's a USA Network game | Check the NBC Sports schedule; use your USA Network source |
| Multiview option missing | Unsupported device or app version | Update the app; try a current Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV or Google TV device |
| Picture drops to low quality at 10 a.m. | Wi-Fi congestion at home | Wire the TV with Ethernet, or move the router closer |
| "Too many devices streaming" | Stream limit reached across the household | Stop a stream on another device; Peacock allows three at once |
| Spoilers on the home screen before a replay | Scores shown in the app | Use the Sports tab carefully, or watch the replay from search |
If the stream fails on every device in the house at once, check Peacock's social accounts or an outage tracker before you start resetting routers. Big early kickoffs have occasionally strained streaming services; that's out of your hands. If it's only one TV, it's almost always that TV's connection or app: restart the app, then the device, then check the network.
Why the cheap playlists don't work out
Search "Premier League IPTV" and you'll find sellers offering Sky Sports, TNT Sports and NBC feeds in one $15 playlist. None of those companies sells its channels that way. The streams are re-broadcast without a licence, which is why they tend to fail at 10 a.m. on a Saturday, exactly when the most people are trying to watch.
The other problem is accountability. A Peacock subscription is a card payment to a company you can call. A playlist paid by crypto or a payment app is gone when the seller disappears. The usual warning signs take a minute to check.
Quick answers
Does Peacock have every Premier League game? No. It has the exclusive games and NBC simulcasts, which is well over half the season, but not USA Network's matches.
Which Peacock plan includes the Premier League? Premium ($12.99 a month) or Premium Plus ($19.99). Peacock Select has no live sports.
Are USA Network matches on Peacock replays? No. Since USA Network moved to Versant, its matches aren't on Peacock live or on demand.
Can I add Peacock to an IPTV player like TiviMate? No. Peacock doesn't provide a playlist or Xtream login. Use the Peacock app, which runs on Roku, Fire TV, Google TV, Apple TV and most smart TVs.
Is the Peacock annual plan worth it for football? Barely. Ten months at $12.99 is $129.90 against $129.99 for the year, so it only pays if you keep Peacock in the summer.
Can I watch NBC's Premier League matches for free? Yes, with an antenna in most areas. NBC's games are over-the-air broadcasts.
What's the cheapest way to get every match? Peacock Premium plus a service that carries USA Network. DirecTV's MyEntertainment pack at $34.99 was the cheapest we found in fall 2026.
Prices are US list prices before tax and promotions. Channel assignments for each matchweek are announced by NBC Sports a week or two ahead, and carriage of USA Network varies by service. Checked September 2026.