Premier League Productions

Premier League Productions is an IMG-produced company with studio shows and commentators for worldwide viewers of Premier League association football.

English-language broadcast team

The company has a group of UK based commentators, pundits, and presenters. Formerly, John Dykes led the presentation team between 2010 and 2017. Currently Steve Bower (lead), Manish Bhasin and Julia Stuart present Matchday Live on weekends with other presenters such as Seema Jaswal, Ian Irving and Will Perry filling in as needed. Kelly Cates, Mark Pougatch and Kelly Somers (among others) contribute as presenters for studio shows. Different guest pundits appear on each programme including Michael Owen (lead), Alan Shearer, Ian Wright, Owen Hargreaves, Glenn Hoddle, Steve McManaman, Tim Sherwood, Karen Carney, Izzy Christiansen, Lianne Sanderson, Fara Williams and Joe Ward.

Studio show presenters (2023-2024 season):

All times listed are London Time - UTC+1 from last Sunday in March through Saturday before last Sunday in October, UTC otherwise

Fantasy Premier League Show - Fridays 10:30 LIVE (*** NEW for 2023-2024 Season ***)

• Kelly Somers (primary)
• Ian Irving
• Olivia Buzaglo

Fanzone (Friday edition) - Fridays 15:30 LIVE

• Will Perry
• Clinton Morrison

Fanzone (Monday edition) - Mondays 20:00 LIVE (on days without matches kicking off at 20:00 ONLY) (*** NEW time for 2023-2024 Season ***)

• Anita Nneka Jones
• Leroy Rosenior

Generation xG - Mondays 17:00 LIVE

• Matt Holland (every other week)
• Leon Osman (every other week)
• Leroy Rosenior (co-presenter)

Kelly and Wrighty - Mondays 14:00 LIVE

• Kelly Cates
• Ian Wright

Match Officials Mic'd Up - First, second or Third Tuesday of each month at 19:00 LIVE (*** NEW for 2023-2024 Season ***)

• Michael Owen
• Howard Webb (former official)

Matchday Live Extra - Saturdays 20:00 LIVE (or 30 minutes after final Premier League match of the day)

• Julia Stuart (primary)
• Steve Bower
• Manish Bhasin
• Seema Jaswal

Team Talks - Fridays 18:00 LIVE on non-match days, 22:30 LIVE on match days

• Julia Stuart (primary)
• Manish Bhasin
• Seema Jaswal
• Steve Bower
• Will Perry

The Big Interview - Thursdays 13:30 (pre-recorded)

• Steve Bower (lead)
• Manish Bhasin
• Ian Irving
• Will Perry
• Paul Belvestone
• Rebecca Louise Coles
• Anita Nneka Jones
• Karen Carney
• Alex Aljoe (when interviews are conducted in Italian or Spanish with English subtitles)
• Julien Laurens (when interviews are conducted in French with English subtitles)
• Natalie Gedra (when interviews are conducted in Portuguese with English subtitles)
• Renato Senise (when interviews are conducted in Portuguese with English subtitles)
• Park Ji-Sung (when interviews are conducted in Korean with English subtitles)

The Final Word - Mondays 22:30 LIVE (on match days with kickoff time of 20:00 ONLY)

• Steve Bower
• Michael Owen (lead studio pundit)

The Weekend Wrap - Sundays 20:30 LIVE (*** NEW time for 2023-2024 Season ***)

• Mark Pougatch (primary)
• Manish Bhasin
• Chris Foy (rules analyst)

Welcome to the Weekend - Fridays 12:00 LIVE (on match weekends ONLY) (*** NEW time for 2023-2024 Season ***)

• Johnathan Joseph
• Olivia Buzaglo
• Andrew Mensah
• Ayo Akinwolere (reporter and backup presenter)
• Kyle Walker (reporter)
• Anita Nneka Jones (reporter)
• Rebecca Louise Coles (reporter)
• Ellie Collins (reporter)

Main Commentators (play-by-play):

• Conor McNamara (lead)
• Jim Proudfoot (co-lead)
• Jon Champion (Saturdays at 12:30 or 17:30)
• Joe Speight (Goal Rush broadcasts on Saturdays at 1500)
• Phil Blacker (Goal Rush back-up)
• Seb Hutchinson (Data Zone broadcasts with enhanced analytical data for big matches including Sundays at 1630)
• Ian Darke
• Martin Tyler (many Mondays at 20:00)
• Gary Taphouse
• Tony Jones
• Nigel Adderley
• Mark Scott
• Jonathan Beck
• Chris Wise
• Steve Wilson
• Daniel Mann
• Richard Kaufman
• Kevin Keatings
• David Stowell
• Andy Bishop
• Guy Havord
• Rob Palmer
• Bill Leslie
• Alan Parry
• Gary Weaver
• Rob Hawthorne
• Ian Crocker
• Steve Banyard
• Stewart Gardner
• Paul Gilmour
• Jacqui Oatley
• Pien Meulensteen
• Clive Tyldesley
• Jon Driscoll
• Tom Gayle
• John Roder
• Robyn Cowen
• Guy Mowbray
• Paul Dempsey
• Vicki Sparks
• Martin Fisher
• Steven Wyeth
• Sam Matterface
• Rory Hamilton
• Paul Walker
• Ben Andrews
• Dan Roebuck
• James Fielden
• Jonathan Pearce
• Simon Brotherton
• Alistair Mann
• Dan Mason
• Wayne Boyce
• Simon Watts
• Dave Farrar
• Rob MacLean
• Adam Summerton
• Adrian Healey
• Derek Rae
• Rob Daly
• Peter Drury (On loan from NBC Sports and Sky Sports for occasional matches through May 2028)
• Dominic Johnson
• Pete Odgers
• Rob Jones

Co-commentators (match analysts):

• Andy Townsend (lead)
• Jim Beglin (co-lead)
• Leroy Rosenior (Data Zone broadcasts with enhanced analytical data for big matches including Sundays 1630)
• Leon Osman (Data Zone back-up)
• Matt Holland (Data Zone back-up)
• Don Hutchison (Goal Rush broadcasts on Saturdays 1500)
• Dean Ashton (Goal Rush back-up)
• Owen Hargreaves (Goal Rush back-up)
• David Prutton
• Clive Allen
• Efan Ekoku
• Chris Sutton
• Matthew Upson
• Steve Sidwell
• Robert Green
• Tony Gale
• Alan Smith
• Gary Neville
• Stephen Warnock
• Terry Gibson
• Lee Hendrie
• Iain Dowie
• Chris Waddle
• Keith Andrews
• Danny Higginbotham
• Garry Birtles
• Don Goodman
• Andy Hinchcliffe
• Kevin Kilbane
• Andy Walker
• David Phillips
• Danny Gabbidon
• Dave Edwards
• Davie Provan
• Karen Carney
• Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
• Michael Bridges
• Paul Robinson
• Alan Hutton
• Glenn Murray
• Casey Stoney
• Lucy Ward
• Sue Smith
• Mark Schwarzer
• Michael Brown
• Ally McCoist
• Gary Breen
• Michael Gray
• Matt Jackson
• Neil Warnock
• Sam Parkin
• Adam Virgo
• Tony Dorigo
• Ray Houghton
• Stewart Robson
• Laura Bassett
• Nigel Spackman
• Dean Sturridge
• Nigel Winterburn
• Trevor Francis
• Alan Curbishley
• Barry Horne
• Mark Bright
• James McFadden
• Jobi McAnuff
• Izzy Christiansen
• Robert Earnshaw
• James Collins
• Andros Townsend
• Rob Edwards
• Scott Minto
• Phil Jagielka
• Darren Ambrose

Spanish-language broadcast team (Discontinued)

For the 2022–23 and 2023-24 seasons, Premier League Productions, in conjunction with production partner Telemundo Deportes, employed Spanish-language señal internacional ("world feed") match commentators working "off tube" (off monitor) from Telemundo Center in Miami, Florida, USA or from Telemundo's Mexico City, Mexico bureau. Their voices were heard each week via streaming video services Paramount+ and Pluto TV in Mexico and Central America, and occasionally via streaming video service Star+ in 9 Spanish-speaking countries in South America. YouTube users in the USA were also able to listen to their voices in highlights clips at the "Telemundo Deportes" account.

With Paramount+ exiting its media rights agreement in Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic for the Premier League after the 2023-2024 season, Premier League Productions will NOT need to employ a Spanish-language commentary team for the 2024-2025 season. New media rightsholder ESPN Latin America will assign its own Spanish-language commentators in Mexico City (for matches involving Fulham and West Ham United featuring Mexican players Raúl Jiménez and Edson Álvarez respectively) or Buenos Aires (for most other matches.)

Narradores/Relatores (main commentators/"play-by-play"):

• Jesús Eduardo Acosta (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Copán Álvarez (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Kaziro Aoyama (Mexico City, Mexico)
• Juan Guillermo Arango (Miami, Florida, USA)
• José Bauz (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Luis Gerardo Bucci (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Jorge D. Calvo (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Daniel Chapela (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Óscar Guzmán (Mexico City, Mexico)
• Iván López Elizondo (Mexico City, Mexico)
• Juan Fernando Mora (Miami, Florida, USA)
• José Hernández (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Alfredo "Lobo" Morales (Mexico City, Mexico)
• Diego Pessolano (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Omar Orlando Salazar (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Óscar F. Salazar (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Luis Omar Tapia (Miami, Florida, USA)

Analistas (match analysts/co-commentators):

• Kaziro Aoyama (Mexico City, Mexico)
• Juan Guillermo Arango (Miami, Florida, USA)
• José Bauz (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Alberto Bernard (Mexico City, Mexico)
• Francisco Blavia (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Luis Gerardo Bucci (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Daniel Chapela (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Bruno Gómez (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Carlos Hermosillo (Miami, Florida, USA; 2022-23 season only)
• Iván López Elizondo (Mexico City, Mexico)
• Jaime Macías Alarcón (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Juan Fernando Mora (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Walter Reinaldo Roque (Miami, Florida, USA)
• Omar Orlando Salazar (Miami, Florida, USA)
• José Luis Villarreal (Miami, Florida, USA)

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