Chelsea-Man U gets ESPN record viewership

By foxsports
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Chelsea's victory at Manchester United was the most-viewed English Premier League match on ESPN's U.S. networks despite its 7:45 a.m. EDT start last weekend.

ESPN said Wednesday that Chelsea's 2-1 victory Saturday was seen in 420,000 homes and by 526,000 viewers. The win leapfrogged the Blues over United into first place.

The previous high was 340,000 homes and 398,000 viewers for Liverpool's 3-1 home loss to Aston Villa last Aug. 24.