On /r/soccer there was a post at the top from The Guardian. It seems that it's more based on the ability to stream:

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/59n8gf/even_my_78ye...

And to add to the general discussion about ESPN, streaming, and the like: I'm internet-only with TWC (now Spectrum, as I'm constantly reminded) but even if I had a tv subscription I still wouldn't have been able to watch the EPL on NBC Sports streaming site since they're Comcast-owned.