Sling TV
Watch Premier League on USA Network from $40 per month
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Watch UK Premier League from £15 with Now
Fubo Canada
Watch Premier League in Canada from CA$30 per month
Optus Sports
Watch Premier League in Australia from AU$7 per month
Two of the summer’s biggest spending clubs go head-to-head at the London Stadium on Saturday as West Ham host Aston Villa.
After replacing David Moyes in the hot seat, new West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui has overhauled the east London club’s squad, with the Hammers making eight big signings, including World Cup winner Argentina Guido RodrÃguez and German striker Niclas Füllkrug.
Having spent over £120million in the close season, the West Ham hierarchy will be hoping to replicate the type of season their opponents had last season.
Unai Emery’s Villa finished fourth last season and qualified for this season’s Champions League, but despite bringing in new recruits worth over £150m in the form of Everton midfielder Amadou Onana and the Chelsea, Ian Maatsen, the loss of Douglas Luiz and Moussa Diaby. could make a similar league performance less likely this time around.
West Ham host Aston Villa on Saturday 17 August at the London Stadium, kick-off set for 5:30pm BST local time, making it a 12:30pm ET or 9:30am PT start in the US and Canada and in 2:30am AEST started in the early hours of Sunday in Australia.
Below we will describe the best live television streaming services use it to watch the game as it happens wherever you are in the world.
West Ham United’s Niclas Füllkrug looks on during the pre-season friendly between West Ham United and Celta Vigo at the London Stadium on August 10.
How to watch West Ham vs Aston Villa in USA without cable
Saturday’s West Ham vs. Aston Villa game is being broadcast on the USA Network, which you can use as part of your cable package or on NBC Sports website with a valid entry, and can also be streamed through Sling TV and other more expensive TV streaming services.
Sling TV’s Blue plan includes the USA Network, making it a great option for those who want to watch Premier League action. It’s $40 a month and features over 40 channels, including other sports channels like ESPN and FS1.
Read our Sling TV review.
How to watch the 2024/25 Premier League season from anywhere with a VPN
If you find yourself unable to watch EPL matches locally, you may need another way to watch the games — that’s where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speed on game day by encrypting your traffic, and it’s also a great idea if you’re traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network. Fi and want to add an extra layer of privacy to your devices and logins.
With a VPN, you can virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to access the game. Most VPNs, like our Editors’ Choice ExpressVPN, make it really easy to do this.
Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you’re streaming. You need to make sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even when VPNs are legal, the streaming service can close the account of anyone they think is circumventing properly enforced restrictions.
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ExpressVPN is our current top VPN pick for people who want a reliable and secure VPN, and it works on a variety of devices. It’s normally $13 a month, but if you sign up for an annual subscription for $100, you’ll get three months free and save 49%. That’s the equivalent of $6.67 per month with the code SPECIALwhich should be applied automatically.
Note that ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Livestream West Ham vs Aston Villa in UK
This late afternoon kick-off is exclusive to Sky Sports, appearing on the main Sky Sports, Premier League and UHD channels. If you already have Sky Sports as part of your TV package, you can stream the game via its Sky Go app, but cord cutters will want to set up a Now account and a Now Sports membership to stream the game.
The Sky Now subsidiary (formerly Now TV) offers access to Sky Sports channels with a Now Sports membership. You can get a day’s access for £15, or sign up to a monthly plan from £35 a month now.
Livestream West Ham vs Aston Villa in Canada
If you want to live stream this EPL game in Canada, you will need to subscribe to Fubo Canada. The service has exclusive rights to every Premier League match once again this season.
Fubo is the go-to destination for Canadians looking to watch the EPL this season, with exclusive broadcast rights to every match. It costs CA$30 per month, although you can save money by paying quarterly or annually.
Livestream West Ham vs Aston Villa in Australia
Football fans Down Under can watch EPL matches live on streaming service Optus Sport, which is showing every Premier League match of the 2024/25 season live in Australia.
With exclusive rights to show all EPL matches live this season, as well as German Bundesliga and Spanish La Liga games, the Optus Sport streaming service is a particularly big draw for Austrian football fans.
If you’re already an Optus network customer, you can take Optus Sport for a reduced price, with discounts bringing the price down to AUD$7 per month. If you’re not, a standalone monthly subscription to the service starts at AU$25.
Quick tips for streaming the Premier League using a VPN
- With four variables at play — your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN — your experience and success when streaming EPL matches can vary.
- If you don’t see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the “search by city or country” option.
- If you’re having trouble getting the game after you’ve enabled your VPN and placed it in the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try for a quick fix. First, log into your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing area. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file with your account. Second, some smart TVs — like Roku — don’t have VPN apps that you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you’ll need to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you’re using (like your phone) so that every device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct location of sight.
- All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their homepage for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases with smart TV services, after you install a cable network’s sports app, you’ll be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your email address on the file for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help, as both devices will appear to be in the right location.
- And remember, browsers can often give away a location despite using a VPN, so make sure you’re using a privacy-first browser to sign in to your services. We usually recommend Brave.