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Aston Villa hosts Tottenham in this all-Premier League, fourth-round FA Cup tie, with the beleaguered visitors hoping to avoid a second cup humiliation in a week.
The future of Ange Postecoglou as Spurs boss could hinge on his team winning this tie after the Australian coach saw his players meekly surrender to a 4-1 on aggregate defeat to Liverpool in the semi-finals of the EFL Cup on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Aston Villa will be looking to make amends for its 2-0 Midlands derby defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux in the Premier League last weekend.
Below, we’ll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game live, wherever you are in the world.
Marcus Rashford is set to make his Aston Villa debut today after joining on loan from Manchester United during the winter transfer window.
Aston Villa takes on Tottenham in this FA Cup fourth-round match at Villa Park on Sunday, Feb. 9. Kickoff is set for 5:35 p.m. GMT local time in the UK, which is 12:35 p.m. ET or 9:35 a.m. PT in the US and Canada, and 4:35 a.m. AEDT in Australia early on Monday morning.
If you find yourself unable to view EPL matches locally, you may need a different 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 speeds 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 and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins.
With a VPN, you’re able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to 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 should be sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even where VPNs are legal, the streaming service may terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions.
ExpressVPN is our current best VPN pick for people who want a reliable and safe 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 a month.
Note that ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
This clash is streaming exclusively live in the US on ESPN Plus. Kickoff is at 12:35 p.m. ET on Sunday.
ESPN’s standalone streaming service costs $12 a month or $120 for an annual subscription. With it, you’ll be able to watch all of this season’s FA Cup fixtures. Read our ESPN Plus review.
The great news for footy fans in the UK is that free-to-air broadcasters the BBC and ITV are sharing live duties for this season’s FA Cup, with this game being shown on BBC1. That means the game will be available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
Coverage begins at 5:20 p.m. GMT ahead of the 5:35 p.m. kickoff.
With the match being broadcast on BBC1, that also means you’ll also be able to watch the game online for free via the network’s on-demand streaming service, BBC iPlayer.
With an app that’s available for Android and Apple mobile devices, as well as a vast array of smart TVs and streaming boxes, all you need is a valid UK TV license to stream the game.
Canadian soccer fans looking to watch this FA Cup fixture can watch all the action live via Sportsnet.
Sportsnet is available via most cable operators, but cord-cutters can subscribe to the network’s standalone streaming service Sportsnet Plus instead, with prices starting at CA$25 per month or CA$200 per year.
Football fans down under can watch FA Cup matches live on streaming service Optus Sport.
With exclusive rights to stream select FA Cup and all Premier League matches live this season, as well as German Bundesliga and Spanish La Liga games, streaming service Optus Sport is a particularly big draw for Aussie soccer fans.
If you’re already an Optus network customer, you can bag Optus Sport for a reduced price, with discounts bringing the price down to as low as AU$7 a month. If you’re not, a standalone monthly subscription to the service starts at AU$25.