Aston Villa vs Leeds United live stream and match preview, Friday 13 January, 8pm GMT
Aston Villa vs Leeds United live stream and match preview
Looking for an Aston Villa vs Leeds United live stream? We've got you covered. Aston Villa vs Leeds United is being shown on Sky Sports in the UK. Brit abroad? Use a VPN to watch the Premier League with your subscription from anywhere.
Aston Villa will be looking to bounce back from a shock defeat by Stevenage in the third round of the FA Cup when they take on Leeds on Friday.
Unai Emery's side would move level on points with Chelsea in 10th with a win, while Leeds have the chance to extend their lead over the bottom three to five points.
The Whites have not won any of their last four Premier League games, however, while Villa have lost just once in the top flight under Emery.
Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. Make sure you know how to watch the Premier League wherever you are.
Team news
Leander Dendoncker is unavailable for Villa due to suspension, while Diego Carlos, John McGinn, Jed Steer and Ludwig Augustinsson are all injured. Matty Cash will need to be assessed, while this game could come too early for new signing Alex Moreno.
Patrick Bamford is available again for Leeds, but Crysencio Summerville, Stuart Dallas, Luis Sinisterra and Archie Gray remain sidelined. Adam Forshaw will undergo a late fitness test.
Form
After a strong start to life under Emery, Villa have now won only one of their last four matches in all competitions.
Leeds have not triumphed in the Premier League since November 5, and each of their last three matches in all competitions has been a draw.
Referee
Michael Oliver will be the referee for Aston Villa vs Leeds United.
Stadium
Aston Villa vs Leeds United will be played at the 42,785-capacity Villa Park in Birmingham.
Kick-off and channel
Aston Villa vs Leeds United kick-off is at 8pm GMT on Friday 13 January in the UK. The game is being shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football in the UK.
In the US, kick-off time is 3pm ET / 12pm PT. The match will be shown on NBC in the US. See below for international broadcast options.
VPN guide
Use a VPN to watch Premier League football from outside your country
If you’re out of the country for a Premier League fixture, then you won't be able to watch on your domestic streaming service as usual. The broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!) and blocks you from watching it. You can use a VPN to get around that, though, without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
A Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs, creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and will let you watch. And all the info going between is entirely encrypted, anonymous and safe – and that's a result.
There are plenty of good-value options out there. For the Premier League, FourFourTwo currently recommends:
International Premier League TV rights
• UK: Sky Sports and BT Sport are the two main players once again, but Amazon also have a slice of the pie in 2022/23.
• USA: NBC Sports Group are the Premier League rights holders, with the Peacock Premium streaming platform showing even more than the 175 games it aired last season. If you pick up a fuboTV subscription for the games not on Peacock Premium, you'll be able to watch every game.
• Canada: The way to watch Premier League football in 2022/23 is fuboTV, which has exclusive rights to all the action.
• Australia: Optus Sport will screen every game of the Premier League season. Non-subscribers can access the action via a Fetch TV box and other friendly streaming devices.
• New Zealand: Sky Sport are serving up all 380 games – plus various highlights and magazine shows throughout the week, as well as the Champions League.
