Crystal Palace vs Arsenal live stream, Friday 5 August, 8pm BST, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Ultra HD & Sky Showcase
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The Premier League is back for season number 31! And, for the second campaign running, the curtain-raiser sees Arsenal make a short trip across the capital; they travel to Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace.
This time last year, the Gunners were stunned by Brentford, a 2-0 defeat to the newcomers sparking their worst-ever Premier League start – so it goes without saying that Mikel Arteta and co. will be determined to begin 2022-23 in better fashion.
Arteta ultimately steadied the ship and more last term, steering his young team to a fifth-placed finish – but that will only have whetted the appetite for a more robust top-four charge this time around, especially as the Gunners were pipped to Champions League qualification by Tottenham.
Standing in their way on opening night are a Palace side led by none other than Arsenal great Patrick Vieira – who, in his first season managing in England, wasted no time in implementing his highly entertaining brand of football in South London.
And Vieira will be targeting a second successive victory against the club where he enjoys legendary status, following April’s comprehensive 3-0 home success (Palace also drew 2-2 at the Emirates earlier in the campaign).
Team news
Cheick Doucoure looks set to make his Palace debut in midfield, but new goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is a doubt through injury. James Tomkins, James McArthur and Michael Olise are also sidelined, while the Eagles begin life without Conor Gallagher; the midfielder is back with Chelsea following his superb 2021-22 loan spell.
Arsenal, meanwhile, have injury doubts over Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kieran Tierney and summer arrival Fabio Vieira. Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus – who both joined from Manchester City this summer – should start, though.
Kick-off is at 8pm BST on Friday 5 August, and UK viewers can watch the game live on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Ultra HD and Sky Showcase. See below for international broadcast options.
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Use a VPN to watch Premier league football from outside your country
If you’re out of the country for a round of Premier League fixtures, then annoyingly your domestic on-demand services won’t work – the broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!). You'll be blocked from watching it, which is not ideal if you’ve paid up for a subscription and still want to catch the action without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
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UK TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for UK subscribers
Sky Sports and BT Sport are the two main players once again, but Amazon also have a slice of the pie in 2021/22.
US TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for US subscribers
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, with other matches split between NBCSN channel, CNBC and the over-the-air NBC broadcast channel. If you pick up a fuboTV subscription for the games not on Peacock Premium, you'll be able to watch every game.
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Canada TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for Canadian subscribers
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Australia TV rights
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New Zealand TV rights
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