Leeds United v Southampton live stream and match preview, Saturday February 25, 3.00pm GMT
Leeds United v Southampton live stream and match preview
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Premier League survival could be on the line when the bottom two sides face off at Elland Road on Saturday, as Leeds United face Southampton.
The Yorkshire club have plummeted down the table into 19th place after a 10-match winless run in the league cost manager Jesse Marsch his job.
Former Watford boss Javi Gracia has been drafted in to replace the American and his debut couldn’t be much more crucial, as Leeds will drop into last place if they are beaten here.
Saints have interim boss Ruben Selles in charge at the moment and he oversaw a stunning 1-0 win away to Chelsea last time out, ending a three-match losing streak in the league.
Leeds have a good record in this fixture, losing just once in their last 14 home meetings with Southampton, but four of the visitors’ five Premier League wins this season have come on the road.
Kick-off is at 3.00pm GMT. Make sure you know how to watch the Premier League wherever you are.
Team news
Javi Gracia's first Leeds starting 11 is as follows: (4-2-3-1) Illan Mesiler; Luka Ayling (captain), Robin Koch, Max Wober, Junior Firpo; Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams; Brenden Aaronson, Jack Harrison, Wilfried Gnonto; Patrick Bamford
Ruben Selles' Southampton starting line-up is unchanged from the win over Chelsea: (4-2-2-2) Gavin Bazunu; Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Jan Bednarek, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Romain Perraud; James Ward-Prowse (captain), Romeo Lavia; Stuart Armstrong, Mohamed Elyounoussi; Kamaldeen Sulemana, Paul Onuachu
Form
Leeds United: LLDLW
Southampton: WLLLW
Referee
Peter Bankes will be the referee for Leeds United v Southampton.
Stadium
Leeds United v Southampton will be played at Elland Road.
Kick-off and channel
Leeds United v Southampton kick-off is at 3.00pm GMT on Saturday 25 February in the UK. The game isn't being shown on TV in the UK.
In the US, kick-off time is 10.00am ET / 7.00am 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.
