Manchester City v Southampton live stream, Saturday 18 September, 3pm BST
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Manchester City will be looking to make it three wins on the spin when they welcome Southampton - yet to win in the league this season - to the Etihad on Saturday afternoon.
Defeat at Tottenham on the opening weekend is now but a distant memory for the champions, who have since swept aside Norwich and Arsenal 5-0 and won 1-0 away to Leicester.
Ralph Hasenhuttl's visitors may be without a Premier League win so far, but they have taken points of Manchester United, West Ham and Newcastle - as well as thumping Newport County 8-0 in the Carabao Cup.
Pep Guardiola will be without the services of John Stones and Aymeric Laporte for the visit of the Saints, while Phil Foden - who came off the bench in Wednesday's 6-3 Champions League win over RB Leipzig - will likely have to wait a little longer to make his first start of 2021/22.
Stuart Armstrong and Theo Walcott are out injured for the Saints, but Shane Long should be back in the squad after recovering from Covid.
City won this fixture last season 5-2. Southampton have a rotten record at the Etihad; they've lost 12 of their 14 games there, with their sole victory coming on their first trip back in April 2004.
Kick-off is at 3pm BST.
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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 Steve Bruce’s extra-red face without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
But assistance is on hand. To get around that, all you have to do is get a Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs. A VPN creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and won't automatically block the service you've paid for. All the info going between is entirely encrypted – and that's a result.
There are plenty of good-value options out there, including:
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.
Head back to our VPN advice so you can take advantage when you're out of the country.
Canada TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for Canadian subscribers
DAZN subscribers can watch every single Premier League game in 2021/22 – and it gets better. After a one-month free trial, you'll only have to pay a rolling $20-a-month fee, or make it an annual subscription of $150.
The broadcaster also has all the rights to Champions League and Europa League games in Canada, too.
Want in while you're out of Canada? Scroll back up and check out the VPN offers above.
Australia TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for Australian subscribers
Optus Sport are offering every game of the Premier League season for just $14.99/month for non-subscribers, which you can get via a Fetch TV box and other friendly streaming devices.
To take advantage while you're not Down Under, follow the VPN advice towards the top of this page.
New Zealand TV rights
How to watch a Premier League live stream for New Zealand subscribers
Spark Sport are serving up all 380 games – plus various highlights and magazine shows throughout the week, as well as the Champions League – for $24.99 a month, after a seven-day free trial.
It's also available via web browsers, Apple/Android devices, Google Chromecast and some Samsung TVs, and Apple TV and Smart TV compatibility new for this season.
Check out our VPN deals to watch when you’re not in New Zealand.
