Manchester City vs Arsenal live stream and match preview, Friday January 27, 8pm GMT
Manchester City vs Arsenal live stream and match preview
Looking for a Manchester City vs Arsenal live stream? We've got you covered. Manchester City vs Arsenal is on ITV in the UK. Brit abroad? Use a VPN to watch the FA Cup with your subscription from anywhere.
The Premier League's top two turn their focus to the FA Cup on Friday night, as Manchester City host Arsenal in the fourth round.
City thrashed Chelsea 4-0 to reach this stage and are looking to progress to the fifth round for the fifth successive season. Pep Guardiola's side have lost in the semi-finals in each of the past three campaigns, last lifting the famous trophy back in 2018.
Arsenal, meanwhile, won 3-0 at League One Oxford United in the third round. The Gunners went out to Southampton in the fourth round last term but have won this competition a record 14 times – most recently in 2020 as Mikel Arteta claimed his first silverware as boss.
Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. Make sure you know how to watch the FA Cup wherever you are.
Team news
With such a hectic February coming up, both managers will likely take the chance to rotate their starting 11s.
That should be especially easy for Guardiola, who has a full, injury-free City squad at his disposal.
Arsenal are almost injury-free themselves, though, with Gabriel Jesus and Reiss Nelson the only confirmed absentees; Mohamed Elneny is doubtful with a knock.
Form
Erling Haaland's hat-trick saw off Wolves in the league last time out, but City still didn't look back to their best. It's been a bit of a rough patch by their exceedingly high standards, with their nine games in all competitions since the World Cup break yielding six wins, one draw and two losses.
As for Arsenal, Sunday's thrilling 3-2 victory over Manchester United saw them reach the halfway point of their Premier League campaign with 50 points – five more than second-placed City with a game in hand. The Gunners have lost just one of their last 11 matches in all competitions (3-1 to Brighton in the Carabao Cup with a heavily rotated team), winning nine of the other 10.
Referee
Paul Tierney will be the referee for Manchester City and Arsenal.
Stadium
Manchester City vs Arsenal will be played at the 53,400-capacity Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
Kick-off and channel
Manchester City vs Arsenal kick-off is at 8pm GMT on Friday 27 January in the UK. The game is being shown on ITV1 and ITVX (STV and STV Player in Scotland).
In the US, kick-off time is 3pm ET / 12pm PT. The match will be shown on ESPN in the US. See below for international broadcast options.
VPN guide
Use a VPN to watch FA Cup football from outside your country
If you’re out of the country for an FA Cup tie, 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 FA Cup, FourFourTwo currently recommends:
International FA Cup TV rights
• UK: In the UK, FA Cup rights are shared between the two main terrestrial broadcasters, the BBC and ITV.
• USA: ESPN+ is the home of the FA Cup in the States.
• Canada: In Canada, Sportsnet NOW is the place to catch the FA Cup action.
• Australia: Paramount+ is where you can watch FA Cup matches in Australia.
• New Zealand: In New Zealand, Sky Sport have the rights to the FA Cup.
