Scotland v Republic of Ireland live stream and match preview, Saturday September 24, 7.45pm
Scotland v Republic of Ireland match preview
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Scotland are on a high after their superb win over Ukraine last week and they will be looking for revenge when the Republic of Ireland visit Hampden Park.
The Tartan Army put in one of their best performances under Steve Clarke to blow away the Ukrainians 3-0 on Wednesday night.
John McGinn lashed home a shot to give the hosts a deserved lead in the second half, before Lyndon Dykes stepped off the bench to head home another two goals.
The eye-catching result sent Scotland top of Group B1 and into pole position to earn promotion to League A and a sought-after place in the Euro 2024 play-offs.
It also helped lift the mood in the camp, with the disappointment of a 3-1 defeat to Ukraine in the World Cup play-off semi-final in June still fresh in the memory.
With two games remaining, Scotland are two points clear on top of the group, with Ireland lagging five points behind them in third.
The visitors have reason to be confident though – they hammered Clarke’s side 3-0 in Dublin in their previous meeting in June.
That was the only Nations League victory so far for Stephen Kenny’s men, who also picked up a draw away to Ukraine after back-to-back defeats opened their campaign against Armenia and the Ukrainians.
Ireland sit one point above rock-bottom Armenia, who are currently set to be relegated to League C.
Neither of these sides will be heading to the World Cup 2022 next month, but they will know how important this competition could be to their hopes of reaching the Euros in two years’ time.
It was through the Nations League play-offs that Scotland reached Euro 2020 last summer, ending a 23-year wait for a major tournament appearance.
Nathan Patterson was stretchered off against Ukraine and will miss out, with Aaron Hickey looking likeliest to deputise.
Dykes’ double from the bench puts him in contention to start, as Clarke could consider some rotation amid a run of three games in six days.
Ireland are without Caoimhin Kelleher and Enda Stevens through injury, while Robbie Brady is back in the fold after 18 months out of the national team set-up.
Form
Scotland: WWLWL
Republic of Ireland: DWLLW
Referee
Switzerland's Sandro Scharer will be the referee for Scotland v Republic of Ireland.
Stadium
Scotland v Republic of Ireland is being played at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
Other games
Ukraine are away to Armenia earlier in the day, with that one kicking off at 3pm.
Next up, Ireland host Armenia and Scotland are away to Ukraine on Tuesday 27 September, both 7.45pm kick-offs.
Kick-off and channel
Kick-off is at 7.45pm BST on Saturday September 24 and is being shown by Premier Sports 1 in the UK. See below for international broadcast options.
VPN guide
Use a VPN to watch Nations 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.
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.
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UK TV rights
How to watch Nations League live streams in the UK
UEFA Nations League games have split rights between Channel 4, Premier Sports, ITV and S4C.
US TV rights
How to watch Nations League live streams for US subscribers
Fox Sports are the main Nations League rights holders, with TelevisaUnivision for Spanish-language speakers. If you pick up a fuboTV subscription, 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 Nations League live streams for Canadian subscribers
DAZN subscribers can watch every single televised Nations League gae – 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 Premier League, Champions League and Europa League games in Canada, too.
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Australia TV rights
How to watch Nations League live streams for Australian subscribers
Optus Sport are offering every game of the Nations 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 Nations League League live stream for New Zealand subscribers
UEFA Nations League games are being shown on Sky in New Zealand.
Check out our VPN deals to watch when you’re not in New Zealand.
