Swansea City v Sheffield United live stream: How to watch the Championship clash, wherever you are in the world

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Swansea City v Sheffield United live stream, Sky Sports, Saturday 14 August, 8pm BST

Looking for a Swansea City v Sheffield United live stream? Well, you're in the right place!

Swansea City and Sheffield United meet at the Swansea.com Stadium in the Championship on Saturday night, with both sides looking to get their first points on the board.

Swansea lost 2-1 away to Blackburn Rovers on the opening day, while the Blades - relegated after finishing bottom of the Premier League last season - were beaten 1-0 at home by Birmingham City.

There have been changes in the dugouts for both clubs this summer, with Russell Martin and Slavisa Jokanovic taking over from Steve Cooper and Chris Wilder respectively.

Despite disappointing starts to their league campaigns, both new bosses picked up their first victories in the week in Round One of the Carabao Cup. Swansea won 3-0 at Reading, while Sheffield United saw off Carlisle United 1-0.

There are no fresh injury worries for either team, but Rhian Brewster could start after scoring his first goal for the Blades a substitute on Tuesday night - and Swansea could hand a debut to Flynn Downes, who's just signed from Ipswich Town.

Kick-off is at 8pm BST and the game is being shown live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event the UK.

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VPN guide

Use a VPN to watch Championship football from outside your country

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If you’re out of the country for a round of Championship 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 from the craziest league in the world 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:

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ExpressVPN

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UK TV rights

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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