Arsenal v Aston Villa live stream, Sky Sports, Friday 22 October, 8pm
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Arsenal and Aston Villa kick off the Premier League weekend when they meet at the Emirates on Friday night.
It's the second home game of the week for the Gunners, who only salvaged a point against Crystal Palace last time out thanks to Alexandre Lacazette's 95th-minute equaliser.
There was also stoppage-time drama in Villa's last match, as Dean Smith's side lost a West Midlands derby at home to Wolves - having still been 2-0 up in the 80th minute.
Mikel Arteta will know that his team can't continue to rely on scoring with virtually the last kick off the game - and they will need to produce a markedly better performance than their lacklustre display five days ago, when they were second-best.
The visitors must tighten up after conceding five goals in their last two outings - four of which have come from 71 minutes onwards - but they have won their last three meetings with Arsenal home and away, keeping a clean sheet on each occasion.
Granit Xhaka is the only confirmed absentee for the Gunners, although Bukayo Saka will be assessed after being forced off with a knock on Monday night.
Matty Cash is available for Villa after having to come off with a dead leg against Wolves, while Leon Bailey and Bertrand Traore are fit again and Keinan Davis could be involved - but Trezeguet remains sidelined after suffering a serious knee injury late last season.
Kick-off is at 8pm BST on Friday 22 October, and UK viewers can watch live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event. See below for international broadcast options.
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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.
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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.
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Canada TV rights
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Australia TV rights
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