Man City vs Brentford live stream and how to watch Premier League game online

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The Man City vs Brentford live stream sees second-place Man City host underdogs Brentford at the Etihad, with the visitors winless in four games — and you can watch it from anywhere with a VPN.

Man City vs Brentford live stream, date, time, channels

The Man City vs Brentford live stream takes place Saturday, Nov. 12
Time 12:30 p.m. GMT / 7:30 a.m. ET / 4:30 a.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. AEDT
• U.K. — Watch on BT Sport
• U.S. — Watch on USA via Sling
• Watch anywhere — try ExpressVPN 100% risk free

After being reduced to ten men, Man City needed a last-minute penalty, and the return of Erling Haaland, to beat Fulham last week. Given Brentford’s recent form, Pep Guardiola will be confident his side will do better this time out, even after exerting themselves against Chelsea on Wednesday. Man City have bounced back from their only defeat this season (against Liverpool at Anfield) with three straight league wins and despite Arsenal sitting top, they remain many people’s team to beat this season. Despite his red card, star fullback Joao Cancelo will return after serving his suspension against Chelsea in midweek an important detail with Kyle Walker still out injured. Man City players will be keen to sign off before the World Cup with a win. 

Thomas Frank will be determined to end a run of four games without a victory, but this might perhaps not be the fixture to arrest that slump with Man City undefeated at home since February. Having said that, the Bees are currently 11th — six points from the drop zone and will no doubt be happy with the league table heading into the World Cup break, even if they don’t win at the Etihad. Brentford will garner some hope from the return of leading goalscorer Ivan Toney who was suspended last time out, but just as the squad gains a body it loses another with defender Kristoffer Ajer now injured until after Christmas. Last season, Brentford lost twice to Pep's Man City, failing to score home or away but desperate to end this half of a disjointed season on a high note, they will give it all they’ve got. 

With both teams involved in added time goals last weekend, this will a game where every minute counts as both aim to welcome in the World Cup in style. The Man City vs Brentford live stream will be worth savoring. 

Plus, make sure you don’t miss any of the EPL action this weekend by checking out our full how to watch Premier League live streams hub. 

How to watch the Man City vs Brentford live stream wherever you are

The Man City vs Brentford live stream will be shown on many different channels across the world, but what if you're not in your home country and want to watch it on your usual service?

The answer is to use a VPN, or virtual private network. A VPN will let you tune into your home coverage from wherever you are — meaning that if you're abroad, you can use one of the best VPN services to watch the games live as if you were in your lounge.

Our favorite right now is ExpressVPN, thanks to its combination of superb speed, great customer service and excellent device support. It also offers a no-questions-asked 30-day money-back guarantee, so you could check it out without having to sign up long term.

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Speed, security and simplicity combine to make ExpressVPN our favorite VPN service. In our testing, we were impressed by its fast connection times and by its ability to access more than 3,000 services in 160 locations across 94 countries. A 30-day money-back guarantee is another bonus.

Using a VPN is incredibly simple.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, ExpressVPN is our favorite.

2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance if you're in the U.K. and want to view a U.S. service, you'd select U.S. from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to Sling or another service and watch the game.

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How to watch the Man City vs Brentford live stream in the US

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Soccer fans in the U.S. can watch the Man City vs Brentford live stream on USA and on the NBC Sports website with a valid login. USA comes with most cable TV package.

Another option would be Sling TV: the Sling Blue package costs just $40 per month and comes with more than 30 channels including NBC. 

Or you could go for Fubo.TV. Its Pro Plan costs $70 per month but gives you 121 channels, including NBC, plus lots more for sports fans to enjoy.

If you already use those services but aren't in the U.S. right now, you can watch the Man City vs Brentford live stream by using a VPN such as ExpressVPN.

Sling TV

Sling TV offers two packages, both of which cost $40 a month. The Sling Blue plan comes with 30-plus channels, including NBC, NBCSN and USA.

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If you love sports, you might want to check out Fubo.TV. It's got a 7-day free trial so you don't need to pay up front and has dozens of sports channels, including NBCSN and USA. 

How to watch the Man City vs Brentford live stream in Canada

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Canadians can watch the Man City vs Brentford live stream on Fubo.TV, the new home of Premier League soccer in Canada. 

That's a change from last season, where the action was on DAZN, and it also results in a slightly higher price of CAN$24.99 where DAZN was $20. That's for the Essentials plan, which gets you all Premier League matches, all Serie A matches plus 29 channels including BeInSports and MLB Network. The $39.99 Premium plan adds 20 entertainment channels and more on top of that.

Canadians stuck abroad that still want their low-price alternative can use a VPN such as ExpressVPN to trick their streaming device to thinking it's back in the great white north.

How to watch the Man City vs Brentford live stream in the UK

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BT Sport has the Man City vs Brentford live stream in the U.K., one of 52 games it will be showing this season.

Prices differ hugely depending on whether you already have BT TV and a BT broadband subscription. If you have both, you can add the Sports package for £16/month plus a £20 upfront fee, or go for the £41/month Big Sports package which also includes all of the Sky Sports channels, giving you a total of 160 live streams.

Another option for non-BT subscribers is the BT Sport Monthly Pass (£25), which lets you watch via an app for a fixed time and doesn't require a lengthy subscription.

All sounds great, right? But if you're not in the U.K., you can still follow the Man City vs Brentford live stream by using one of the best VPN services, such as ExpressVPN

How to watch the Man City vs Brentford live stream in Australia

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Aussies can watch the Man City vs Brentford live stream on Optus Sport, which has the rights to all 380 Premier League games this season. Optus can be accessed via a dedicated mobile or tablet app, and also on Chromecast and Apple TV and costs $24.99 AUD per month. An Annual Pass is also available for $199 AUD/year.

Not in Australia right now? You can simply use a VPN to watch all the action on your Optus account, as if you were back home.

How to watch the Man City vs Brentford live stream in New Zealand

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Kiwis can access the Man City vs Brentford live stream via Sky Sport. This costs $60.98 NZD per month, or you could go for the Sky Sport Now service, which gives you just the Sport channels but for a reduced cost of $19.99/week / $39.99/month or $399/year. 

Not at home in New Zealand right now? You can still follow every game by using one of the best VPN services, such as ExpressVPN

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