Man City vs Southampton live stream and how to watch Premier League game online, lineups

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The Man City vs Southampton live stream features two teams at opposite ends of the table who both need a win — and you can watch it from anywhere with a VPN.

Man City vs Southampton live stream date, time, channels

The Man City vs Southampton live stream takes place today (Saturday, October 8).
Time 3 p.m. BST / 10 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. PT
• U.S. — Watch on Peacock (requires Premium sub)
• Watch anywhere — try ExpressVPN 100% risk free

Man City are now the only unbeaten team in the Premier League, following Tottenham’s defeat to Arsenal last weekend. In Erling Haaland, they have a seemingly unstoppable centre forward. He scored a third successive home hat-trick in the derby victory over Man Utd and followed that up with 2 goals in the Champions League against FC Copenhagen before being substituted at half-time. His individual goal total is already 19 across all competitions, while the team as a whole have wracked-up 29 league goals.

Scoring has been somewhat more difficult for Southampton, who have only netted 8 times so far this season. Since claiming an impressive 2-1 victory over Chelsea at the end of August, Ralph Hasenhüttl’s men have lost to Wolves, Aston Villa and Everton. 

Recent head-to-head history is not on the side of the visitors either. They have won just 1 of their last 12 meetings with Man City, although they claimed a draw both home and away against them last season. That is 1 of just 2 draws they have managed at the Etihad Stadium in their last 11 visits, losing the other 9. To make matters worse, Pep Guardiola’s side have won their last 9 Premier League games on home turf.

Kyle Walker will miss the game, and his World Cup place is now in doubt, after he had to undergo groin surgery. Southampton will likely be without Romeo Lavia who had previously an important presence in midfield before picking up an injury.

Here's how they line up:

Man City: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Akanji, Ake, Rodri, Bernardo, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Haaland, Foden

Southampton: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bella-Kotchup, Salisu, Perraud, Stuart Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Diallo, Aribo, Adam Armstrong, Adams

Can the home side keep up the pressure at the top of the table, or will the Saints land an upset? Find out by watching the Man City vs Southampton live stream.

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 Southampton live stream wherever you are

The Man City vs Southampton 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 Peacock or another service and watch the game.

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

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Soccer fans in the U.S. can watch the Man City vs Southampton live stream on Peacock, NBC's streaming service. To tune in, you'll need to be signed up for either a Premium subscription ($4.99/month) or Premium Plus ($9.99/month, which also gets rid of ads.) Pay less each month for your membership with a Peacock TV promo code whilst you're at it.

If you're outside of the U.S. but still have the right Peacock subscription, you can watch the Man City vs Southampton live stream by using a VPN such as ExpressVPN.

Peacock TV

In addition to showing selected Premier League 22/23 live streams, Peacock also has a huge library of licensed content drawn from various brands. That includes shows like 30 Rock, The Voice, Battlestar Galactica, Law & Order: SVU and This Is Us.

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

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Canadians can watch the Man City vs Southampton 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 into thinking it's back in the great white north.

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

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Man City vs Southampton kicks off at 3 p.m. BST in the U.K., but the game isn't one of those being shown on any of the usual providers — Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon Prime.

If, however, you're an American or Canadian (or from any other country with a legitimate live stream service for Man City vs Southampton) and are only in the U.K. temporarily, you can still watch services from your home country. All you'll need is one of the best VPN services, like ExpressVPN

Highlights will of course be shown on Match of the Day, which is scheduled for 10.25 p.m. BST and available via the BBC iPlayer.

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

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Aussies can watch the Man City vs Southampton 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 Southampton live stream in New Zealand

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Kiwis can access the Man City vs Southampton 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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Charlotte Henry

Charlotte Henry is a journalist who has covered all things tech and media for a number of years for various publications. She reported in-depth as tech companies became media companies and vice versa. In her newsletter, The Addition, she focuses on the ever-changing streaming ecosystem as the likes of Netflix, Apple TV+ and Disney+ fight for supremacy. Charlotte is also a close follower of sport (she’s a Spurs fan…) watching everything from Premier League football to Major League Baseball. Charlotte’s first book “Not Buying It: The Facts Behind Fake News” was published in 2019. Away from work, she can often be found at heavy metal concerts and festivals.

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