Brentford vs Aston Villa live stream: How to watch Premier League game online
Brentford host in-form Aston Villa in this top-half-of-the-table clash
The Brentford vs Aston Villa live stream will see an out-of-form Brentford side hoping to stay in the top half of the EPL table with a home win against surging Aston Villa. Here's how to watch it, wherever you are — and you can watch it from anywhere with a VPN.
The Brentford vs Aston Villa live stream takes place Saturday, April 22.
► Time: 3 p.m. BST / 10 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. PT / 2 a.m. AEDT (April 16)
• U.S. — Watch on Peacock (requires Premium sub)
• Watch anywhere — try ExpressVPN 100% risk free
After a hot start, Brentford's season has hit a bit of a stumble. The Bees are still in the top half of the table, but they haven't won in their past five matches and have now lost three in a row. While matches against Brighton, Man Utd and Newcastle in the course of the week would be a challenge for any team, last week's loss to Wolves is a cause for concern. Even more concerning? Their lone goal in the past three matches was an Ivan Toney penalty against Newcastle. They'll certainly hope that they can open the floodgates this weekend and get back to winning ways.
But unfortunately for Brentford, they're hosting Aston Villa, whose turnaround under new manager Unai Emery has been staggering. Villa have won 12 games and only lost six since he took over last November. In that time, only Arsenal and Manchester City have secured more points. Villa have won five in a row and are quickly chasing down Tottenham and Newcastle for the last Champions League spot for next year. Ollie Watkins has been stellar in this period, scoring 12 goals in 18 matches and goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez has 10 clean sheets so far this season.
So will Brentford be able to get back to winning ways? Or will their goal-scoring problems continue against Villa and Martínez, while Watkins picks their defense apart? Either way, you definitely won’t want to miss this exciting Premier League matchup.
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How to watch the Brentford vs Aston Villa live stream wherever you are
The Brentford vs Aston Villa 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.
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 Paramount Plus or another service and watch the game.
How to watch the Brentford vs Aston Villa live stream in the US
Soccer fans in the U.S. can watch the Brentford vs Aston Villa 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.)
If you're outside of the U.S. but still have the right Peacock subscription, you can watch the Brentford vs Aston Villa live stream by using a VPN such as ExpressVPN.
How to watch the Brentford vs Aston Villa live stream in the UK
Brentford vs Aston Villa kicks off at 3 p.m. GMT 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 Brentford vs Aston Villa) 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.
How to watch the Brentford vs Aston Villa live stream in Canada
Canadians can watch the Brentford vs Aston Villa 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 Brentford vs Aston Villa live stream in Australia
Aussies can watch the Brentford vs Aston Villa 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 Brentford vs Aston Villa live stream in New Zealand
Kiwis can access the Brentford vs Aston Villa 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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