The Brighton & Hove Albion vs Watford live stream features two winners from the Premier League's opening weekend who'll be looking to take another three points on the long road to top-flight safety.
The Brighton & Hove Albion vs Watford live stream takes place today (Saturday, August 21).
► Time 5:30 p.m. BST / 12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. PT
• U.K. — Watch on Sky Sports
• U.S. — Watch on NBC via Sling or Fubo.TV or Peacock (requires Premium/Premium Plus sub)
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Perhaps it's unfair to be talking about sides seeking to preserve their Premier League status this early in the season, particularly after they both won last week, but there's no doubt that Brighton and Watford will see survival as priority number one.
Watford beat Aston Villa 3-2 in an exciting opener last week, but that scoreline doesn't tell the whole story, with the Hornets comfortably the best side until Villa scored two late consolations.
Winger Ismaila Sarr was one of the stars of that victory and is likely to be Watford's key man again, despite transfer speculation linking him with a move. The club further bolstered their midfield options this week with the signing of Turkey's Ozan Tufan, but he's not available to play yet; fellow new arrival Josh King is on the subs bench. Otherwise, Watford make one change to the starting line up, with Imran Louza replacing Juraj Kucka.
Brighton were 2-1 victors over Burnley in their first fixture, with substitute Alexis Mac Allister scoring the late winner in what was a tight game. His reward for that goal is a starting berth here, while Adam Lallana also comes in. Forward Aaron Connolly is available for selection after he missed the Burnley game for personal reasons, but is among the substitutes.
It's a little early to be talking about six-pointers, but both sides will see this as a winnable game — which probably means it will be a draw.
Here's how they line up:
Brighton & Hove Albion: Sanchez, Webster, Dunk, Bissouma, Maupay, Mac Allister, Trossard, Gross, Lallana, March, Duffy
Substitutes: Steele, Connolly, Mwepu, Moder, Alzate, Zeqiri, Caicedo, Roberts, Richards
Watford: Bachmann, Etebo, Ekong, Louza, Cleverley, Masina, Sema, Cathcart, Sarr, Dennis, Kabasele
Substitutes: Foster, Ngakia, Rose, King, Deeney, Fletcher, Hernandez, Sierralta, Baah
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The Brighton & Hove Albion vs Watford 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?
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How to watch the Brighton & Hove Albion vs Watford live stream in the US
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Sky Sports has the Brighton & Hove Albion vs Watford live stream in the U.K., so if you already have a Sky subscription that doesn't include Sports, you'll need to pay £25/month to add those channels. Or, if you just want the soccer action, Sky is currently offering a deal on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Premier League that gives you both channels on top of your existing non-Sports package, for £18/month.
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Aussies can watch the Brighton & Hove Albion vs Watford 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 — plus it costs a very reasonable $14.99 AUD per month. An Annual Pass is also available for $139 AUD/year, but a current offer knocks that back to a bargain $99 AUD.
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Kiwis can access the Brighton & Hove Albion vs Watford live stream via Spark Sport, which costs $24.99 NZD per month. Bear in mind, though, that there's currently a seven-day free trial so you can check it out for the start of the season and see how you like it.
Spark is available via web browsers plus loads of streaming devices including Chromecast and Apple TV, so there's no shortage of ways to watch it.
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