Brighton vs. Aston Villa Livestream: How to Watch English Premier League Soccer From Anywhere - CNET

Fourth-placed Aston Villa will look to bounce from their midweek European flop as they travel to Brighton on Sunday. 

The visitor's hopes of lifting the Europa League trophy were severely dented on Thursday after they crashed to a surprise 2-4 defeat to Olympiacos in their semifinal first-leg fixture at home. The disappointment of that result will likely have been alleviated for Villa fans by Spurs's 2-0 loss to Chelsea on the same night -- a result which leaves Unai Emery's side very much in the driving seat for claiming Champions League qualification. 

Villa now comes up against a severely low-on-form Brighton side that has claimed just one win from their last nine Premier League games following last weekend's dismal 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth. 

Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game live wherever you are in the world.

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins has six goals and two assists from his last five away game appearances.

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Brighton vs. Aston Villa: When and where?

Brighton host Aston Villa at the Amex Stadium on Sunday, May 5. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. BST local time, which is 9 a.m. ET or 5 a.m. PT in the US and Canada, and 1 a.m. AEST on Monday, May 6, in Australia. 

How to watch the Brighton vs. Aston Villa game online from anywhere using a VPN

If you find yourself unable to view the game locally, you may need a different way to watch the game -- that's where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds on game day by encrypting your traffic, and it's also a great idea if you're traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network, and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins. 

With a VPN, you're able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the game. So if your internet provider or mobile carrier has stuck you with an IP address that incorrectly shows your location in a blackout zone, a VPN can correct that problem by giving you an IP address in your correct, nonblackout area. Most VPNs, like our Editors' Choice, ExpressVPN, make it really easy to do this. 

Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you're streaming. Be sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even where VPNs are legal, the streaming service may terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions. 

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Livestream Brighton vs. Aston Villa in the US

Sunday's Brighton vs. Aston Villa match is streaming on USA Network, which you can access as part of your cable package or at the NBC Sports website with a valid login, and can be streamed via Sling TV and other more expensive streaming TV services. 

Livestream the Brighton vs. Aston Villa game in the UK

Premier League rights in the UK are split between Sky Sports, Amazon Prime Video and TNT Sports (previously known as BT Sport). Brighton vs. Aston Villa is exclusive to Sky Sports, showing on its Sky Sports Main Event, Premier League and Ultra channels. If you already have Sky Sports as part of your TV package, you can stream the game via its Sky Go app, but cord-cutters will want to get set up with a Now account and a Now Sports membership to stream the game. 

Livestream the Brighton vs. Aston Villa game in Canada

If you want to stream Brighton vs. Aston Villa live in Canada, you'll need to subscribe to Fubo. The service has exclusive rights for this Premier League season. 

Livestream the Brighton vs. Aston Villa game in Australia 

Football fans Down Under can watch this EPL fixture on streaming service Optus Sport, which is showing every single Premier League game live in Australia this season. 

Quick tips for streaming the Premier League using a VPN 

With four variables at play -- your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN -- your experience and success when streaming EPL matches may vary. If you don't see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the "search for city or country" option. If you're having trouble getting the game after you've turned on your VPN and set it to the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try for a quick fix. First, log into your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing area. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file with your account. Second, some smart TVs -- like Roku -- don't have VPN apps you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you'll have to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you're using (like your phone) so that any device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location. All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases with smart TV services, after you install a cable network's sports app, you'll be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your email address on file for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help since both devices will appear to be in the correct location.  And remember, browsers can often give away a location despite using a VPN, so be sure you're using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We normally recommend Brave.