After each tallying three points in the opening weekend of Premier League action, Aston Villa and Arsenal face off today at Villa Park. The Villans lived up to their name against Arsenal last season, serving as the only team to beat the Gunners twice in league play, so Mikel Arteta’s squad will be out for revenge in this one.
As we saw last season, it’s must-see TV when these two teams meet. The match (12:30 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on USA Network in the United States, but if you’re searching for ways to watch Premier League soccer online, we have all the best options for watching a live stream of Aston Villa vs Arsenal without cable.
You can watch a live stream of Aston Villa vs Arsenal with a subscription to Fubo. The “Pro” channel package includes USA Network, and while it costs a monthly fee, it comes with a seven-day free trial that allows you to watch this match without paying anything. Additionally, if you upgrade to the “Elite” bundle or above (you’ll still get a free trial), you can watch the match in 4K as long as you have a compatible 4K streaming device and TV.
If you’ve already used your Fubo free trial, you can do the exact same thing with either YouTube TV (“Base Plan”) or DirecTV Stream (“Entertainment” channel plan or above). Both include USA Network in their channel packages, and both offer a five-day free trial.
If you take free trials out of the equation, the cheapest way to watch a live stream of Aston Villa vs Arsenal is on Sling TV. There’s no free, but the “Sling Blue” channel package–which includes USA Network and 40-plus other live channels–is only $15 for your first month. It then goes up to $40 per month after that, but even that is still cheaper than any other OTT streaming service that includes USA Network.
Sling TV combined with Peacock (includes every non-televised EPL match and every EPL match on NBC) is the cheapest way to watch every single Premier League contest in 2024-25. So, even though you don’t get today’s match for free, it’s still worth strongly considering Sling if you plan on watching more games throughout the season.
All of the aforementioned streaming services are designed to only work if you’re physically located in the US, but you can get around that little problem with the help of a virtual private network (VPN). A VPN, such as NordVPN, hides your IP address/location and connects you to a digital server in the US (or any other country), thus making it look like you’re actually there. This, in turn, allows you to bypass the geo-locks and stream content without restrictions.
You can check out lists of the best VPN services or the best VPN deals for some more options.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.