Everton head to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United in an intriguing Premier League showdown today. While Erik ten Hag’s squad is trying to recover after two league defeats in a row, Everton are in desperation mode as they look to stay outside the relegation zone.
The match kicks off soon, at 10:30 a.m. ET, and will be televised on USA Network in the United States. If you want to watch a live stream, there are many different ways you can do exactly that—including some free options.
Sling TV doesn’t have a free trial (you can find some of those options in the next section), but with streaming services continuing to get more and more expensive, we figured we’d start with the cheapest way to watch (non-Peacock) Premier League games for the rest of the season.
The “Sling Blue” channel package, which includes USA Network, costs just $20 for your first month and $40 per month after that. Even if you combine that with Peacock ($6 per month and has every Premier League game that isn’t on USA), it’s still far cheaper than any other live-TV streaming service.
If you opt for Sling, make sure to include Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, Starz, AMC+ and MGM+ as add-ons when signing up. They’re all free for your first month, which only adds to an already strong value.
If you don’t care about long-term pricing, and you simply want to watch this match for free, then Fubo, YouTube TV or DirecTV Stream will all work perfectly.
Each of those live-TV streaming services include USA Network in their channel lineups, and while they’re all over $60 per month, they all offer a free trial. With Fubo, you can watch free for seven days before needing to pay anything, while YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream will both give you five free days.
Hulu + Live TV deserves a mention if you’re looking for a long-term option. With 90-plus total channels, including USA Network, it’s in the same price-range as Fubo, YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream. But there’s some nice value here, too, as it also includes ESPN+ (and Disney+) at no extra cost. ESPN+ has every FA Cup, La Liga, Bundesliga and Copa del Rey match, making it especially enticing to soccer fans.
If you’re outside the United States, you may have already noticed that none of the above streaming services actually work. That’s because they’re location-restricted, but NordVPN is a good way around that. It can hide your IP address and connect you to one of its nearly 2,000 servers in the United States, allowing you to access content as if you were physically located at that server’s location.
You can also take a look at our guide to the best VPN services if you want some more choices.
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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.