Watch a Manchester City v Wycombe Wanderers live stream, Tuesday 21 September, 7:45pm BST
Wycombe Wanderers are eyeing the mother of all upsets on Tuesday when they travel to face a Manchester City side gunning to become the most successful side in League Cup history this season.
Pep Guardiola’s glittering cast of players have won the trophy for the last four years, taking them level on eight titles with Liverpool at the top of the honours list.
The first task for the Citizens is getting past a Wycombe side that has started the new campaign strongly.
City’s four-match winning run in all competitions came to an end on Saturday when they were held to a goalless draw against Southampton, a result that left them fifth in the Premier League standings.
Wycombe, meanwhile, ended a run of three games without victory by beating Charlton 2-1 at home to climb to fifth in League One.
Gareth Ainsworth’s side have already come through two rounds to earn their big day out at the Etihad, beating both Exeter City and Stevenage on penalties in August.
They are facing City for the first time since beating them 2-1 in a Division Two game in April 1999, long before the Manchester club became the star-studded team they are today.
Guardiola is expected to rotate his side amid a busy fixture schedule and he is without Zack Steffen, who is self-isolating, the suspended Benjamin Mendy and defenders John Stones and Aymeric Laporte, who are recovering from injuries.
Kick-off is at 7:45pm BST and the game is not being shown live on UK television, but Man City have published a list of overseas broadcasters showing the game.
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UK TV schedule
VPN guide
Use a VPN to watch League Cup football from outside your country
If you’re out of the country for a round of Premier League fixtures, then annoyingly your domestic on-demand services won’t work – the broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!). You'll be blocked from watching it, which is not ideal if you’ve paid up for a subscription and still want to catch Steve Bruce’s extra-red face without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
But assistance is on hand. To get around that, all you have to do is get a Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs. A VPN creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and won't automatically block the service you've paid for. All the info going between is entirely encrypted – and that's a result.
There are plenty of good-value options out there, including:
UK TV rights
How to watch League Cup live streams for UK subscribers
Sky Sports and BT Sport are the two main players once again, but Amazon also have a slice of the pie in 2021/22.
US TV rights
How to watch League Cup live streams for US subscribers
NBC Sports Group are the Premier League rights holders, with the Peacock Premium streaming platform showing even more than the 175 games it aired last season, with other matches split between NBCSN channel, CNBC and the over-the-air NBC broadcast channel. If you pick up a fuboTV subscription for the games not on Peacock Premium, you'll be able to watch every game.
Head back to our VPN advice so you can take advantage when you're out of the country.
Canada TV rights
How to watch League Cup live streams for Canadian subscribers
DAZN subscribers can watch every single Premier League game in 2021/22 – and it gets better. After a one-month free trial, you'll only have to pay a rolling $20-a-month fee, or make it an annual subscription of $150.
The broadcaster also has all the rights to Champions League and Europa League games in Canada, too.
Want in while you're out of Canada? Scroll back up and check out the VPN offers above.
Australia TV rights
How to watch League Cup live streams for Australian subscribers
Optus Sport are offering every game of the Premier League season for just $14.99/month for non-subscribers, which you can get via a Fetch TV box and other friendly streaming devices.
To take advantage while you're not Down Under, follow the VPN advice towards the top of this page.
New Zealand TV rights
How to watch a League Cup live stream for New Zealand subscribers
Spark Sport are serving up all 380 games – plus various highlights and magazine shows throughout the week, as well as the Champions League – for $24.99 a month, after a seven-day free trial.
It's also available via web browsers, Apple/Android devices, Google Chromecast and some Samsung TVs, and Apple TV and Smart TV compatibility new for this season.
Check out our VPN deals to watch when you’re not in New Zealand.
