Manchester City v Burnley live stream and match preview, Saturday 18 March , 5.45pm GMT
Manchester City v Burnley live stream and match preview
Looking for a Manchester City v Burnley live stream? We've got you covered. Manchester City v Burnley is on the BBC in the UK. Brit abroad? Use a VPN to watch the FA Cup with your subscription from anywhere.
The second-best of the Premier League faces the best of the Championship when Manchester City and Burnley face off for a place in the FA Cup semi-finals.
City head into the tie on a high after a stunning 7-0 thumping of RB Leipzig in midweek sent them into the Champions League quarter-finals – Erling Haaland scoring five of those goals.
Pep Guardiola’s men are on a nine-match unbeaten run in all competitions and sit second in the top-flight standings, five points behind leaders Arsenal.
But Burnley, led by City legend Vincent Kompany, are on a superb 18-game undefeated streak that has helped them go 13 points clear on top of the Championship table.
Kick-off is at 5:45pm GMT. Make sure you know how to watch the FA Cup wherever you are.
Team news
Worryingly for Burnley, Guardiola has a fully-fit City squad to choose from.
The Clarets are missing three players through injury: Darko Churlinov, Josh Brownhill and Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
Form
Manchester City: WWWWW
Burnley: WWDWW
Referee
John Brooks will be the referee for Manchester City v Burnley.
Stadium
Manchester City v Burnley will be played at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
Kick-off and channel
Manchester City v Burnley kick-off is at 5:45pm GMT on Saturday 18 March in the UK. The game is being shown on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
In the US, kick-off time is 1:45pm ET / 10:45am PT. The match will be shown on ESPN+ in the US. See below for international broadcast options.
VPN guide
Use a VPN to watch FA Cup football from outside your country
If you’re out of the country for an FA Cup tie, then you won't be able to watch on your domestic streaming service as usual. The broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!) and blocks you from watching it. You can use a VPN to get around that, though, without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
A Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs, creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and will let you watch. And all the info going between is entirely encrypted, anonymous and safe – and that's a result.
There are plenty of good-value options out there. For the FA Cup, FourFourTwo currently recommends:
International FA Cup TV rights
• UK: In the UK, FA Cup rights are shared between the two main terrestrial broadcasters, the BBC and ITV.
• USA: ESPN+ is the home of the FA Cup in the States.
• Canada: In Canada, Sportsnet NOW is the place to catch the FA Cup action.
• Australia: Paramount+ is where you can watch FA Cup matches in Australia.
• New Zealand: In New Zealand, Sky Sport have the rights to the FA Cup.
