Man City v Birmingham City live stream: how to watch the FA Cup wherever you are in the world
Watch a Man City v Birmingham City live stream, as Pep Guardiola's side look to avoid a shock
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Man City v Birmingham City live stream, BBC One, Sunday 10 January, 1.30pm GMT
Manchester City will be looking to continue their recent winning run when they host Birmingham in the FA Cup third round on Sunday.
Pep Guardiola’s side beat Manchester United 2-0 on Wednesday night, advancing to the League Cup final at their rivals’ expense. That was the fifth match on the bounce that City have won in all competitions, while they are now unbeaten in their last 12 outings.
A 3-1 triumph over Chelsea last weekend was arguably City’s most impressive performance of the season so far, and one which saw them move to within four points of top spot in the Premier League. They will now be focused on reaching the fourth round of the FA Cup as they target success on multiple fronts this term. You can get 1/8 on a City triumph with 888Sport, as well as £30 in free bets and a £10 casino bonus when you bet £10.
Birmingham currently sit 18th in the Championship, with just four points separating them from the bottom three. They head into this tie in rotten form, having lost five of their last six league games and failed to score in each of their last three outings. In those circumstances, a trip to City is far from ideal for Aitor Karanka and his players. You can get 17/1 on a Birmingham win with 888Sport.
City will be unable to call upon the services of Ederson, Eric Garcia, Ferran Torres, Tommy Doyle, Scott Carson and Cole Palmer, who are all isolating after testing positive for COVID-19. Aymeric Laporte is nursing a hamstring strain and Nathan Ake also has a muscle problem, which leaves Guardiola short of options at centre-back beyond his first-choice pairing of John Stones and Ruben Dias. Sergio Aguero will hope to start after being an unused substitute at Old Trafford.
Birmingham will have to make do without Gary Gardner, Marc Roberts and Alen Halilovic, but Kristian Pedersen is in contention after missing last weekend’s game. Caolan Boyd-Munce and Zach Jeacock are both still out.
Kick-off is at 1.30pm GMT and the game is being shown on BBC One in the UK. See below for watching details where you are.
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If you’re on holiday or just simply out of the country, your domestic on-demand services won’t work – the broadcaster knows exactly where you are from your IP address. Your access to the game will be automatically blocked, which is annoying if you’ve paid a subscription fee and don't want to use an illegal, buffering stream that makes you miss another Jose Mourinho tantrum. And that's where we recommend ExpressVPN (more on which below).
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How to watch a Premier League live stream in the UK
Sky Sports and BT Sport are the two main players once again, but Amazonalso have a slice of the pie in 2019/20.
If you don’t want to commit to a monthly contract, then NOW TV are currently offering up their Sky Sports Monthly Pass for just £9.99 (usual price £16.99) – it'll get you access to all of their Premier League and Football League offerings, including this game. Hurry, though: this offer ends at 23:59 BST on September 30.
How to watch a Premier League live stream for US subscribers
NBC Sports and Telemundo are the Premier League rights holders (in English and Spanish respectively). The Premier League Pass will give you 380 matches live to stream on-demand, plus shows highlights, analysis and on-demand replays for $64.99. For a cheaper alternative, the Matchday Pass showcases 140 live games for $39.99.
Head back to our VPN advice so you can take advantage when you're out of the country.
How to watch a Premier League live stream for Canadian subscribers
DAZN subscribers can watch every single Premier League game in 2019/20 – 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.
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How to watch a Premier League live stream 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 your Fetch TV box and all of the other friendly streaming devices.
To take advantage while you're not Down Under, follow the VPN advice towards the top of this page.
How to watch a Premier League live stream for New Zealand subscribers
Spark Sportare serving up all 380 games – plus various highlights and magazine shows throughout the week – for $19.99 a month, after a one-month trial.
It's also available via web browsers, Apple/Android devices, Google Chromecast and some Samsung TVs; Apple TV and Smart TV compatibility should be coming later in the year.
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How to watch a Premier League live stream for Malaysian subscribers
Astrohas secured Premier League rights for three seasons from 2019/20, and have every game available for viewing.
How to watch a Premier League live stream for Singaporean subscribers
You can watch all matches live with Singtel's Sports Plus, with current non-contract deal from $49.90.
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