West Brom vs Birmingham live stream: how to watch the Championship wherever you are in the world
How to watch West Brom vs Birmingham live stream, as Slaven Bilic's promotion favourites take on Pep Clotet's Blues in a fierce Birmingham derby
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West Brom vs Birmingham live stream, Sky Sports, 3pm BST
Six points clear of the play-offs, West Bromwich Albion are sitting pretty in second place in the Championship. Slaven Bilic’s men know their history too: it’s Leeds United who will be feeling a little more under pressure not to bottle another title run-in, which would leave the Baggies with a home-run into first place.
Besides a sticky seven-game period that stretched from mid-December right through to the end of January, West Brom have been stellar this season. Hal Robson-Kanu, Matt Phillips and VAR advocator Charlie Austin have provided the goods: the squad has plenty of Premier League experience with the likes of Jake Livermore and Kieran Gibbs, not to mention the all-time Premier League appearance-maker in the resigned Gareth Barry.
Potential banana skins include Fulham and Brentford, but if West Brom don’t go up this season, they only have themselves to blame.
The Blues look unlikely to get dragged into a relegation scrap or mount a breathtaking play-off push, giving their final games an inconsequential feeling only heightened by the announcement that boss Pep Clotet will leave at the end of the season.
These matches will likely provide Birmingham fans the last chance to see wonderkid Jude Bellingham turn out for the club, however, with Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund both trailing the 16-year-old midfielder.
Clotet’s team were on a five-game winless steak in the Championship before March’s unexpected hiatus, and resuming the campaign against 2nd placed West Brom is less than ideal: they haven’t beaten the Baggies in seven meetings since a 2-0 back in 2006.
Kick-off is at 3pm BST and the game is being shown on Sky Sports in the UK. See below for watching details where you are.
Use a VPN to watch West Brom vs Birmingham live stream from outside your country
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 Kevin De Bruyne assist. And that's where we recommend ExpressVPN (more on which below).
All you need to do is get a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to get beyond such aggravations (assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs). A VPN creates a private connection between your device and the internet, meaning suppliers can’t work out where you are and what you’re doing. The info going to and from is entirely encrypted.
There are plenty of options out there, including:
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How to watch a Championship 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 Championship 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 Championship live stream for Canadian subscribers
DAZN subscribers can watch every single Championship 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.
Want in while you're out of Canada? Scroll back up and check out the VPN offers above.
How to watch a Premier League live stream for Australian subscribers
Optus Sport are offering every game of the Championship 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 every game – 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.
Check out our VPN deals to watch when you’re not in New Zealand.
How to watch a Championship 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 Championship live stream for Singaporean subscribers
You can watch all matches live with Singtel's Sports Plus, with current non-contract deal from $49.90.
For tips on how to view when you're out of the country, scroll back up for our VPN offers.
