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How to Watch Every Premier League Game in the UK
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To watch every Premier League game in the UK, I recommend using NordVPN to access Ukraine’s Setanta Sports. For 3pm kick-offs specifically, USA’s Peacock is an excellent alternative with English commentary.
Subscribe to a VPN that unblocks Setanta Sports or Peacock: NordVPN works reliably and offers a 30-day refund guarantee.
Launch the VPN app on your device and connect to a VPN server in Ukraine or in the US.
Sign up to Setanta Sports or Peacock: When asked for a Ukrainian phone number on Setanta Sports, enter a generic number like ‘123456789’. Setanta Sports doesn’t verify the number.
Live stream the match you want to watch: Click the team’s badge in the Premier League section.
Streaming live Premier League games in the UK has become very expensive, and you still don’t get to watch 3pm kick-offs.
Of the 380 live games being played in the 2026/27 season, only 267 will be televised in the UK: 215 on Sky Sports and 52 on TNT Sports. That leaves 113 matches with no legal UK broadcaster at all.
It’s little wonder, then, that so many fans end up on illegal streaming platforms. It’s estimated that almost 4 million viewers in the UK watch illegal live sports streams each year.
Having spent time analyzing these sites, I can tell you the trade-off is serious: most of them are riddled with malware and invasive tracking.
Luckily, there’s a safe and legal way to get around the 3pm kick-off blackout and watch all 380 games for a fraction of the price.
For less than £4.50 per month, including your VPN plan, you can watch every Premier League game through a foreign streaming service. However, you can only access them with an IP address from the country they broadcast in.
That’s exactly what a virtual private network (VPN) is for. It swaps your IP address for one in another country, letting you bypass those geo-restrictions entirely.
Most of this guide focuses on Ukraine’s Setanta Sports, which shows every single game for roughly £1.85 a month. The one thing it lacks is English commentary.
If your priority is 3pm kick-offs with English commentary, using a VPN with USA’s Peacock is the better fit in my opinion.
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Best Premier League Live Streaming Sites
I found the best websites and apps for streaming the Premier League by hand-testing 70 legal EPL streaming services, along with the most popular free live streams.
Only a handful cleared the bar I set: they had to be 100% legal, show live games in high resolution, hold up without buffering, and broadcast every single Premier League game (Peacock being the one exception).
Here’s how the most popular international options compare:
Website/App
Recommended?
IP Location
Commentary Language
Coverage
Monthly Price
Video Resolution
Legal Status
Setanta Sports
Yes
Ukraine
None
380 games
~£1.85
1080p
Legal
Peacock
Yes
US
English
~175 games
~£8.20
1080p
Legal
TOD
Yes
UAE
English
380 games
~£14.00
720p
Legal
Skylink
Yes
Czech Republic
Czech
380 games
~£6.60-£8.50
1080p
Legal
DAZN
Yes
Spain
Spanish
380 games
~£26.00
720p
Legal
Fubo
Yes
Canada
English
380 games
~£16.80-£24.00
4K
Legal
Table comparing legal Premier League streaming services.
1. Setanta Sports
The best Premier League streaming site, with every game available in Full HD for roughly £1.85 a month.
Pros
Cons
Broadcasts every Premier League game in HD
No English commentary
Much cheaper than alternatives
No app for Firestick
Mobile app is available in every country
Aggressive VPN blocking
Accepts payment cards from any country
Doesn’t verify your phone number
Supports AirPlay for Apple TV & Roku
Setanta Sports Quick Summary
Commentary Language: None Price: ~£1.85 per month Stream Type: Live stream IP Address Required: Ukraine Compatible VPNs: NordVPN Official Website:setantasports.com
After testing every realistic alternative, Setanta Sports proved once again to be the best website to watch all 380 Premier League games. Nothing else combines complete coverage, easy access, and a price this low.
To put that in perspective, Setanta is over 90% cheaper than Sky Sports and TNT Sports while showing more than three times as many games as the two of them combined.
Setanta Sports broadcasts every Premier League game at an affordable price.
My streaming experience with Setanta was genuinely excellent: I didn’t hit a single buffering wheel and every game played in HD. Streams loaded in a couple of seconds, and finding the match I wanted took one click on the Premier League tile on the home screen.
Signing up was painless, too. Setanta accepts any payment card and its app is available worldwide, so there’s no need to create a separate app store account or lean on a third-party payment service.
The one major downside is that Setanta Sports has no English commentary and defaults to Ukrainian.
There is a neat workaround, though. If you select English as the language option, Setanta disables commentary altogether, leaving you with just the stadium noise. I personally prefer crowd noise to listening to foreign commentary for 90 minutes.
The bigger obstacle is access. You need a Ukraine IP address to get in, and the service blocks VPNs aggressively. Only NordVPN got through in my tests, which does leave you with a single option.
2. Peacock
Cheap, polished streaming service that covers most 3pm kick-offs with English commentary.
Pros
Cons
Superb English commentary and punditry
Shows only ~46% of EPL games
Cheaper than many alternatives
No longer carries every 3pm kick-off
Sleek and intuitive interface
Shows pre-roll ads on the standard plan
Apps for Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV & Android TV
Needs a credit card to subscribe from outside the US
Peacock Quick Summary
Commentary Language: English Price: ~£8.20 per month Stream Type: Live stream IP Address Required: USA Compatible VPNs: CyberGhost, ExpressVPN, IPVanish, NordVPN, PIA VPN, PrivadoVPN (Free & Pro), Proton VPN, Surfshark, Windscribe (Free & Pro) Official Website:peacocktv.com
Peacock is an excellent US-based streaming service from NBC. It streams Premier League matches in 1080p at 60fps, with English commentary and analysis from names UK viewers will know well, like Lee Dixon and Peter Drury.
Peacock covers most 3pm kick-offs in Full HD with English commentary.
Peacock has the best interface of any Premier League streaming website I tested. The tile layout feels genuinely premium rather than functional, and I could get from opening the app to a live stream in two clicks via the ‘Peacock Picks’ row.
That said, you’ll have to watch around 30 seconds of pre-roll ads before each stream, which you can only skip by upgrading to the ad-free tier at roughly £12.70 per month.
One thing has changed for the 2026/27 season: matches shown on USA Network no longer simulcast on Peacock, since NBCUniversal spun the channel off into Versant. That means at least one fewer 3pm kick-off each Saturday.
So Peacock still covers most 3pm kick-offs, but Setanta remains the only single subscription that shows them all.
Signing up is straightforward if you have a credit card, since Peacock’s website accepts cards issued in any country.
If you don’t have one, then you’ll need an alternative US payment method, which in practice means creating a US Apple or Google account and buying a US app store gift card.
3. TOD
Easy-to-use EPL streaming site with English-language commentary, let down by picture quality.
Pros
Cons
English language commentary
Poor streaming quality
Excellent punditry team
No Fire TV app
Shows every EPL match
Comparatively expensive
Accepts payment from any country
Only accessible with one VPN service
Modern & user-friendly interface
TOD Quick Summary
Commentary Language: English Price: ~£14.00 per month Stream Type: Live stream IP Address Required: UAE Compatible VPNs: Windscribe Pro Official Website:tod.tv
TOD is an online-only service from beIN Sports, a highly reputable live sport broadcaster. It covers all 380 Premier League matches and, unlike Setanta Sports, TOD gives you excellent English commentary and punditry.
Despite the extensive English coverage, TOD suffers from inconsistent streaming quality.
Every match gets analysis from well-known pundits like Richard Keys and Nigel de Jong. The stream defaults to Arabic, but switching is simple: click the music note icon in the bottom-right and select ‘Audio Track 2’.
Where TOD falls badly short of Setanta Sports is picture quality. Everyone on my testing team reported the same thing: over 50 seconds of waiting for the stream to load, and then a picture that was tough to watch.
Digging into it afterwards explained why. TOD’s maximum resolution is 720p, but it kept dropping to a near-unwatchable 360p, even though the download speed on Windscribe’s UAE server was comfortably above the 5Mbps needed for HD.
Because of that, I’d only recommend TOD if you specifically need every Premier League match and English commentary, rather than just the 3pm kick-offs. For most people, Setanta Sports or Peacock will be the better experience.
4. Skylink
Broadcasts every game in Full HD at 60fps for a reasonable price.
Pros
Cons
Full coverage of every Premier League match
Incompatible with most VPN services
1080p video at 60fps
Fire TV and iOS apps need a Czech app store account
Doesn’t ask for a local phone number
No English commentary
Accepts payment cards from any country
Over three times the price of Setanta Sports
Android app is available in every country
Skylink Quick Summary
Commentary Language: Czech Price: ~£6.60-£8.50 per month Stream Type: Live stream IP Address Required: Czech Republic Compatible VPNs: Windscribe Pro Official Website:livetv.skylink.cz
Skylink is a strong option if broadcast quality matters most to you. The catch is that the site is extremely good at detecting and blocking VPNs, and you’ll need to change your account region to install it on a streaming device.
Skylink broadcasts every Premier League game live in Full HD.
Of all the services that show every game, Skylink is the only one that never asked me for a local phone number at any point (Setanta asks but doesn’t check). I created an account from the UK in a couple of minutes with no workarounds at all.
Skylink shows every Premier League game through its CANAL+ Sport package, which starts at around £6.60 per month and rises to roughly £8.50 after three months.
Picture quality was superb since Skylink broadcasts every game in Full HD at 60fps. It felt considerably more premium than the price suggests.
The frustration, inevitably, is the Czech-only commentary. I worked around it by syncing live English radio commentary on a second device, and while that does the job, it just doesn’t compare to the built-in English audio tracks on Peacock and Fubo.
5. DAZN Spain
Sports-focused streaming service with Spanish commentary and a great multi-match feature.
Pros
Cons
Broadcasts every Premier League match
Spanish commentary only, with no way to mute it
Excellent MultiView feature for 3pm kick-offs
Far more expensive than Setanta Sports
Apps for all devices, including Fire TV & Apple TV
Streams in 720p rather than 1080p
Well-designed, sports-first interface
Requires a Spanish account and gift-card payment
DAZN Spain Quick Summary
Commentary Language: Spanish Price: ~£26.00 per month Stream Type: Live stream IP Address Required: Spain Compatible VPNs: ExpressVPN & NordVPN Official Website:dazn.com
DAZN is a well-designed streaming website built specifically around live sport. On paper it should be a contender; in practice, it didn’t come close to matching the other Premier League websites I used.
DAZN Spain broadcasts every Premier League game with Spanish commentary.
Both DAZN and Setanta show every Premier League game, but DAZN costs over £23.00 more per month. For that premium you actually get less: DAZN streams at 720p rather than 1080p, and the difference was obvious the moment I put the two side by side.
Access is awkward, too. To watch the Premier League on DAZN you need a Spanish DAZN account. Register elsewhere and you’ll see a padlock icon instead of a stream. The fix is to buy a gift card and create a new account, as I described in the Fire TV section below.
Because EPL matches sit only in DAZN’s Spanish library, every game comes with Spanish commentary and punditry. Unlike TOD there’s no alternative audio track, and unlike Setanta there’s no way to mute the commentary and keep the stadium noise.
One feature I did genuinely love was DAZN’s MultiView, and I wish every service offered it. With a full slate of Saturday 3pm kick-offs running at once, I had four games on screen simultaneously and could follow all of them without missing a goal.
6. Fubo (Canada)
Superb 4K Premier League coverage that’s very hard to actually sign up for.
Pros
Cons
Broadcasts every Premier League match
Effectively requires a Canadian payment card
Three matches per week in 4K
Comparatively expensive
Excellent English commentary and punditry
No full-match replays
Apps for all major devices
Fubo TV (Canada) Quick Summary:
Commentary Language: English Price: ~£16.80-£24.00 per month Stream Type: Live stream IP Address Required: Canada Compatible VPNs: NordVPN, Surfshark & Windscribe (Free & Pro) Official Website:fubo.tv
Fubo in Canada is a superb Premier League platform, and the only one on this list that covers three Premier League games every matchweek in 4K.
On every device I tried, the picture was noticeably sharper than anything else here, including the Full HD streams on Setanta and Peacock.
Fubo is excellent but you’ll need a Canadian payment card to access it.
Getting in is genuinely difficult, though. Unless you have a Canadian payment method, or know someone who does, you simply won’t be able to subscribe.
I tried everything: app store gift cards, international credit cards, and third-party payment services. Fubo blocked the payment every single time. The only thing that worked was a debit card issued in Canada.
Once I was in, though, the experience was excellent, with English commentary and analysis from the likes of Michael Owen and Owen Hargreaves.
My one ongoing annoyance is the lack of full-match replays. If you can’t watch live, you have to remember to set a recording before kick-off.
How to Watch Every Premier League Game
Because of the geo-restrictions on these streaming sites, the only legal way to stream all 380 games in the UK is with a VPN or a Smart DNS proxy.
You can see how easy it is to stream Premier League matches on Setanta Sports on desktop in the video below.
The method for watching EPL live streams with a VPN does change depending on the device you’re using, so I’ve written up detailed instructions for each platform below.
Mobile (Android & iOS)
Normally, getting into a geo-restricted app on mobile means your Apple or Google account has to be linked to a country where the service is available.
However, I found that the Setanta Sports app is available in every app store location, whatever country your account is registered in, so there’s no need to create a new one.
How to Stream on iOS & Android
Sign up for a compatible VPN app: NordVPN is the most reliable option.
Download the VPN app and connect to a server in Ukraine.
Download the Setanta Sports app from the app store: Look for the yellow icon, developed by Eurasian Broadcasting Enterprise Limited. You won’t need a different app store account to get it.
Open the Setanta Sports app: Create a new account if you haven’t already. When prompted, enter nine random numbers for your phone number. This won’t be checked.
Select the game you want to watch from the home screen.
Computer (PC & Mac)
This is the most straightforward route of all. Connect to a VPN server that works with your chosen website, and stream the game.
How to Stream Premier League Games on PC & Mac
Subscribe to a VPN that works with Setanta Sports and install the app: NordVPN worked best for me on desktop.
Connect to a Ukraine VPN server: Setanta Sports only works with an IP address from specific regions.
Open the Setanta Sports website and click SUBSCRIBE NOW: The button is at the top-right of the window.
Choose a monthly subscription plan: It works out at just £1.85 per month. I’d avoid the annual plan, since the EPL season only runs for nine months of the year.
Create an account using your email address and password.
Enter nine random numbers for your phone number: This isn’t used for authentication.
Complete the subscription using your normal payment details: You don’t need a Ukrainian card — my regular UK debit card worked without any issue.
Start streaming: Click the Premier League icon on the Setanta home screen and choose your match.
Change commentary language: Click the cog icon in the bottom-right and select English instead of Ukrainian. Since there’s no English commentary, you’ll hear the stadium noise instead.
If you hit the “unfortunately this service is unavailable if you are using a VPN” error, go back to step 2 and connect to a Georgian server instead. That cleared it for me every time.
Fire TV & Android TV
Frustratingly, many Premier League streaming apps simply aren’t available on Fire TV or Android TV.
In my experience, the best route to all 380 games on these devices is DAZN. I recommend it over Peacock here because it shows every EPL game and doesn’t force you to create a new app store account.
DAZN Spain is the only region that broadcasts every Premier League match, so you’ll need an account registered in Spain. Connecting to a Spanish VPN server with a foreign account won’t work — I tried, and it just shows the padlock icon.
If you only care about 3pm kick-offs, use the Peacock app instead. It’s US-only, so you’ll need to change your app store country or set up a new American account and link it to your device.
How to Stream on Fire TV & Android TV
Subscribe to a VPN that works with DAZN Spain:ExpressVPN was the most consistent for me.
On your desktop or mobile device, sign up for a DAZN Spain account:
Connect to a VPN server in Spain.
Purchase a DAZN Spain gift card (available on Startselect).
Create a new DAZN account and choose the Fútbol plan.
Apply your gift card code for payment.
On your Fire TV or Android TV device, download the DAZN app: Your regular Amazon account and app store location are fine here.
Connect to a Spanish VPN server: ExpressVPN’s Barcelona server was the most reliable with DAZN.
Open the DAZN App and start streaming: You’ll now be able to live stream every Premier League match.
Apple TV & Roku
Roku doesn’t allow direct VPN installs, so accessing geo-blocked content usually means a fiddly setup involving a Smart DNS proxy, a VPN router, or a VPN mobile hotspot.
Apple TV is easier, since it supports VPN software, though you may still need to change your App Store country to install your chosen app.
Luckily, I found a much simpler method using the Setanta Sports iOS app, which supports AirPlay.
The advantage is that your Roku doesn’t need a VPN connection at all, because you’re sharing the content straight from your phone. The one requirement is an iPhone or iPad.
How to Stream on Apple TV & Roku Using AirPlay
Sign up for a VPN that works with Setanta Sports and install it on your iPhone or iPad: NordVPN works best.
Make sure the VPN app allows local network connections: In the NordVPN app this is called ‘Stay invisible on a local network’ — toggle it off.
Connect to a Ukraine server in the VPN app.
Download the Setanta Sports app onto your iPhone or iPad: It’s available in every app store region, so no new account needed.
Open the app and select your game from the home screen.
Tap the AirPlay icon at the top-right of the video: It looks like a triangle with three circles above it.
Select your Apple TV or Roku from the device list: They don’t need to be connected to the VPN to appear.
The game will start streaming on your TV: You can carry on using your phone as normal, as it won’t affect the stream.
The Best VPNs for the Premier League
Every legitimate Premier League streaming website tries to detect and block VPNs, since VPNs let viewers sidestep licensing agreements.
The good news is that I found two that get past most EPL geo-restrictions and let you watch Premier League football from anywhere.
The two I’d recommend are NordVPN and Windscribe. Both can be used at no cost, either through a trial period or a free plan.
I chose them by testing and ranking 59 VPNs against the following criteria:
Bypasses geo-blocks on Premier League streaming websites, and Setanta Sports in particular, since it’s my preferred site.
Fast download speeds so live games play at the highest available resolution.
A free option, either through a free plan or a lengthy refund period.
Apps for all popular devices, including Firestick and Android.
Easy-to-use software, so switching to a new location is quick and smooth.
Here’s how my two picks compare:
Table comparing NordVPN and Windscribe (Free) for EPL streaming.
Works with almost all Premier League streaming sites
Fast download speeds for HD-quality live streams
30-day risk-free trial via its refund period
Dedicated apps for Firestick, Android TV & Apple TV
User-friendly interface
24/7 live chat support
Blocked by TOD & Skylink
No 100% free version
Smart DNS proxy incompatible with EPL platforms
Pricing Plans
$14.99/mo
$5.49/mo over 12 months
$3.49/mo over 27 months
Countries with Servers
137
Servers
9,000
Simultaneous Connections
10
Support
24/7 Live Chat
Compatible with
Windows
Mac
iOS
Android
Linux
Amazon Fire TV
Android TV
Apple TV
Router
Chrome
NordVPN is my favorite VPN for streaming every single Premier League game.
It unblocked more EPL streaming services than any other VPN I tried, including Setanta Sports and Peacock, at very high streaming speeds.
NordVPN bypasses geo-blocks on more EPL streaming sites than any other VPN.
It doesn’t have a free version, but pairing NordVPN with Setanta Sports — which streams every Premier League match — costs around £4.45 per month all in.
This represents superb value, compared to typical Premier League subscription prices in the UK, like those charged by NOW and TNT Sports.
If you only want to watch a single game, it’s worth taking advantage of the NordVPN 7-day free trial, to bring the cost down even further.
NordVPN’s servers that work with Premier League streaming services:
Setanta Sports: Ukraine – #53
Peacock: United States – #5063
DAZN: Spain – #163
Fubo: Canada – #1225
Works with the Most Premier League Streaming Sites
Out of 59 VPNs I tested, NordVPN was the only one that could access most of the top six Premier League streaming services, especially Setanta Sports.
The two NordVPN couldn’t reach were TOD and Skylink. For those you’ll need Windscribe Pro instead, though I found TOD’s video quality unreliable regardless of how I connected.
Here are the results across twelve popular VPN services:
Table comparing which VPNs works with which EPL streaming service.
Setanta Sports
Peacock
TOD
Skylink
DAZN Spain
Fubo Canada
CyberGhost
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
ExpressVPN
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Sometimes
IPVanish
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
NordVPN
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
PIA VPN
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
PrivadoVPN
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
PrivadoVPN (Free)
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Proton VPN
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Proton VPN (Free)
No
No
No
No
No
No
Surfshark
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Windscribe (Free)
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Windscribe (Pro)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
NordVPN’s Turkish servers also work with tabii, which is handy to watch cheaper Champions League games without a TNT Sports subscription.
Beyond the unblocking, NordVPN’s app design makes switching between platforms effortless. To move over to Setanta Sports I just tapped the Ukraine flag in the server list, and my IP address changed in under five seconds.
Fast Connection Speeds for HD Streaming
What I appreciate most about NordVPN is the consistency. Live streams loaded instantly and played at maximum resolution every time, without exception.
Using the NordLynx (WireGuard) protocol, that held true no matter which location I connected to, with strong performance right across the server network.
The resolution never dropped below Full HD, and speeds stayed comfortably above the 25Mbps that 4K viewing requires.
NordVPN’s unlimited bandwidth also means you can stream as many Premier League matches as you like.
Free tier doesn’t work with Setanta, TOD, Skylink, or DAZN Spain
Some blurriness while streaming
Customer support is slow to respond
Countries with Servers
10
Servers
10
Simultaneous Connections
Unlimited
Support
Email & Online Resources Only
Compatible with
Windows
Mac
iOS
Android
Linux
Amazon Fire TV
Android TV
Apple TV
Router
Chrome
Windscribe works with more Premier League websites than any other free VPN. I used it to unblock Peacock and Fubo Canada, both at speeds fast enough for HD video.
Windscribe’s free servers reliably unblock Peacock and Fubo Canada.
That said, Windscribe’s free tier falls a long way short of a premium option like NordVPN. The 10GB monthly data limit puts a hard ceiling on how much you can watch. There’s no free Ukrainian server to unblock Setanta Sports, either.
Windscribe’s free servers that work with Premier League streaming services:
Peacock: United States – New York Empire
Fubo: Canada – Toronto Comfort Zone
Limited Access to Two EPL Live Stream Sites
Unlike NordVPN and other paid services, Windscribe is free to use without handing over any payment details. An email address is all it asks for to increase your free data from 2GB to 10GB per month.
But while it unblocked more EPL sites than any other free VPN, that still only amounts to two. Its server network is small, so you can’t get a Ukrainian, Spanish, or UAE IP address to reach the other platforms.
That rules out Setanta Sports, the cheapest Premier League streaming service of the lot.
The math doesn’t work in Windscribe’s favor either: pairing Windscribe (Free) with Peacock costs roughly £3.75 more per month than NordVPN with Setanta Sports, while covering 54% fewer matches.
“Free” actually turns out to be the more expensive route.
Data Cap Is Enough for 2 Matches per Month
The biggest limitation of Windscribe’s free tier is the 10GB monthly data allowance. In practice, that got me through only two full Premier League matches each month.
The only other safe free VPN that I considered for inclusion was PrivadoVPN’s free service, however it only worked with Peacock and nothing else.
Having tested 59 VPNs against the best Premier League streaming websites, 57 of them failed to meet my criteria.
As the screenshot below shows, even ExpressVPN — usually a dependable streaming choice — was detected and blocked by Setanta Sports.
Despite having servers in Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova, ExpressVPN can’t unblock Setanta Sports.
Here are the popular VPNs I tested, and why I don’t recommend them for the Premier League:
Table listing the VPNs I don’t recommend for streaming the EPL.
VPN Service
Reason for Exclusion
CyberGhost
Doesn’t work with Setanta Sports, TOD, DAZN Spain or Fubo Canada
Smart DNS only works with Peacock
Slower international speeds
ExpressVPN
Doesn’t work with Setanta Sports or TOD
Inconsistent with Fubo Canada
Smart DNS only works with Peacock
IPVanish
Only works with Peacock
No browser extensions
No Smart DNS proxy
PrivadoVPN (Free)
Only works with Peacock
No browser extensions on the free plan
No Smart DNS proxy
No live chat customer support
Private Internet Access
Only works with Peacock
Unreliable Smart DNS proxy
Proton VPN
Only works with Peacock
No Smart DNS
Surfshark
Only works with Peacock
No Smart DNS
Why I Use a VPN to Watch the Premier League
There are two main reasons why I use a VPN to live stream Premier League matches.
Watch Blackout Premier League Games
As I explain in the section below, 113 Premier League matches each season aren’t shown on UK TV at all. The only way to watch them is through a streaming service in another country that holds the rights to every game.
The problem is that every legitimate Premier League streaming platform is geo-blocked. Without an IP address from the right country, you can’t access any content.
A VPN solves that by routing your connection through a server abroad, so you appear to be browsing from there.
Switch your IP address to a Ukrainian one, for instance, and Setanta Sports opens up to show every game, including all 3pm kick-offs.
Watch Games for Cheaper
Demand for Premier League football is highest in the UK, which means the league can charge UK broadcasters far more than it charges anyone else.
Under the current £6.7 billion UK deal, Sky Sports and TNT Sports are paying roughly £6 million per televised match between them. NBC, by comparison, pays just under £1 million per game for the US rights.
Those costs get passed straight on to viewers. Peacock (NBC) costs around £8.20 a month, while Sky Sports comes in at roughly £35.00.
On top of that, streaming services price according to the market they operate in. Average income in the UK is high compared with Ukraine, so a UK service like Sky Sports will always cost more than a Ukrainian one like Setanta Sports.
Why Are Some Premier League Games Not on TV?
Some Premier League games are not on UK TV channels for two reasons: to protect attendance in the lower leagues and to prevent market saturation.
Protecting Lower League Attendance
The 3pm blackout rule prevents any Premier League, Football League, or FA Cup match from being televised in the UK between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday.
Because lower league games kick off at 3pm on Saturdays, the blackout is meant to push fans towards attending their local team’s match in person rather than staying home to watch Premier League football.
Preventing Market Saturation
To protect both the appeal and the price of its matches, the league sells broadcasting rights to only around two-thirds of its games.
That’s why some fixtures outside the 3pm window, like midweek games or Sunday afternoon kick-offs, still don’t appear on UK TV.