Liverpool will look to maintain their pursuit of an unprecedented top-four finish on Saturday as they open their FA Cup campaign at Anfield against fourth-placed Accrington Stanley.
Currently sitting pretty at the top of the English Premier League and still very much in contention in both the UEFA Champions League and the EFL Cup, Arne Slott's men will be hoping to win a tournament they last won in 2022.
They face an Accrington side who are just 86 places below their hosts in the English Football League table, with the visitors currently struggling in 19th position in EFL League Two.
Below, we'll present the best live TV streaming services to use it to watch the game live, wherever you are in the world.
Sean Whalley is Accrington Stanley's top goalscorer and a lifelong Liverpool supporter.
Liverpool v Accrington Stanley: When and where?
Liverpool will face Accrington Stanley in this FA Cup third round match at Anfield Friday, January 10. The start is set for 12:15 GMT local time in the UK, which is 7:15 a.m. ET or 4:15 a.m. ET in the USA and Canada and 11.15pm AEDT in Australia.
How to watch Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley online from anywhere using a VPN
If you find you can't watch EPL matches locally, you may need a different way to watch the games — that's where using a VPN can help. A VPN is also the best way to prevent your ISP from throttling your game-day speeds by encrypting your traffic, and it's also a great idea if you're traveling and find yourself connected to Wi-Fi and want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins.
With a VPN, you can virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to access the game. Most VPNs, like our Editors' Choice, ExpressVPN, make this really easy.
Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you're streaming. You should make sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: even when VPNs are legal, a streaming service can terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing properly enforced blackout restrictions.
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ExpressVPN is our current top VPN pick for people who want a reliable and secure VPN that works on different devices. It's normally $13 a month, but if you sign up for an annual subscription for $100, you'll get three months free and save 49%. That equates to $6.67 per month.
Note that ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley live stream in USA
This clash is exclusively broadcast live in the USA ESPN Plus. Kickoff is at 7:15 a.m. ET Saturday for US viewers.
ESPN's standalone streaming service costs $12 per month or $120 for an annual subscription. With it, you will be able to watch all the FA Cup matches this season. Read our ESPN Plus review.
Can I live stream Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley in the UK?
Great news for footy fans in the UK is that free-to-air broadcasters BBC and ITV are sharing live FA Cup duties again this season, with this game being shown on ITV.
Coverage begins on ITV1 at 11:30am GMT ahead of the 12:15pm kick-off.
As the match is being broadcast on ITV1, it means you'll be able to watch the game online for free via the network's on-demand streaming service, ITVX.
The service has an updated app that is available for Android and Apple mobile devices, as well as a wide range of smart TVs.
Live Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley in Canada
Canadian soccer fans who want to watch this FA Cup match can catch all the action live on Sportsnet.
Sportsnet is available through most cable operators, but cord cutters can instead subscribe to the network's standalone streaming service Sportsnet Plus, with prices starting at CA$25 per month or CA$200 per year.
Liverpool vs Accrington Stanley live stream in Australia
Football fans Down Under can watch FA Cup matches live on the Optus Sport streaming service.
With exclusive rights to broadcast selected FA Cup and all live Premier League matches this season, as well as matches from Germany's Bundesliga and Spain's La Liga, the Optus Sport streaming service is a particularly big draw for Australian football fans.
If you're already a customer on the Optus network, you can buy Optus Sport for a discounted price, with discounts bringing the price down to as low as AU$7 per month. If you're not, a standalone monthly subscription to the service starts at AU$25.
Quick tips for streaming the FA Cup using a VPN
- With four variables at play – your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN – your experience and success in streaming FA Cup matches may vary.
- If you don't see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the “city or country search” option.
- If you're having trouble downloading the game after turning on your VPN and setting it to the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try to quickly fix it. First, log in to your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing area. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file with your account. Second, some smart TVs — like Roku — don't have VPN apps that you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you'll have to install a VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you're using (like your phone) so that every device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location.
- All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing a VPN on your router. In some cases with Smart TV services, after you install the sports app on a cable network, you will be asked to verify a numeric code or click on a link sent to your email address in your Smart TV file. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help, as both devices will appear to be in the correct location.
- And remember, browsers can often give away location despite using a VPN, so make sure you're using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We usually recommend Brave.