Where to watch Aston Villa today? Live football streams and TV channels for upcoming games

Aston Villa October TV Schedule

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The landscape for Premier League broadcasting in the UK shifted significantly with the new rights cycle. Amazon Prime Video no longer has live games meaning for the 2026-27 season, the 267 televised matches are split strict between two broadcasters.

Sky Sports have a minimum of 215 live matches including including Friday, Saturday evening, Sunday and Monday slots. Elsewhere, TNT Sports has 52 live matches including two full rounds of midweek fixtures and all Saturday 12:30 kick-offs.

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Cheapest Sky TV Premier League deals

Below you can find a quick snapshot of the cheapest ways you can currently watch Sky Sports here in the UK. For a more comprehensive overview, check out GOAL's guide to the best Sky Sports deals and offers.

Sky Stream 24-Month Contract

Sky Stream

If you don't mind committing for two years, the base TV package drops to £15/month and the sports add-on drops to £20/month. No setup fee.

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Monthly from£35

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For maximum flexibility

NOW Sports Flexible

This is a 31-day rolling contract. It’s perfect if you want to activate it for a busy football month (like the festive period in December), watch a bunch of games, and then cancel it immediately without penalty.

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Monthly from£34.99

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31-Day Rolling Contract

Sky Stream

You get the base Sky TV package for £18/month and add Sky Sports for £25/month. There’s a £20 setup fee, but you can cancel the sports add-on (or the whole package) at any time. This includes full HD and Sky Sports+ as standard.

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Monthly from£43

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For a single match

NOW Day Membership

If you literally only care about one massive game (like a cup final or a big derby), you can buy a 24-hour pass. It gives you all 12 Sky Sports channels for one day. However, if you plan to watch more than two games a month, this quickly becomes bad value.

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Daily from£14.99

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Existing Virgin Broadband Customers

Virgin Media Stream

Virgin offers a free "Stream" box to its broadband customers. You can add the full Sky Sports HD pack to it on a 30-day rolling contract for £31.75 a month, letting you dip in and out.

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Monthly from£31.75 extra

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Sky Stream 24-Month Contract

Sky Stream

If you don't mind committing for two years, the base TV package drops to £15/month and the sports add-on drops to £20/month. No setup fee.

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Monthly from£35

Get Sky Stream

For maximum flexibility

NOW Sports Flexible

This is a 31-day rolling contract. It’s perfect if you want to activate it for a busy football month (like the festive period in December), watch a bunch of games, and then cancel it immediately without penalty.

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Monthly from£34.99

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How can I live stream Aston Villa matches today?

Depending on which broadcaster is showing the Villa, you can stream matches live via:

Where can I watch Aston Villa in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup?

TNT Sports is the primary broadcaster for the FA Cup, showing every match from the third round onwards (excluding 3pm Saturday kick-offs), which can be streamed on HBO Max or on BT.com. The BBC also shares rights, showing a select number of free-to-air matches per round via BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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Carabao Cup fixtures are broadcast exclusively on Sky Sports and can be streamed using Sky Go and NOW TV.

Where can I watch Aston Villa in the Champions League?

For the 2026/27 season, live broadcast rights for the Champions League in the UK are shared between TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video. This is the final season of the current deal before Paramount+ takes over the majority of the rights in 2027/28.

Amazon holds the rights to broadcast the "top pick" match every Tuesday evening. Whenever Villa is selected for this premium slot, the match will be streamed exclusively on Amazon Prime.

TNT Sports broadcasts all other remaining Champions League fixtures (including all Wednesday matches and the remaining Tuesday games). You can stream these live exclusively through the HBO Max app, which is the official streaming home of TNT Sports in the UK.

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How do I listen to Aston Villa games on the radio?

The most reliable and comprehensive way to listen to live commentary for every Aston Villa Premier League, Champions League, and cup game is through the club's official streaming platform, VillaTV. You can listen via the official Aston Villa App (available on iOS and Android) or directly through the VillaTV section on the club's website.

If you are living in or travelling through the West Midlands on matchday, you can catch live, free-to-air commentary on BBC Radio WM (95.6 FM or via DAB digital radio). Due to strict broadcasting rights, BBC internet streams (like on BBC Sounds or the BBC Sport website) are blacked out during live football. To listen to the broadcast online during a match, you must use the official VillaTV audio stream mentioned above.

National radio rights for the Premier League and domestic cups are split between the talkSPORT network and BBC Radio 5 Live (along with 5 Sports Extra).

Where can I watch Aston Villa highlights?

If you missed the live action, catching up on the Villans is incredibly easy. Depending on how much detail you want to see and how quickly you want to watch, you have several reliable options.

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