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Southampton vs Villa TV channel, live stream & how to watch Premier League matchAston Villa return to action when they play Southampton on the south coast today (3pm). Villa will be hoping to continue their good run of form with a win at St Mary's Stadium having beaten Leeds United 2-0 at Villa Park last time out. Unai Emery's Villa have only lost one of their past six Premier League games and are three matches without a loss, drawing with Wolverhampton Wanderers and beating Tottenham Hotspur in their run.
Southampton, meanwhile, are bottom of the Premier League table but showing signs of a resurgence under Nathan Jones with Saturday's 2-1 win at fellow strugglers Everton coming after a shock 2-0 defeat of Manchester City. Because Villa's trip to Southampton falls inside the Saturday afternoon blackout period, the game is not being shown on television domestically but highlights will be available on YouTube after the game and on Match of the Day on Saturday night. Read more: Danny Ings breaks silence on Villa transfer as West Ham move confirmed Read more: Villa release classy statement after transfer confirmed Liverpool vs Chelsea and Crystal Palace vs Newcastle United are both Premier League games which have been picked for live television broadcast on Saturday.
Villa will not find it easy to break down this stubborn Saints side. Smith remains without Bertrand Traore, while Douglas Luiz, Danny Ings and Trezeguet are also out with injury. Konsa is suspended and will be replaced in the backline by Tyrone Mings. Jacob Ramsey has been passed fit to feature, but Morgan Sanson and Jaden Philogene-Bidace will need to be assessed. Southampton will have to make do without Jack Stephens, but Armando Broja could be fit to start up front.
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A return of seven points from the last nine available means the Saints will climb into the top half, at least temporarily, if they beat Villa. Ralph Hasenhuttl will be pleased with the solidity his side have shown of late. Southampton kept their fourth clean sheet of the campaign in a 1-0 victory over Watford (opens in new tab) last time out, while they have conceded seven fewer goals than their upcoming opponents.
A post-Jack Grealish slump was always possible, and it is now up to Smith to find a formula which gets Villa up the table. Three points above the relegation zone is not where they expected to be after 10 games of the season. Southampton (opens in new tab), by contrast, head into Friday's game in decent form.
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Kick-off is at 8pm GMT on Friday 5 November, and UK viewers can watch live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event (opens in new tab). See below for international broadcast options. Subscribe to FourFourTwo today and get three issues delivered for just £3 (opens in new tab). VPN guide(Image credit: Getty)If you’re out of the country for a round of Premier League fixtures, then annoyingly your domestic on-demand services won’t work – the broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo! ). You'll be blocked from watching it, which is not ideal if you’ve paid up for a subscription and still want to catch the action without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
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