Today's live stream of Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace is a terrifying testament to the vicissitudes of fate in the Premier League.

Unai Emery and Oliver Glasner were the gold standard last season. Now, a quarter of the way through the season, both men are stuck in a rut, and Villa, winless in five matches and on a four-game losing streak, have dropped to ninth in the standings, albeit one point behind third place.

The return of Tyrone Mings, who was supposed to bolster a back line that has kept one clean sheet this season, looks more vulnerable than ever. Meanwhile, Ollie Watkins continues to find new, and increasingly puzzling, ways to make his mark.

For Palace, the absences of the disappointing Ebelechi Ezeh and Daichi Kamata may be an opportunity for Glasner, who tore up a blueprint that no longer works without Michael Oliseh in two weeks. Jean-Philippe Mateta, who scored a hat trick in the Eagles' 5-0 crushing of Villa last season, is the key to their hopes.

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Aston Villa team: Martinez, Bogarde, Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Martzen, McGinn, Tielemans, Barkley, Bailey, Rogers, Watkins

Subs: Olsen, Cash, Mings, Digne, Nedeljkovic , Broggio, Buendia, Filogen, Duran

Crystal Palace team: Henderson, Munoz, Lacroix, Chalobah, Gehi, Mitchell, Hughes, Deveny, Doucoure, Mateta, Sir

Subs: Turner, Matthews , Ward, Lerma, Schlupp, Clyne, Richards, Kporha, Agbinone

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3. sit back and enjoy the action. Go to the following services that are showing Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace to watch the match.

American soccer fans can watch a live stream of Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace on NBC's streaming service Peacock. To watch, you must sign up for a Premium membership ($7.99/month) or Premium Plus membership ($13.99/month).

If you are outside the United States but have one of these subscriptions, you can watch the Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace live stream by using a VPN such as NordVPN.

Unfortunately, Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace will not be live streamed in the UK.

Fans visiting the UK from abroad can access their usual streaming services from abroad using one of the best VPN services; NordVPN is recommended, as they offer a live stream of Aston Villa vs.

Currently, the live Premier League broadcast rights are split between Sky Sports, TNT Sports, and Amazon Prime Video in the UK.

For the 24/25 season, Sky Sports will air 128 live matches, TNT Sports will air 52 live matches, and Amazon Prime Video has the rights to 20 matches this season.

Canadians can watch a live stream of Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace at Fubo, home of Premier League soccer in Canada.

The Sports Monthly plan offers access to all Premier League games, plus Ligue 1, Serie A, and Coppa Italia matches, plus 70 channels including beINSports and MLB Network. The cost is $29.99 per month.

If you are willing to pay a larger amount at a time, the Sports Quarterly plan is $79.97 CAD, or $26.66 CAD per month. However, for the best value, we recommend the Sports Annual plan for $279.99 CAD ($23.33 CAD per month). The Quarterly and Annual plans also allow you to watch the Premier League in 4K.

Canadians who are stuck abroad and want to use their usual services can use a VPN such as NordVPN to make their streaming device think they are in Canada.

Australians can watch Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace on Optus Sport, which has the rights to all 380 Premier League games this season. Optus can be accessed through a dedicated mobile and tablet app, as well as on Chromecast and Apple TV, and costs $24.99 per month, with a $229 annual plan also available.

Currently not available in Australia, a VPN like NordVPN allows you to watch all the action on your Optus account as if you were at home.

Kiwis can access a live stream of Aston Villa vs. Crystal Palace on the Sky Sport Now streaming service; they can also watch the game on Sky Sport 7.

Kickoff is early Sunday morning at 4:00 am (NZDT).

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