How to watch Arsenal vs Leicester City live stream in Australia

Two of the most evenly matched teams in the Premier League come in the form of Arsenal and Leicester City. Arsenal was the only team to beat the Foxes home and away, in that title-winning season for the club from the East Midlands. Several years on, does that still matter?

Premier League preview: Arsenal vs Leicester City

It’s only two games into the new season and each team’s season trajectories are still to be determined or finalized. For Arsenal, the expectation has remained the same since the early 2000s (which says more about their fans than the club itself), and desire the Premier League title, even if Mikel Arteta is still in the midst of a heavy re-building phase.

Leicester installed Brendan Rodgers as their managerial figurehead back in 2019 and has become a dynamic thinking head coach who uses all the pieces and elements within his squad with the end goal to win more than his fair share of football matches. Ultimately the supporters got a taste of UEFA Champions League action and want it back. The club has missed out on achieving on several occasions having played in the Europa and Europa Conference League but not the top competitions.

What time is the Arsenal vs Leicester City game?

The action is set to begin in the Emirates at the local time of 15:00 on Saturday, 13th of August. Over here in Australia, that gives us a 12:00 am kick-off (AEST). It’s not terrible if you’re back home early from a night out, or if you want to stay up a little later to watch a fantastic fixture from the Premier League.

Which live streaming services will show Arsenal vs Leicester City?

If you want to watch this exciting match featuring Bukayo Saka, Youri Tielemans, and Aaron Ramsdale then you’ll need to get involved with Optus Sport. This is because Optus holds the broadcast rights for Australia and are set to hold them until 2028.

Arsenal vs Leicester City live – how to watch online

As touched upon, you’ll need to do business with Optus Sport. The service is currently priced at $199 for the year-long pass. Alternatively, you can pay per month, which will set you back $24.99 each calendar month. One of the attractive points about the latter is that it doesn’t come with a lock-in contract.

At this given moment, there are no free trials for this product, so you’re going to have to open up your wallet if you want to access it.

However, if you are already with Optus for other services i.e. for your broadband, telecommunications, or mobile phone then there’s a good chance that you could save some money when purchasing Optus Sport. This is because the Optus corporation is very keen to retain customers and combine services. Be sure to head to their website to how exactly you could save.

If you’re looking to purchase a new internet service or mobile phone, taking one out with Optus in most cases will give you a discounted opportunity to watch games like this one and all the other action from the Premier League.

Watch EPL replays

BeIN Sports offer us, greedy consumers of football, the chance to watch all replays of the EPL season any time we wish. So, if setting your alarm for a ridiculous time to catch the English games live is too much for you, you can still follow your favourite team with the BeIN sports site.

BeIN Sports have made this incredible offer of unlimited EPL access in partnership with Foxtel and Kayo Sports. There are 14-day free trials on offer through Kayo, which let you experience EPL replays on BeIN immediately, and which also offer excellent access to both Serie A and Bundesliga football.

You can find Kayo Sports and Foxtel on the Telstra TV box, where you can also stream a fantastic range of movies and TV shows.

Optus Sport, online and through the brilliant Optus Sport app, offers unmatched access to the fantastic EPL replays too – and is the perfect place to see extended highlights and post-match analysis, as well as full game replays if you missed them the first time. 

Also, BeIN Sports Connect is BeIN Sports’ stand-alone streaming service and it offers a 14-day free trial. This allows you to watch EPL replays without a Kayo or Foxtel subscription. 

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Key Players

Arsenal key players

If you remember the days of Sebastian Squillaci, Andre Santos, and David Luiz then you’ll appreciate that Arsenal’s defence has been incredibly brittle for the better part of a decade. That trend started to be rectified with the arrival of Takehiro Tomiyasu. The Japanese defender has been an integral part of making Arsenal capable of keeping opposition attackers at bay.

Another two key figures at the Emirates come in the form of the two English youngsters, Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe. The two young English players have been granted a lot more opportunity than previously provided to Arsenal youth, as Arteta is building not only a team but a new Arsenal generation.

Leicester key players

Now into his 10th season with Leicester, Jamie Vardy is just as relevant now as when he walked in the door from Fleetwood Town. The experienced forward has shown great adaptability to work with a multitude of different managers and continually shifts his style to suit a whole decade of new incoming and outgoing players.

James Maddison is also an exceptional talent who can deliver inch-perfect balls to the precise location needed, making him an ideal service provider for Jamie Vardy who is more than willing to blast or tap the balls in.

Other football to watch after the EPL

After this exciting match from the Premier League, there’s always another game from the league on the way, however, Optus always have more football to watch. For one, there’s the Women’s Super League. Arsenal and Leicester City’s Women’s teams both play in that division so you can watch that fixture. In addition, there’s action from Tomiyasu’s homeland as you can watch The J-League on Optus Sport, including the Arsenal man’s former team: Avispa Fukuoka.

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