It's back: The most-watched football league in the world returns this weekend with the opening fixtures of the English Premier League's 2023-2024 season. 

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City will be looking to win the competition for an unprecedented fourth time in a row. But they will be without key players from last year's triumphant campaign, with Ilkay Gündoğan and Riyad Mahrez having both moved clubs during the summer break.

Last year's runners-up Arsenal look set to provide the main challenge to City once more, having bolstered their squad with a host of big-money signings, including Declan Rice from West Ham, Kai Havertz from Chelsea and Jurrien Timber from Ajax.

Other big questions ahead of the big kick-off include how will Spurs cope with the loss of their talismanic striker Harry Kane following his pending move to Bayern Munich, can new Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino revive the stuttering Blues' fortunes and will Luton, Sheffield United and Burnley buck the trend for newly promoted clubs and avoid dropping straight back down to the Championship?

Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch game lives wherever you are in the world.

Will the Premier League trophy be garlanded with the sky blue of Man City once again next May? Michael Regan/Getty Images Premier League 2023/24 season: When?

Kicking off with its opening fixture of Burnley vs. Manchester City today, Aug. 11 (kickoff is at 12 p.m. PT, 3 p.m. ET, 8 p.m. BST and 5 a.m. AEST), the new season runs through until the final fixtures on Sunday, May 19, 2024.

How to watch Premier League 2023/24 season matches online from anywhere using a VPN

If you find yourself unable to view games locally, you may need a different way to watch matches -- that's where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds on game day by encrypting your traffic, and it's also a great idea if you're traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network, and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins.

With a VPN, you're able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the game. Most VPNs, like our Editors' Choice, ExpressVPN, make it really easy to do this.

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 be sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even where VPNs are legal, the streaming service may terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions.

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Livestream Premier League 2023/24 season games in the US

Much the same as last time out, EPL fixtures will be broadcast in the US this season across Peacock, USA Network, NBC and CNBC. The large majority of fixtures will be shown exclusively on streaming service Peacock, for which you'll need a Peacock Premium or Premium Plus account to catch games live. 

As with last season, one or more of each weekend's games will be shown live on USA Network, which you can access as part of your cable package or at the NBC Sports website with a valid login, and can be streamed via Sling TV and other more expensive streaming TV services. 

Livestream the Premier League 2023/24 season in the UK

Live broadcast rights for the Premier League in the UK are split between Sky Sports, Amazon Prime Video and TNT Sports (previously named BT Sport) for this season. 

Sky has the bulk of the action, with the network showing 128 matches live, while TNT will air 52 matches live over the course of the season, including every Saturday lunchtime kick-off. Amazon will meanwhile be broadcasting 20 matches this term, including the complete Boxing Day schedule.

If you already have Sky Sports as part of your TV package, you can stream its coverage of matches via its Sky Go app, but cord-cutters will want to get set up with a Now account, and a Now Sports membership, to stream games.

Livestream Premier League 2023/24 Season matches in Canada

If you want to stream EPL games live in Canada, you'll need to subscribe to FuboTV Canada. The service has exclusive rights to this Premier League once again this season.

Livestream Premier League 2023/24 season matches in Australia

Football fans Down Under can watch EPL fixtures on streaming service Optus Sport, which is showing every single Premier League match of the 2023/24 season live in Australia.

Quick tips for streaming the Premier League using a VPN  With four variables at play -- your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN -- your experience and success when streaming EPL matches may vary.If you don't see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the "search for city or country" option.If you're having trouble getting the game after you've turned on your VPN and set it to the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try for a quick fix. First, log into 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 you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you'll have to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you're using (like your phone) so that any 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 the VPN on your router. In some cases with smart TV services, after you install a cable network's sports app, you'll be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your email address on file for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help, since both devices will appear to be in the correct location. And remember, browsers can often give away a location despite using a VPN, so be sure you're using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We normally recommend Brave.