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Watch Manchester City vs Exeter City today as the Premier League title hopefuls welcome Exeter to the Etihad Stadium in the FA Cup third round. FourFourTwo brings you all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.
Manchester City vs Exeter City key information
• Date: Saturday, 10 January 2026
• Kick-off time: 3:00pm GMT / 10:00am ET
• Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester
• TV & streaming: ESPN+ (US), Stan Sport (Australia)
• Watch from anywhere: Get 70% off NordVPN
Fan-owned Exeter City face heavy favourites, Premier League title contenders and state multi-club ownership pioneers Manchester City, and the financial gap has been thrust into the headlines.
Read on as FourFourTwo brings you all the information on how to watch Man City vs Exeter online, on TV, and from anywhere.
Is Manchester City vs Exeter City on TV in the UK?
Manchester City vs Exeter City is not being televised in the UK on Saturday.
That’s because of the so-called 3pm ‘blackout’, with games at this time not allowed to be shown live in the UK.
The game is, however, available to watch in pretty much every other country in the world, just not the one in which it’s taking place.
If you’re visiting the UK this weekend, you can use a VPN to get your usual coverage while abroad.
Watch Manchester City vs Exeter City in the US
Manchester City vs Exeter City will be shown live on ESPN in the United States and available to stream on ESPN+.
❗Coverage is geo-restricted. If you’re not in the States right now, you can still access your ESPN+ subscription by using a VPN such as NordVPN.
How to watch Manchester City vs Exeter City in Australia
Football fans in Australia can watch Manchester City vs Exeter City through Stan Sport.
❗Coverage is geo-restricted. If you’re not in Australia right now, you can still access your Stan Sport subscription by using a VPN such as NordVPN.
Watch Manchester City vs Exeter City from anywhere
If you’re outside your home country, you’ll probably find your streaming services are geo-restricted and therefore don’t work, but fortunately assistance is on hand.
A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is a handy piece of software that can change your IP address to make your device appear as if it’s back home. Provided it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs, you can use a VPN to access your streaming services from abroad. It’s great for watching football on the move, and you have the added benefit of VPNs being great for your internet privacy and security.
Our expert colleagues at TechRadar test hundreds of VPNs, and they rate NordVPN as the best VPN on the market right now.
How they got hereManchester City
Premier League teams don’t enter the FA Cup until the third round.
Exeter City
First round: FC Halifax Town 0-2 Exeter CitySecond round: Exeter City 4-0 Wycombe Wanderers
Manchester City vs Exeter City: FA Cup third round preview
Exeter have been owned since 2003 by the Exeter City Supporters’ Trust, one of the first such takeovers to bear fruit in English football. Then in the Conference, the Grecians rode out the storm and soon returned to the Football League.
Famously, they got a helping hand from the FA Cup. Exeter drew Manchester United away in the third round in 2004-05. Thanks to a draw at Old Trafford and the subsequent television coverage of the replay, they were able to take a huge chunk out of their financial problems.
Now settled in League One, Exeter asked this season’s third round opponents to waive their share of the gate receipts from the tie, which are usually split evenly between the two teams with a slice going to the FA.
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Such a request – it’s not unheard of for clubs to decline their share in some cup matches but they’re seldom asked publicly to do so – highlights the vast financial disparity between even professional clubs.
On the pitch, 21 years on from their draw at Old Trafford, Exeter are underdogs against a team with enough depth to put out an entire second 11 in the FA Cup.
Gary Caldwell’s Grecians demolished third-tier rivals Wycombe Wanderers to get here but are just three points above the relegation zone in League One.
FourFourTwo’s prediction
Manchester City 4-0 Exeter City
Exeter would love another famous draw in Manchester but their bold financial request reflects a huge competitive mismatch.
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