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Port Vale vs Middlesbrough live stream: how to watch the Carabao Cup quarter-final

Am Greenwood of Middlesbrough chases the ball ahead of the Port Vale vs Middleborough game.

Watch a Port Vale vs Middlesbrough live stream

Looking for a Port Vale vs Middlesbrough live stream? This match is being shown on beIN Sports in Australia, which offers a free trial to new users. If you live in Australia but you're away from home right now you can use a VPN to unblock the stream from anywhere. For full details on how to watch Port Vale vs Middlesbrough where you are, take a look below.


Port Vale vs Middlesbrough: preview 

Through a mixture of big teams resting first-teamers or giving youngsters a go, the Carabao Cup tends to throw up some random teams that go deep in the competition and the quarter-final clash between Port Vale and Middlesbrough is no different. In lower midtable in League One and the Championship respectively, neither side is enjoying a stellar season but a crack at a Premier League side in a marquee cup semi-final is on the line in a fascinating contest.

If last season was supposed to be one of consolation for Port Vale after promotion from the fourth tier in 2021/22, then hopes were high for improvement on last term's 18th-placed finish in League One. Yet after winning five of their first seven league games, Vale went more than two months without a League One win from mid-September to dampen expectations. In the Carabao Cup, though, Andy Crosby's side has shone, albeit with the help of a kind draw. Since beating fellow League One club Fleetwood in the first round, they've beaten three teams (Crewe Alexandra, Sutton and Mansfield) from the division below and are now 90 minutes from a plum semi-final. This is already the furthest Vale have come in this competition, could top scorer Ben Garrity's goals take them into dreamland?

Under former Manchester United and England midfielder Michael Carrick, Middlesbrough has been playing some attractive football in the past couple of season and a run of six straight Championship wins from mid-September raised Teesside hopes of a play-off tilt back to the Premier League after 14 seasons away. Though form has dipped since, not helped by three defeats in a row to begin December, Carabao Cup form has remain. Though three of the 2004 winners' four opponents thus far have all been from the leagues below (Bolton, Bradford and Exeter after Championship side Huddersfield in round one), Carrick and Co. has been drawn away in every game. Though far from a regular in the Championship, 21-year-old forward Morgan Rogers has three Carabao Cup goals this season (finding the net against Bolton, Bradford and Exeter) – no other player has scored more. 

Want to tune in to find out who the surprise semi-finalist will be? Of course you do. Here's how to watch a Port Vale vs Middlesbrough live stream online from wherever you are in the world.

FREE Port Vale vs Middlesbrough live streams

Where to find FREE Port Vale vs Middlesbrough live streams

The Carabao Cup is stuck behind a paywall in most countries, though there is a way to watch Port Vale vs Middlesbrough for free.

That's because the game is being shown on beIN Sports in Australia, which offers new subscribers a 7-day free trial. After that, a subscription costs AU$14.99 per month or AU$149.99 per year.

Aussie abroad? Use the No.1 streaming VPN to unblock your usual coverage from anywhere. Details below.

Watch Port Vale vs Middlesbrough from abroad

How to watch Port Vale vs Middlesbrough live stream from outside your country

We've set out how you can live stream Port Vale vs Middlesbrough in a number of countries around the world. However, if you're away traveling, you probably won't be able to watch the Carabao Cup game like you normally would at home. This is the result of geo-blocking - best understood as digital borders that restrict certain services and content to specific parts of the world.

A good streaming VPN can let you get around these digital borders, while also offering robust protection from cybercriminals and government snooping. They're also very easy to use.

Use a VPN to live stream Port Vale vs Middlesbrough from anywhere.

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Can you watch a Port Vale vs Middlesbrough live stream in the UK?

Sky Sports is the place to tune into this season's Carabao Cup action, but Port Vale vs Middlesbrough hasn't been selected for broadcast, meaning you can't watch it live in the UK.

Unless you already subscribe to an overseas streaming service that's showing the game, such as beIN Sports or ESPN Plus.

While geo-blocking will prevent you from accessing your go-to stream like you would at home, getting a VPN service will allow you to digitally alter your location, allowing you to watch your preferred coverage without a hitch.

How to watch Port Vale vs Middlesbrough: live stream in Australia

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