Manchester City will kick off the post-Pep Guardiola era with a home match against Bournemouth on Sunday, August 23, broadcast live on Sky Sports. Their 2026/27 Premier League campaign will close away at Sunderland on May 30.

A demanding first half of the season

City's second fixture takes them to Crystal Palace before they host newly promoted Coventry City. The first Manchester derby falls on the weekend of September 12, with City making the trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United — the return fixture at the Etihad is pencilled in for March 20.

The early months bring a punishing run of away days. City travel to Liverpool in October, then to Aston Villa later that same month, before heading to Arsenal in November. That means all four of their away fixtures against last season's top-five rivals arrive in the first half of the campaign.

Enzo Maresca's Chelsea and the Boxing Day trip

With Enzo Maresca widely expected to take charge as City's new manager, fixtures against his former club Chelsea are scheduled for December at the Etihad and April away. City are also set to travel to Newcastle United on Boxing Day.

Man City's 2026/27 Premier League fixtures

All fixtures subject to change.

August

23: Bournemouth (h) — 2pm — live on Sky Sports
29: Crystal Palace (a) — 3pm

September

5: Coventry City (h) — 3pm
12: Manchester United (a) — 3pm
19: Sunderland (h) — 3pm

October

10: Liverpool (a) — 3pm
17: Ipswich Town (h) — 3pm
24: Aston Villa (a) — 3pm
31: Brighton & Hove Albion (h) — 3pm

November

7: Nottingham Forest (a) — 3pm
21: Fulham (h) — 3pm
28: Arsenal (a) — 3pm

December

2: Leeds United (h) — 8pm
5: Brentford (a) — 3pm
12: Chelsea (h) — 3pm
19: Hull City (h) — 3pm
26: Newcastle United (a) — 3pm
30: Everton (a) — 8pm

January

2: Tottenham Hotspur (h) — 3pm
6: Leeds United (a) — 8pm
16: Nottingham Forest (h) — 3pm
23: Brighton & Hove Albion (a) — 3pm
30: Arsenal (h) — 3pm

February

6: Fulham (a) — 3pm
10: Tottenham Hotspur (a) — 8pm
20: Newcastle United (h) — 3pm
27: Hull City (a) — 3pm

March

3: Everton (h) — 8pm
13: Coventry City (a) — 3pm
20: Manchester United (h) — 3pm

April

10: Bournemouth (a) — 3pm
17: Crystal Palace (h) — 3pm
24: Chelsea (a) — 3pm

May

1: Brentford (h) — 3pm
8: Liverpool (h) — 3pm
15: Ipswich Town (a) — 3pm
23: Aston Villa (h) — 3pm
30: Sunderland (a) — 4pm

Key dates for the 2026/27 season

August 16: Community Shield vs Arsenal, Principality Stadium, Cardiff — 3pm
August 23: Premier League campaign begins
August 27: UEFA Champions League league phase draw
September 8–10: UEFA Champions League league phase starts
January 9: FA Cup third round
January 27: UEFA Champions League league phase ends
February 16: UEFA Champions League knockout phase begins
March 21: Carabao Cup final
May 22: FA Cup final
May 30: Premier League season concludes
June 5: UEFA Champions League final, Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid