Manchester City have discovered their fixture list for the 2026/27 Premier League season as they prepare for a new era at the Etihad Stadium
Manchester City’s Antoine Semenyo celebrates scoring the Blues’ final goal of the 2025/26 Premier League season(Image: Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
Manchester City’s 2026/27 Premier League fixture list has been confirmed with the Blues facing AFC Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, August 23, in a 2pm kick-off. City’s first away game will take place on Saturday, August 29, when they visit Crystal Palace before returning home to face newly-promoted Coventry City on Saturday, September 5.
The season will start a week later than last year due to the World Cup. City’s campaign will end a week before the Champions League final on Saturday, June 5, with the Blues facing Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Sunday, May 30, in a 4pm kick-off.
The first derby day of the season will be City’s fourth match of the campaign on September 12, when they travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester United. The reverse fixture at the Etihad Stadium will take place on March 20.
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City’s traditional Boxing Day fixture returns this season with the Blues currently scheduled to travel to Newcastle in a 3pm kick-off. You can view the fixture list in full below:
August
August 23 – Manchester City v Bournemouth at 2pm
August 29 – Crystal Palace v Manchester City at 3pm
September
September 5 – Manchester City v Coventry City at 3pm
September 12 – Manchester United v Manchester City at 3pm
September 19 – Manchester City v Sunderland at 3pm
October
October 10 – Liverpool v Manchester City at 3pm
October 17 – Manchester City v Ipswich Town at 3pm
October 24 – Aston Villa v Manchester City at 3pm
October 31 – Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion at 3pm
November
November 7 – Nottingham Forest v Manchester City at 3pm
November 21 – Manchester City v Fulham at 3pm
November 28 – Arsenal v Manchester City at 3pm
December
December 2 – Manchester City v Leeds United at 8pm
December 5 – Brentford v Manchester City at 3pm
December 12 – Manchester City v Chelsea at 3pm
December 19 – Manchester City v Hull City at 3pm
December 26 – Newcastle United v Manchester City at 3pm
December 30 – Everton v Manchester City at 8pm
January
January 2 – Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur at 3pm
January 6 – Leeds United v Manchester City at 8pm
January 16 – Manchester City v Nottingham Forest at 3pm
January 23 – Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester City at 3pm
January 30 – Manchester City v Arsenal at 3pm
February
February 6 – Fulham v Manchester City at 3pm
February 10 – Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City at 8pm
February 20 – Manchester City v Newcastle United at 3pm
February 27 – Hull City v Manchester City at 3pm
March
March 3 – Manchester City v Everton at 8pm
March 13 – Coventry City v Manchester City at 3pm
March 20 – Manchester City v Manchester United at 3pm
April
April 10 – Bournemouth v Manchester City at 3pm
April 17 – Manchester City v Crystal Palace at 3pm
April 24 – Chelsea v Manchester City at 3pm
May
May 1 – Manchester City v Brentford at 3pm
May 8 – Manchester City v Liverpool at 3pm
May 15 – Ipswich Town v Manchester City at 3pm
May 23 – Manchester City v Aston Villa at 3pm
May 30 – Sunderland v Manchester City at 4pm
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