Man City fixtures: Life after Guardiola begins for City

Manchester City to start the 2026/27 Premier League season at home to Bournemouth, live on Sky Sports, and finish the campaign away to Sunderland. City face some difficult away games in the first half of the season as they begin life after Pep Guardiola...

>Manchester City will begin Premier League life after Pep Guardiola with a home fixture against Bournemouth on the opening weekend of the season, Sunday August 23, live on Sky Sports, while there is an early visit to Old Trafford for the Manchester derby.

>After travelling to Crystal Palace for their second game and hosting newly promoted Coventry City, City face Manchester United on the weekend of September 12. The return game against United is scheduled for March 20.

>There are testing away games in the first half of the campaign because City also travel to Liverpool and Aston Villa in October before going to Arsenal in November - meaning that each of their away games against the rest of last season's top five come first.

>With Enzo Maresca expected to become the next City boss, the games against his former club Chelsea come in December and April.

>City are scheduled to go to Newcastle on Boxing Day, while their Premier League season concludes at Sunderland in May.

>23: Bournemouth (h) - 2pm - live on Sky Sports

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>Sky Sports will show a minimum of 215 live Premier League matches in 2026/27.

>Sky Sports has first pick of matches each week and will continue to show multiple games at 2pm on Sunday on a number of weekends.

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>August 16: Community Shield vs Arsenal, Cardiff's Principality Stadium, kick-off 3pm

>August 27: Champions League league phase draw

>September 8-10: Champions League league phase starts

>January 27: Champions League league phase ends

>February 16: Champions League knockout phase begins

>June 5: Champions League final, Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid