Manchester City Fixtures 2026/27: Next Match, Schedule & Key Games

Manchester City’s next match is away to Crystal Palace on Friday, August 28 (20:00 UK), the first road trip of Enzo Maresca’s debut season in charge. That comes four days after City opened the campaign with a 2-1 win over Bournemouth at the Etihad — a game they trailed for most of the second half.

Fans wanting to catch Friday night’s clash or check where to stream football on Yacine TV can find complete channel listings and setup tips to follow every twist of the new campaign.

Here’s everything that actually matters right now: what’s already happened, what’s coming, who’s wearing the armband, and where to watch it all unfold throughout the Premier League 2026/27 season.

Did Man City win today? Here’s how the season opened

Yes — but it wasn’t comfortable. Bournemouth went ahead through Marcus Tavernier in the 26th minute after City’s back line got caught out by one long ball, and that scoreline held until the 84th, when Marc Guéhi rose unmarked from a corner to level it. City didn’t actually go ahead until stoppage time: Josko Gvardiol turned in a Rayan Cherki cross in the 90+1st minute, initially flagged offside, given on review.

Two things stood out. First, Erling Haaland — sporting a new buzzcut and looking sharp in training clips beforehand — missed the kind of chances he usually buries, including a glancing header saved by Djordje Petrovic. Second, record signing Elliot Anderson had to be substituted after a collision with Alex Scott on his home debut, which is not the start City wanted from a £116m midfielder.

It followed a rougher week. City lost the Community Shield 3-0 to Arsenal at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on August 16 — Maresca’s first competitive match in charge, and a reminder that Arsenal, not City, are the team to beat this season after finishing above them in the league last term.

Manchester City vs Bournemouth match report]

The next few weeks, fixture by fixture

City’s opening block of the season is genuinely tough. No easing in.

• Fri 28 Aug — Crystal Palace (away), 20:00
• Sat 5 Sep — Coventry City (home), 15:00 — the newly-promoted side’s first taste of the Etihad
• Sun 13 Sep — Manchester United (away, Old Trafford), 16:30 — the first derby of the post-Guardiola era
• Sat 19 Sep — Sunderland (home), 15:00
• Sat 10 Oct — Liverpool (away)

Sky Sports has flagged the same stretch as the hardest run of City’s season: away trips to Liverpool and Aston Villa in October, then Arsenal away in November, all before City have had a single home game against last season’s top five. If Maresca’s side are still in touching distance of the top by December, that run is why it’ll mean something.

City finish the season away at Sunderland on Sunday, May 30, 2027 — a full-circle nod to the club that beat Sheffield United to win last year’s Championship playoff final.

Full Manchester City 2026/27 Premier League fixture list

The games worth circling

Manchester United (A) — September 13. Early derby, away end, new manager on each side of the tunnel really. Old Trafford under the lights is never a gentle re-introduction. Lineups won’t firm up until an hour or so before kickoff, so treat any “predicted XI” you see this far out as exactly that — a guess. Check back on matchday.

Chelsea (H) — December. This is Maresca’s return to Stamford Bridge’s old rival in blue, except he’s now on the other side. He left Chelsea on a sour note, and the reverse fixture at Stamford Bridge early in 2027 will carry even more heat. [PLACEHOLDER: confirm exact December kickoff date and time once the Premier League releases the round-by-round schedule]

Arsenal — home and away. City travel to the Emirates at the end of November, then host the return fixture on January 30. Arsenal are the reigning champions now, not City — that’s the context that makes both of these different from the last few years.

Tottenham — twice inside 12 days in February. Spurs come to the Etihad in early January, then City travel to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on February 10, sandwiched around an away trip to Fulham. That’s a brutal little sequence for squad rotation.

Manchester City in the Champions League 2026/27

Pep Guardiola’s side came out of the same 27 August draw with a fixture list built almost entirely around reunions — Kevin De Bruyne now at Napoli, Rodri now at Barcelona, and a trip to Porto that’s a homecoming for Guardiola himself. This full breakdown of the 2026/27 Champions League 2026/27 league phase covers where City sit alongside the rest of the field.

City’s eight opponents: Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Sporting CP, Porto, Napoli, RB Leipzig, AEK Athens and Lens — four at home, four away.

The away trip to Barcelona on 8 December is the standout — City’s toughest ground on paper, and the one Guardiola will be watching from the away dugout at Camp Nou rather than a familiar home fixture. As with Liverpool’s fixtures above, the specific Prime Video Tuesday pick for any of City’s matches on this list wasn’t confirmed at the time of writing.

Who is Manchester City’s captain right now?

There isn’t a settled answer yet, and any page telling you otherwise is guessing. Maresca has named Ruben Dias and Erling Haaland as his captains heading into the season — Dias wore the armband for both the Community Shield and the Bournemouth game — but the manager has been explicit that he’s holding off on naming the rest of the leadership group until the transfer window shuts on September 1.

That’s a bigger deal than it sounds, because City lost basically their entire old leadership structure this summer. Bernardo Silva, last year’s captain, has left. So has Rodri, who was vice-captain and just won the Golden Ball captaining Spain to their second World Cup title — he completed a move to Barcelona on August 18 for around £65 million. John Stones and Nathan Aké are also out. Maresca’s actual quote on the criteria is worth repeating: he wants captains who “understand that the reason why they are captains is because I expect more from them, not because I give them more freedom.” Phil Foden and Josko Gvardiol both look like candidates to round out the group once it’s finalized.

Manchester City transfer news: what’s actually done

Cut through the rumor mill — here’s what’s confirmed as of this week, not what’s “expected.”

In: Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest for a club-record £116m, now the most expensive English player in history, ahead of the £100m City paid for Jack Grealish. He signed a five-year deal and is meant to be the long-term answer in the middle of the park that Rodri’s exit leaves open. Alongside him: Marc Guéhi (arrived in January from Crystal Palace, £20m, contracted to 2031), Jeremy Monga from Leicester (£12.5m), and a couple of squad-depth pieces in Mathys Detourbet and goalkeeper Pierce Charles, both sent out on loan immediately.

Out: Rodri to Barcelona (£65m). Tijjani Reijnders — signed from AC Milan barely a year ago — sold to Saudi side Al-Qadsiah for roughly £52m. James Trafford to Leeds for an initial £40m. John Stones left for Inter Milan on a free transfer after his contract ran down. Manuel Akanji and Nathan Aké also departed, to Inter and Fenerbahçe respectively.

Still moving: Savinho has a deal in place to join Tottenham for a fee that could reach £85m, with Omar Marmoush reportedly in talks over a separate move to the same club. Ayyoub Bouaddi of Lille remains a live target in midfield. None of that is done until it’s done — the window shuts September 1, and City have a habit of using every last day of it.

Where to watch Manchester City this season

In the UK, Sky Sports holds first pick of Premier League fixtures and will show a minimum of 215 live games across the season — that’s where you’ll find most City matches, including the Bournemouth opener. TNT Sports carries some of the remainder and is also broadcasting the Champions League league-phase draw.

In the US, coverage runs through NBCUniversal: select matches on NBC and USA Network, with every single Premier League fixture streaming on Peacock regardless of which channel carries it. Most City weekend kickoffs land in the morning Eastern time, with the occasional Friday or midweek night slot.

Manchester City on Yacine TV

For Middle East and North Africa football fans looking to catch all the action without breaking the bank, Yacine TV is your best choice to stream live matches for free. Offering seamless access to major regional and international tournaments, it ensures you never miss a crucial goal or fixture, no matter where you are.

Whichever service you use, the safest habit is checking kickoff time the morning of — City’s exact slot for any given match (early Saturday vs. late Sunday vs. Monday night) isn’t locked until roughly a couple of weeks out, once the broadcasters make their picks.

Where this leaves City

One win from one competitive game under a new manager tells you almost nothing on its own. What it does tell you: this isn’t last season’s City. Different captain group, a record-signing midfielder who lasted less than an hour on debut, a manager who’s still working out his best XI, and a fixture list that throws four of last season’s top five at them inside the first ten weeks.

Bookmark the Crystal Palace game on Friday. That’s the first real read on whether the Bournemouth comeback was a sign of character or a warning sign about a defense that’s lost three regular starters in one summer.

Conclusion: Manchester City Fixtures 2026/27 Season Outlook

One win from a nervy Bournemouth comeback tells you almost nothing about where this City side is really at — a new captain group still being finalized, a club-record midfielder subbed off inside his home debut, and a defense that’s already lost three regular starters this summer all point to a team in transition under Maresca, not a finished product. The real answers will come from the Manchester City Fixtures 2026/27 schedule itself: Friday’s trip to Crystal Palace, then the derby at Old Trafford, then the brutal October run through Liverpool and Villa that Sky Sports has already flagged as the hardest stretch of the season. Until City get through that block, every prediction about captains, lineups, or Champions League fortunes is exactly that — a guess.

More 2026/27 Premier League Fixtures

• Track the reigning champions with the Arsenal Fixtures 2026/27 schedule.
• Check out the Chelsea Fixtures 2026/27 to track the Blues’ upcoming matches.
• Plan ahead for every clash with the Liverpool Fixtures 2026/27.
• Keep up with every key game via the Manchester United Fixtures 2026/27 guide.
• Stay updated on North London derbies with the Tottenham Hotspur Fixtures 2026/27.

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