The Premier League has announced the schedule for the 2025-26 season, revealing the fixtures for the upcoming campaign. The fixture list outlines 380 matches divided in 38 matchweeks for all the 20 participants. Each team will play 38 matches, 19 at home and 19 away.
The 2023-24 PL champions Manchester City’s season will begin with their opening-day fixture against the Wolves at Molineux on August 16, 2025. On September 13, City will face their archrival Manchester United at Etihad Stadium in the first Manchester Derby of the season, and will face Arsenal in an away fixture just in the next matchweek. The one of the most anticipated fixtures of PL, against Liverpool will be on November 8 and February 7. The PL 2025-26 will be concluded on May 24, 2026 and City will play against Aston Villa in the Matchweek 38.

However, the squad for the season has yet to be confirmed by the club, as the main summer transfer window is yet to open till June 16. However, as a participant of the Club World Cup 2025, City got the opportunity to avail the 10-day long mini transfer window, earlier this month and they already had some notable signings for the key positions.
The 2025-26 squad shows Manchester City’s intent to compete for the Premier League title after finishing third in 2024-25. Notable departures include Kevin De Bruyne, whose contract expired and Kyle Walker, loaned to AC Milan with an option to buy. New signings include Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Marcus Bettineli and Sverre Nypan. Erling Haaland, secured with a new contract, remains central, alongside Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias in defense.
Here is the known squad based on recent updates, with placeholders for additional players to be confirmed from the official Premier League website:
Goalkeepers: Ederson, Stefan Ortega Moreno, Marcus Bettineli
Defenders: Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Joshua Wilson-Esbrand, Rico Lewis
Midfielders: Tijjani Reijnders, Mateo Kovacic, Bernardo Silva, Matheus Nunes, Phil Foden, Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku, Oscar Bobb, Claudio Echeverri, Jack Grealish, Ilkay Gundogan, James Mcatee, Nico Gonzalez, Nico O’Reilly, Maximo Perrone, Kalvin Phillips, Rodrigo, Savinho
Forwards: Erling Haaland, Omar Marmoush
| Date | Opponent vs Manchester City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2025 | Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City | Away |
| 23 Aug 2025 | Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur | Home |
| 30 Aug 2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City | Away |
| 13 Sep 2025 | Manchester City vs Manchester United | Home |
| 20 Sep 2025 | Arsenal vs Manchester City | Away |
| 27 Sep 2025 | Manchester City vs Burnley | Home |
| 4 Oct 2025 | Brentford vs Manchester City | Away |
| 18 Oct 2025 | Manchester City vs Everton | Home |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Aston Villa vs Manchester City | Away |
| 1 Nov 2025 | Manchester City vs AFC Bournemouth | Home |
| 8 Nov 2025 | Manchester City vs Liverpool | Home |
| 22 Nov 2025 | Newcastle United vs Manchester City | Away |
| 29 Nov 2025 | Manchester City vs Leeds United | Home |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Fulham vs Manchester City | Away |
| 6 Dec 2025 | Manchester City vs Sunderland | Home |
| 13 Dec 2025 | Crystal Palace vs Manchester City | Away |
| 20 Dec 2025 | Manchester City vs West Ham United | Home |
| 27 Dec 2025 | Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City | Away |
| 30 Dec 2025 | Sunderland vs Manchester City | Away |
| 3 Jan 2026 | Manchester City vs Chelsea | Home |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion | Home |
| 17 Jan 2026 | Manchester United vs Manchester City | Away |
| 24 Jan 2026 | Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home |
| 31 Jan 2026 | Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City | Away |
| 7 Feb 2026 | Manchester City vs Liverpool | Home |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Manchester City vs Fulham | Home |
| 21 Feb 2026 | Manchester City vs Newcastle United | Home |
| 28 Feb 2026 | Leeds United vs Manchester City | Away |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest | Home |
| 14 Mar 2026 | West Ham United vs Manchester City | Away |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Manchester City vs Crystal Palace | Home |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Chelsea vs Manchester City | Away |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Manchester City vs Arsenal | Home |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Burnley vs Manchester City | Away |
| 2 May 2026 | Everton vs Manchester City | Away |
| 9 May 2026 | Manchester City vs Brentford | Home |
| 17 May 2026 | AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City | Away |
| 24 May 2026 | Manchester City vs Aston Villa | Home |