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Arsenal v City: Kick-off time and TV information

Arsenal are Premier League champions while City won the FA Cup and, as such, both face off in the annual curtain-raiser for the new 2026/27 campaign.

Usually held at Wembley, this season’s match will take place at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium with a 15:00 (UK) kick-off on Sunday 16 August.

It’s the first time the venue has hosted the event since 2006 – 20 years ago.

The game will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, Prime Video, HBO Max and Now TV.

You can also keep across all of the action via mancity.com and the official app, as well as the key moments on X/Twitter: @ManCity.

Supporters living around the world can find out how they can tune in via the below global listings, courtesy of livesoccertv.com.

(Listings correct as of Sunday 16 August)