It’s another busy week for the men’s first team and our Under-18s, with their respective league run-ins gathering pace as we enter April.
Pep Guardiola’s men play host to Aston Villa midweek at the Etihad Stadium, before travelling to the capital to face Crystal Palace at the weekend.
Meanwhile, Ben Wilkinson’s young side will look to progress into the FA Youth Cup Final with a win over Bristol City at the Joie Stadium and end the week facing Wolves in the league.
Find out how to keep across the key bits below...
TUESDAY
City v Aston Villa | Pep Guardiola press conference | Premier League | 12:30 (UK)
City U18s v Bristol City | FA Youth Cup | 19:00 (UK) | Live on CITY+
Pep Guardiola will preview our first Premier League clash of the week against Aston Villa to begin a busy Tuesday.
The City boss will provide all the latest team news updates and you can follow it live on mancity.com and our official app as always.
Don’t worry if you are unable to watch Pep’s press conference as it happens though, as we’ll have a written review and video recap soon after it has concluded.
Then attention turns to the Joie Stadium, as Ben Wilkinson’s side take on Bristol City in a FA Youth Cup semi-final and look to make amends from last season’s heartbreak following a narrow defeat to Arsenal in extra-time of the 2022/23 last-four encounter.
The match will be made available to watch live on mancity.com and our official app for those with a CITY+ subscription and reside in the United Kingdom.
You can also follow live match updates for the game on our X (formerly known as Twitter) account: @ManCityAcademy.
A detailed match report and highlights will be available on mancity.com and the official app after the full-time whistle, whilst a full-match replay will also be released on CITY+.
WEDNESDAY
City v Aston Villa | Premier League | 20:15 (UK)
On Wednesday night, Guardiola’s men host Unai Emery’s fourth-placed Aston Villa side in the Premier League.
The match will be shown live in the UK on Discovery+, Discovery+ App, TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate.
Viewers around the world can find out how to tune in via these TV listings, courtesy of LiveSoccerTV.
You can also follow the action live with our Matchday Centre on mancity.com and our official app, as well as the best of the action on X: @ManCity.
Our Matchday Centre will provide its usual blend of insight, analysis and text commentary from 18:15 (UK), with Matchday Live set to get under way just over one hour prior to kick-off.
Star guests Darius Vassell and Martin O’Neill will be in the studio for our latest clash with Villa, while Alistair Mann and Kit Symons will be in the commentary box from kick-off.
After the final whistle, a comprehensive match report and reaction from both Pep Guardiola and his players will be made available, with brief highlights, an extensive highlights package and full-match replay, via CITY+, following from midnight.
FRIDAY
Crystal Palace v City | Pep Guardiola press conference | Premier League | 13:30 (UK)
For the second time of the week, Guardiola will face the media to provide the latest team news updates ahead of our trip to Selhurst Park.
You can follow it live on mancity.com and our official app as always.
Don’t worry if you are unable to watch Pep’s press conference as it happens though, as we’ll have a written review and video recap soon after it has concluded.
SATURDAY
Crystal Palace v City | Premier League | 12:30 (UK)
Wolves v City U18s | U18 Premier League | 12:30 (UK)
The week ends with a busy Saturday with two lunchtime kick-offs.
Our men’s first team travel to south London to face Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
The match will be shown live in the UK on Discovery+, discovery+ App, TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate.
Viewers around the world can find out how to tune in via these TV listings, courtesy of LiveSoccerTV.
You can also follow the action live with our Matchday Centre on mancity.com and our official app, as well as the best of the action on X: @ManCity.
Our Matchday Centre will provide its usual blend of insight, analysis and text commentary from 10:30, with Matchday Live set to get under way just over one hour prior to kick-off.
Ian Holloway and Steve Howey will be in the studio with host Natalie Pike for our latest clash with Palace, while Alistair Mann and Andy Morrison will be in the commentary box from kick-off.
Shortly after the final whistle, a comprehensive match report and reaction from both Pep Guardiola and players will be made available, with brief highlights from the game available at 16:15 (UK).
A more extensive highlights package and full-match replay, via CITY+, will follow from midnight.
Meanwhile, our under-18s side travel to the Midlands in an Under-18s Premier League clash with Wolves.
You can follow live match updates for the game on our X account: @ManCityAcademy.
After the full-time whistle, a detailed match report will be available.
