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On 13 June, the Football Association announced the fixtures list for the 2019/20 English Premier League season. The new campaign will begin on 9 August, where Manchester City will look to defend their domestic treble.
Following the FA Community Shied fixture against Liverpool on 4 August, Manchester City will begin their EPL title defence away at West Ham United on 10 August. The Sky Blues will host their first home match of the 2019/20 season against Tottenham Hotspur on 17 August.
On paper, City’s first set of challenges will emerge over November and December. During this two month span, the Sky Blues will face a difficult test against Liverpool at Anfield and will host Chelsea a week later. After a set of fixtures against Newcastle United and Burnley, City will then host rivals Manchester United before traveling to the Emirates to face Arsenal. Moreover, the Sky Blues will play two UEFA Champions League Group Stage matches during this period, thus adding to their difficult schedule. City dropped points at this stage of the campaign last season, and they will need to avoid repeating these mistakes.
By mid-December, the Sky Blues will learn their UEFA Champions League fate by potentially progressing to the competition’s Round of 16. Alternatively, they could be dumped into the UEFA Europa League’s Round of 32, or worst case scenario, be eliminated from European competition altogether.
Moving forward, the end of February and all of March will also be challenging. Should City progress out of the UEFA Champions League Group Stage, the Sky Blues would compete in the competition’s Round of 16, which is scheduled during this period. As for domestic fixtures, City will host Arsenal on 29 February before traveling across town for the Manchester Derby on 7 March. City then take on Burnley at home before their away fixture against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
City’s final match against a top six opponent in the 2019/20 season will come against Liverpool on 4 April. Depending on transpires over the course of the season, this could be a title-deciding fixture. The Sky Blues will then conclude the 2019/20 EPL season with a home fixture against Norwich City on 17 May.
Manchester City will have their work cut out for them, but this side retained the EFL “Carabao” Cup and EPL titles in back to back seasons. They also added the Community Shield and FA Cup for good measure. Will it be third time’s a charm for the Sky Blues?
A full list of Manchester City’s English Premier League and UEFA Champions League 2019/20 fixtures, as well as other matches, can be seen below*:
10 August 2019: West Ham United vs Manchester City
17 August 2019: Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
24 August 2019: AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City
31 August 2019: Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion
14 September 2019: Norwich City vs Manchester City
17/18 September 2019: UEFA Champions League Group Stage – Matchday One
21 September 2019: Manchester City vs Watford
24/25 September 2019: Potential Date of the EFL “Carabao Cup” – Third Round
28 September 2019: Everton vs Manchester City
1/2 October 2019: UEFA Champions League Group Stage – Matchday Two
5 October 2019: Manchester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
19 October 2019: Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
22/23 October 2019: UEFA Champions League Group Stage – Matchday Three
26 October 2019: Manchester City vs Aston Villa
2 November 2019: Manchester City vs Southampton
5/6 November 2019: UEFA Champions League Group Stage – Matchday Four
9 November 2019: Liverpool vs Manchester City
23 November 2019: Manchester City vs Chelsea
26/27 November 2019: UEFA Champions League Group Stage – Matchday Five
30 November 2019: Newcastle United vs Manchester City
3 December 2019: Burnley vs Manchester City
7 December 2019: Manchester City vs Manchester United
10/11 December 2019: UEFA Champions League Group Stage – Matchday Six
14 December 2019: Arsenal vs Manchester City
21 December 2019: Manchester City vs Leicester City
26 December 2019: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Manchester City
28 December 2019: Manchester City vs Sheffield United
1 January 2020: Manchester City vs Everton
11 January 2020: Aston Villa vs Manchester City
18 January 2020: Manchester City vs Crystal Palace
21 January 2020: Sheffield United vs Manchester City
24 January 2020: Potential Date of the FA Cup – Fourth Round
1 February 2020: Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City
8 February 2020: Manchester City vs West Ham United
18/19 February 2020: UEFAChampions League Round of 16 – Potential Date of First Leg
20 February 2020: UEFAEuropa League Round of 32 – Potential Date of First Leg
22 February 2020: Leicester City vs Manchester City
25/26 February 2020: UEFAChampions League Round of 16 – Potential Date of First Leg
27 February 2020: UEFAEuropa League Round of 32 – Potential Date of Second Leg
29 February 2020: Manchester City vs Arsenal
7 March 2020: Manchester United vs Manchester City
10/11 March 2020: UEFAChampions League Round of 16 – Potential Date of Second Leg
14 March 2020: Manchester City vs Burnley
17/18 March 2020: UEFAChampions League Round of 16 – Potential Date of Second Leg
21 March 2020: Chelsea vs Manchester City
4 April 2020: Manchester City vs Liverpool
11 April 2020: Southampton vs Manchester City
18 April 2020: Manchester City vs Newcastle United
25 April 2020: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester City
2 May 2020: Manchester City vs AFC Bournmouth
9 May 2020: Watford vs Manchester City
17 May 2020: Manchester City vs Norwich City
*Note: Fixtures may be flexed or rescheduled as the season progresses to account for TV scheduling, EFL and FA Cup replays, progression in domestic cup competitions and Champions/Europa League fixtures.