Full Fixture List
August
16/08/2025 – Wolves vs Manchester City
23/08/2025 – Manchester City vs Tottenham
30/08/2025 – Brighton vs Manchester City
September
13/09/2025 – Manchester City vs Manchester United
20/09/2025 – Arsenal vs Manchester City
27/09/2025 – Manchester City vs Burnley
October
04/10/2025 – Brentford vs Manchester City
18/10/2025 – Manchester City vs Everton
25/10/2025 – Aston Villa vs Manchester City
November
01/11/2025 – Manchester City vs Bournemouth
08/11/2025 – Manchester City vs Liverpool
22/11/2025 – Newcastle United vs Manchester City
29/11/2025 – Manchester City vs Leeds United
December
03/12/2025 – Fulham vs Manchester City
06/12/2025 – Manchester City vs Sunderland
13/12/2025 – Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
20/12/2025 – Manchester City vs West Ham United
27/12/2025 – Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
30/12/2025 – Sunderland vs Manchester City
January
03/01/2026 – Manchester City vs Chelsea
07/01/2026 – Manchester City vs Brighton
17/01/2026 – Manchester United vs Manchester City
24/01/2026 – Manchester City vs Wolves
31/01/2026 – Tottenham vs Manchester City
February
07/02/2026 – Liverpool vs Manchester City
11/02/2026 – Manchester City vs Fulham
21/02/2026 – Manchester City vs Newcastle United
28/02/2026 – Leeds United vs Manchester City
March
04/03/2026 – Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
14/03/2026 – West Ham United vs Manchester City
21/03/2026 – Manchester City vs Crystal Palace
April
11/04/2026 – Chelsea vs Manchester City
18/04/2026 – Manchester City vs Arsenal
25/04/2026 – Burnley vs Manchester City
May
02/05/2026 – Everton vs Manchester City
09/05/2026 – Manchester City vs Brentford
17/05/2026 – Bournemouth vs Manchester City
24/05/2026 – Manchester City vs Aston Villa
Key Fantasy Angles
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Midfield logjam: Foden, Doku, Nunes, and new signings all vying for minutes. Foden’s minutes spike could now drop — monitor preseason.
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Erling Haaland remains untouchable but might face more managed minutes this year, with Club World Cup and Champions League grind.
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New signing Rayan Aït-Nouri could be a fantasy breakout at left-back… if Pep doesn’t invent a role called “false 4.5”.
Draft Strategy Tips
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Don’t too hard too early: City’s first seven include Spurs, United, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Newcastle — points may be limited and rotation rampant.
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Hit the mid-season run: From December 3 to March 21, City only face two of last season’s top eight — perfect time to load up on their assets.
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Stack for the finish: If you’re planning for playoffs or season climax, that May run-in — Everton, Brentford, Bournemouth, Villa — is title-winning gold.
StatrDraft Tactical Commentary
No longer champions, no longer infallible. But Pep’s City don’t care about validation — they care about volume. Volume of passes, volume of territory, and volume of fantasy points (when they’re in rhythm). The schedule does them no favours early (especially facing Arsenal and United back-to-back in September), but there’s a monster second half incoming. The real opportunity lies between GW14 and GW29: a dreamy 16-week spell where City could put up cricket scores and rotate their way through half the league.
You’ll want pieces of them… just not all at once. Timing your Haaland + Foden + Aït-Nouri triple-up will be the difference between first place and flaming out.
Jon Harrison, June 2025
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