The game takes place on Friday 22 September at the Academy Stadium, with kick-off set for 19:00 (UK).
The EDS made history across 2022/23, after being crowned Premier League 2 champions for a third successive season – a feat achieved for the first time ever.
We went into this new campaign with a younger squad, with many from the Under-18s set-up moving up the age groups – and we’ve so far picked up one win, one draw and two defeats.
The sky blues started the campaign with a 5-0 home defeat to Tottenham and a 2-1 away loss to Fulham before an entertaining 4-4 home draw with Aston Villa.
We followed that up with a thumping 4-0 away victory at Newcastle, Will Dickson bagging a brace on top of efforts from Emilio Lawrence and Michael Okeke.
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Now, we’re set to host Chelsea, who have won two and lost two so far this term.
The match is available to watch on CITY+, with coverage starting around 18:15 (UK).
Following the full-time whistle, a detailed match report, highlights and a full-match replay will be available on mancity.com and our official app alongside reaction from Barry-Murphy and a member of his squad.
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