It’s an exciting and busy seven days ahead with our EDS side playing on Monday and Sunday, our Under-18s competing on Tuesday and Saturday with our senior men’s side back in action on Saturday.
Our women’s team are the only ones not in action as they head off on an international break before returning to action in three weeks as we host West Ham on Sunday 23 April.
MONDAY
Tottenham Hotspur v City EDS | Premier League 2 | 19:00 (UK)
Brian Barry-Murphy’s EDS side will look to cement their position at the summit of Premier League 2 on Monday as we travel to Tottenham Hotspur.
City are in top spot, one point ahead of second place Chelsea but the sky blues have two games in hand while Spurs are 13th in a 14-team division.
The game, at Stevenage’s Lamex Stadium with a 19:00 (UK) kick-off, will be available to watch on CITY+ or Recast from 22:00 (UK).
We will be providing updates on our Twitter account @ManCityAcademy and a full match report on mancity.com and our official app on the final whistle.
After that you can see all the action as live on CITY+ or Recast that same evening, with a full-match replay also available shortly after the screening has finished.
TUESDAY
Arsenal v City Under-18s | FA Youth Cup semi-final | 19:00 (UK)
City are one step away from the FA Youth Cup final – with Arsenal standing in our way.
After seeing off Blackburn Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Fleetwood Town and Oxford United in previous rounds, we take on the Gunners this Tuesday in the last four encounter at Emirates Stadium, kick-off 19:00 (UK).
There will be live match updates on our Twitter account @ManCityAcademy, with a match report available on mancity.com and the official app on the referee’s final whistle.
FRIDAY
Southampton v City | Pep Guardiola press conference | 13:30 (UK)
Pep Guardiola will face the media at his pre-match press conference from 13:30 (UK) ahead our Premier League clash against Southampton.
The City boss will provide all the latest team news and updates which you can follow live on mancity.com and our official app.
If you are unable to watch Pep’s press conference live, there will be both a written review and a video recap made available soon after.
SATURDAY
Middlesbrough v City | Premier League 2 | 11.30 (UK) | Live on CITY+ & Recast
Southampton v City | Premier League | 17:30 (UK)
Ben Wilkinson’s side travel to Teesside on Saturday 8 April, with kick-off scheduled for 11:30 (UK) at Rockliffe Park.
At present, we’re currently flying high in the U18 Premier League as we eye a third consecutive league championship in as many seasons.
Victory against Middlesbrough will be far from a formality, though, with the north east side in strong form since the turn of the year.
The game will be made available to watch on CITY+ and Recast.
Should you not be able to tune in, we will be providing updates on our Twitter account @ManCityAcademy.
There will be a match report and highlights video on mancity.com and the official app once the match has ended, as well as a full-match replay to follow on CITY+ and Recast.
Then, all eyes turn to St Mary’s, as City play Southampton in the Premier League.
Kick-off will be at 17:30 (UK) and you can follow all the action live with our Matchday Centre on mancity.com and our official app, with updates also on our Twitter @ManCity.
A match report, manager and player reaction will made available across the evening.
We’ll also have short highlights from 21:15 (UK) while extended highlights and full match replay - via CITY+ and Recast - will be made available from midnight.
On our Matchday Centre, you can tune into our live show – Matchday Live – which features special guests Gareth Taylor, Paul Dickov and Shaun Goater, who will engaging in pre-match discussion as well as post-match analysis from one hour kick-off.
Alistair Mann will talk you through the action with live commentary.
Available across all digital platforms, our matchday show will showcase the best City-centric build up and reaction to all of our first team matches.
SUNDAY
Brighton v City EDS | Premier League 2 | 13:00 (UK)
It’s the second game in a week for our EDS side as Brian Barry-Murphy takes his side to face Brighton at The Amex Elite Football Development Centre.
The Premier League 2 encounter kicks off at 13:00 (UK) and you can follow all the coverage on our Twitter account @ManCityAcademy.
There will be a match report and highlights video on mancity.com and the official app once the match has ended, as well as a full-match replay to follow on CITY+ and Recast.
