Manchester City hosted AFC Bournemouth at 14:00 BST on the 2026–27 Premier League opening Sunday.
The fixture was scheduled for Sunday 23 August 2026 at the City of Manchester Stadium. It was one of two matches listed for the same 14:00 Sunday slot, alongside Brighton & Hove Albion versus Aston Villa.
Manchester City won 2–1. Bournemouth scored first and stayed ahead for much of the match before Manchester City turned the game around late, with Marcus Tavernier and Joško Gvardiol involved in the eventual comeback according to contemporary match reports.
Kick-off times can be confused because the published schedule uses British Summer Time, while international broadcasts display local conversions. The official UK listing was 14:00 BST, not the 15:00 default used for many unchanged weekend fixtures.