Manchester City faced AFC Bournemouth at home on Sunday 23 August in the 2026–27 Premier League opening round.
The match was scheduled for 14:00 BST at the Etihad Stadium. It was one of two Sunday games listed for that kickoff time, alongside Brighton & Hove Albion versus Aston Villa.
Manchester City’s home ground is officially the City of Manchester Stadium, although it is widely known as the Etihad Stadium because of its naming-rights agreement. Bournemouth’s home venue is Dean Court, so the fixture required the south-coast club to travel north.
Sunday’s later match was Newcastle United versus Liverpool at 16:30. The round then moved to Monday, when Fulham hosted Chelsea. This arrangement gave the opening match round fixtures on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.