Man City 2025/26 Premier League run-in fixtures, schedule, predictions and results in the battle for title originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.After falling away badly midway through the 2024/25 season, Manchester City are back in Premier League title contention.Liverpool's success last time around ended Pep Guardiola's historic run of four in a row and six titles in the previous seven seasons.Now, as the 2025/26 campaign enters the home stretch, City have leaders Arsenal in their sights.Guardiola's men were dominant 2-0 winners Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final on March 22 and claimed a potentially pivotal victory in the league showdown on April 19.
Here, The Sporting News has a breakdown of Manchester City's title run-in schedule, fixtures and results, along with our predictions for each fixture.MORE: 'I have battles every day': Pep Guardiola primed for latest Man City title fightMan City 2025/26 Premier League run-in fixtures, scheduleArsenal went into their final nine games of the Premier League season with a five-point lead over Manchester City in second place. City have a game in hand against Crystal Palace that is yet to be rescheduled.Man City final Premier League fixtures, results in 2025/26DateOpponentHome/AwayResultMar. 4Nottingham ForestHD 2-2Mar. 14West HamAD 1-1Apr. 11ChelseaAW 3-0Apr. 18ArsenalHW 2-1Apr. 25BurnleyAW 1-0May 4EvertonA_May 9BrentfordH_May 17BournemouthA_May 24Aston VillaH_TBCCrystal PalaceHMan City predictions for Premier League run-in 2025/26Here's a run-down of City's Premier League run-in schedule, along with our predictions as to how things will play out.Nottingham Forest (H): March 4City twice took the lead against Forest only to be pegged back by two excellent goals from the visitors' best midfielders, Morgan Gibbs-White and Elliot Anderson.
They may have heard the celebrations from Arsenal fans at the AMEX Stadium all the way up in Manchester.Result last season: Man City 3-0 Nottingham ForestPrediction this season: Man City 2-0 Nottingham ForestFinal score: Man City 2-2 Nottingham ForestWest Ham (A): March 14West Ham have enjoyed an uptick in form since the turn of the year but remain embroiled in the relegation battle. This also wasn't an away game to strike too much fear into City, who had won eight and drawn three of their 11 matches at the London Stadium since the Hammers left Upton Park almost a decade ago.And yet, the dropped points loom large in the title race as Bernardo Silva's goal was cancelled out almost immediately by Kostantinos Mavropanos's equaliser before halftime, and City could not find a winner.
Nine points back in the title race, it will take a miracle for them to come back now.Result last season: West Ham 1-3 Man CityPrediction this season: West Ham 1-2 Man CityFinal score: West Ham 1-1 Man CityChelsea (A): April 11Aside from the obvious, this was City's toughest remaining game. Chelsea snatched a last-gasp point at the Etihad Stadium in January and needed a positive result to bolster their bid for Champions League football. In the end, City romped to a comfortable win after blowing Chelsea away in the second half.Result last season: Chelsea 0-2 Man CityPrediction this season: Chelsea 2-2 Man CityFinal score: Chelsea 0-3 Man CityArsenal (H): April 19The big one.
The general consensus was that if City were to win this, they win the whole thing. However, this is not a juggernaut title race like the ones Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp shared, and further twists, turns and slip-ups are anticipated after this blockbuster.Still, City's win feels absolutely monumental in terms of this particular battle.Result last season: Man City 2-2 ArsenalPrediction this season: Man City 1-1 ArsenalFinal score: Man City 2-1 ArsenalBurnley (A): April 22Burnley had their relegation confirmed as Erling Haaland scored the only goal early on. Cirt were unable to bolster their goal difference any further, edging ahead of Arsenal at the top on goals scored.Result last season: N/APrediction this season: Burnley 0-3 Man CityFinal score: Burnley 0-1 Man CityEverton (A): May 4David Moyes has made Everton a horrid team to play against and City's first trip to the Hill Dickinson Stadium could prove to be an any-means-necessary assignment.Result last season: Everton 0-2 Man CityPrediction this season: Everton 0-1 Man CityFinal score: _Brentford (H): May 9Brentford might remain in European contention at this point and Keith Andrews' side will consider themselves a touch unfortunate to have nothing to show for two fine efforts against City in the the Premier League and Carabao Cup so far this season.
This could turn into the short of shootout Guardiola will be keen to avoid at this time of year.Result last season: Man City 2-1 BrentfordPrediction this season: Man City 4-2 BrentfordFinal score: _Bournemouth (A): May 17Bournemouth's 2-1 win over City at the Vitality Stadium last November started their mid-season downfall. Both