
Manchester City F.C.
·21 April 2025
Monday Marker: Your guide to the week ahead

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·21 April 2025
Everything you need to know ahead of another busy week at Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola’s team have important matches in the Premier League and FA Cup while the women’s team head to Leicester City at the weekend.
We also have a big game in the Under-18s Premier League which will be available to watch live on CITY+.
Find out how to follow all the action below…
City v Aston Villa | Premier League | Etihad Stadium | 20:00 (UK)
The race for next season's Champions League places is hotting up and two of the favourites go head-to-head in midweek.
Just two points separates the clubs in third and seventh with five teams likely to be fighting over three places with City and Villa very much in the mix.
Fourth-placed City will be determined to secure a crucial three points when we meet Villa at the Etihad and move further away from our rivals.
Our Matchday Centre will get underway from 18:00 (UK) ahead of the game while Matchday Live begins around 75 minutes before kick-off.
Host Cel Spellman is joined by Izzy Christiansen and Joleon Lescott offering expert analysis before, during and after the game.
Live audio commentary for CITY+ subscribers will be provided by Alistair Mann alongside Andy Morrison.
Make sure you have push notifications turned on so you can be alerted to all the key moments, including goals, red cards and team news.
Pep Guardiola press conference | City Football Academy | 12:30 (UK)
Nick Cushing press conference | City Football Academy | 14:30 (UK)
The City managers will both address the media on Friday at the City Football Academy ahead of another key weekend of games for our men’s and women’s sides.
First up, Guardiola will provide the latest updates at 12:30 (UK) with full focus on Sunday’s important FA Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest.
His press conference will be available to watch live on mancity.com and the official app with written and video recaps available shortly after the media briefing has concluded.
Nick Cushing will then face the media at 14:30 (UK) ahead of our trip to Leicester with the press conference available to watch live on our official app and mancity.com with written and video recaps published immediately afterwards.
City U18s v Derby County | Premier League U18 | City Football Academy | 12:00 (UK)
There’s a huge game in Premier League U18 and we will bring all the action live to our CITY+ subscribers.
Oliver Reiss’ side host Derby in our final home league game of the regular season, aiming to keep our grip on top spot.
The third-placed Rams are sure to be a tough test even if they sit 20 points behind the young Blues.
We’ve got live coverage of the game on CITY+ with commentary coming from Nick Walsh.
An in-depth match report, reaction and highlights will be available post-game both on mancity.com and our official app with a full-match replay on CITY+.
Nottingham Forest v City | FA Cup semi-final | Wembley | 16:30 (UK)
Our double-header begins at Leicester where Nick Cushing’s side face the Foxes in the WSL.
The Matchday Centre will get underway from 13:30 (UK) and live audio commentary will be provided by Alistair Mann alongside our text commentary.
Make sure you have push notifications turned on so you can be alerted to all the key moments, including goals, red cards and team news.
A detailed match report and reaction will follow soon after full time on our official app and mancity.com while match highlights and a CITY+ full-match replay will also be available from midday on Monday, April 28.
The we head over to Wembley, where Pep Guardiola’s side are aiming to secure a place in the FA Cup final for a third successive season.
Standing in our way are Nottingham Forest who are enjoying their best season for a long time and are eyeing major silverware for the first occasion in 35 years.
Our Matchday Centre will get underway from 14:30 (UK) building you all the build-up to the game and live match commentary once we get under way.
Just before the teams are announced an hour before kick-off, our Matchday Live show will be available with host Chris Latchem joined by City legends Andy Morrison and Nicky Weaver.
Live audio commentary for CITY+ subscribers will be provided by Alistair Mann alongside Michael Brown.
Make sure you have push notifications turned on so you can be alerted to all the key moments, including goals, red cards and team news.
A detailed match report and reaction will follow soon after full time on our official app and mancity.com while match highlights and a CITY+ full-match replay will also be available from midday on Monday, April 28.