Everything you need to know ahead of our Barclays Women's Super League curtain-raiser.
When and where
City welcome Arsenal to the Academy Stadium on Sunday 11 September, with kick-off scheduled for 19:00 (UK).
The match is available to watch live in the UK on Sky Sports Football, while those wanting to tune in from elsewhere around the world can find out how to follow the match at the foot of this page courtesy of our global TV listings.
You can follow all of the game’s key moments via our dedicated matchday Twitter account: @ManCityWomen while our Matchday Centre - beginning at 18:30 -will provide minute-by-minute text commentary, analysis and stats before, during and after the action.
A detailed match report and reaction from Gareth Taylor and a player will also be made available soon after the final whistle, while highlights and a full-match replay can be accessed from 12:00 on Monday 12 September.
Ticket information
All available tickets for our clash with Arsenal are now sold out.
However, our ticket exchange service remains available to Season Ticket Members who cannot attend this match, and can be accessed by clicking here.
Turnstiles for the match will open one hour prior to kick-off.
Gareth Taylor preview
Gareth Taylor will offer his pre-match thoughts and reveal the latest team news when he faces the media on Friday 9 September.
The City boss’ press conference gets under way at 15:00 (UK), with a written review and full video replay available to digest on mancity.com and the official Man City app soon after its conclusion.
Matchday Programme
Including player interviews and fun Q&A’s, as well as Gareth Taylor and captain Steph Houghton‘s pre-match thoughts, our match programme is the best way to get in the mood ahead of kick-off.
You can purchase your copy of our Arsenal programme at the kiosks located in the East and West stands at the Academy Stadium.
Previous meeting
City were forced to settle for a point in our most recent encounter with the Gunners, as Tobin Heath’s stoppage time equaliser cancelled out Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw’s opener.
Gareth Taylor‘s side took the lead on the hour when Shaw tapped home Lauren Hemp‘s inch-perfect cross.
But we were denied a seventh-straight victory when Heath picked up a loose ball and fired a low effort across goal and into the bottom corner.
It was cruel on City, who had perhaps deserved all three points on the balance of play against the WSL’s league leaders.
Global TV Listings
| Angola |
SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, DStv Now |
| Anguilla |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Aruba |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Barbados |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Benin |
SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1 |
| Botswana |
DStv Now, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3 |
| British Virgin Islands |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Burkina Faso |
DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1 |
| Burundi |
DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1 |
| Cameroon |
SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, DStv Now |
| Canada |
Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet World, Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Now Plus |
| Cape Verde |
DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1 |
| Cayman Islands |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Central African Republic |
SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1 |
| Chad |
DStv Now, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3 |
| Comoros |
SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3 |
| Congo |
DStv Now, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3 |
| Congo DR |
SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1 |
| Cote D’Ivoire |
DStv Now, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3 |
| Cuba |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Denmark |
Viaplay Denmark, TV3 MAX |
| Djibouti |
SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, DStv Now |
| Dominica |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Dominican Republic |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Equatorial Guinea |
SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3, DStv Now |
| Eritrea |
DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1 |
| Ethiopia |
SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3, DStv Now |
| Finland |
V Sport 2 Finland, Elisa Viihde Viaplay |
| Gabon |
SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, DStv Now |
| Gambia |
SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3, DStv Now |
| Ghana |
SuperSport GOtv Select 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 3 |
| Grenada |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Guadeloupe |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Guinea |
DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, DStv Now |
| Haiti |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Ireland |
Sky Sports Football, SKY GO Extra |
| Jamaica |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Kenya |
SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, DStv Now |
| Lesotho |
SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3, DStv Now |
| Liberia |
SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, DStv Now |
| Madagascar |
SuperSport GOtv Select 1, DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 3 |
| Malawi |
SuperSport Variety 3, DStv Now, SuperSport GOtv Select 1 |
| Mali |
DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1 |
| Martinique |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Mauritania |
DStv Now, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3 |
| Mauritius |
DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1 |
| Mayotte |
SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3 |
| Montserrat |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Mozambique |
SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3, DStv Now |
| Namibia |
SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3, DStv Now |
| Niger |
SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3, DStv Now |
| Nigeria |
SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3 |
| Norway |
Viaplay Norway, V Sport 2 |
| Puerto Rico |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Reunion |
SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3 |
| Rwanda |
SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3 |
| Saint Barthelemy |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Saint Helena |
SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Saint Lucia |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Saint Martin |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Sao Tome And Principe |
SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3 |
| Senegal |
DStv Now, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3 |
| Seychelles |
SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, DStv Now |
| Sierra Leone |
SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, DStv Now |
| Somalia |
SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3 |
| South Africa |
SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, DStv App |
| South Sudan |
DStv Now |
| Sudan |
SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1, DStv Now |
| Swaziland |
DStv Now, SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1 |
| Sweden |
Viaplay Sweden |
| Tanzania |
SuperSport GOtv Select 1, SuperSport Variety 3, DStv Now |
| Togo |
SuperSport Variety 3, DStv Now, SuperSport GOtv Select 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| U.S. Virgin Islands |
ESPNPlay Caribbean |
| Uganda |
SuperSport Variety 3, DStv Now, SuperSport GOtv Select 1 |
| United Kingdom |
SKY GO Extra, Sky Sports Football |
| Zambia |
SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport GOtv Select 1 |
| Zimbabwe |
SuperSport Variety 3, DStv Now, SuperSport GOtv Select 1 |
| *Don’t see your country or favourite channel listed? Let us know and we will include it. |
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