Monday Marker: Your guide to the week ahead | OneFootball

Everything you need to know ahead of another busy week at Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola’s men have another important Premier League fixture, while our women round off their Barclays Women's Super League campaign.

Our U18 side could lift two trophies within six days!

And our EDS side are now waiting to find out who they play in our PL2 play-off semi-final, with opponents confirmed today as Manchester United host West Ham United in a 15:00 (UK) kick-off.

Find out how to follow all the action below…

MONDAY

Aston Villa U18 v City U18 | FA Youth Cup final | Villa Park | 15:00 (UK)

The week kicks off with Oliver Reiss’ Under-18s, who will look to make history by winning the FA Youth Cup in back-to-back seasons for the first time in the Club’s history.

It’s City’s first game since being crowned Under-18 Premier League North title winners and our young boys in Blue will be looking to continue our winning form which includes 19 consecutive triumphs in all competitions.

Our Matchday Centre will be available on our website and app 90 minutes before kick-off and will be there to guide you through proceedings once the game begins. You can also follow live match updates for the game on our Twitter/X account @ManCityAcademy.

A detailed match report and highlights will also be available on mancity.com and the official app after the full-time whistle.

WATCH: WATCH: Every 2024/25 FA Youth Cup goal

FRIDAY

Pep Guardiola press conference | City Football Academy | 12:30 (UK)

Nick Cushing press conference | City Football Academy | 14:30 (UK)

Pep Guardiola will be facing the media at his pre-match press conference from 12:30 (UK) where the City boss will provide all the latest team news updates ahead of our Premier League encounter with Southampton, and you can follow it live on mancity.com and our official app.

Don’t worry if you are unable to watch Pep’s press conference as it happens as we’ll have a written review and video recap soon after it has concluded.

Then, interim head coach Nick Cushing will face the media at 14:30 (UK) ahead of our final WSL fixture of the season, with the press conference available to watch live on our digital estate, with written and video recaps published immediately afterwards.

SATURDAY

Newcastle U18s v City U18s | U18 Premier League | Newcastle United Academy | 10:30 (UK)

City v Crystal Palace | Women’s Super League | Joie Stadium | 12:30 (UK)

Southampton v City | Premier League | St Mary’s Stadium | 15:00 (UK)

Saturday’s triple-header begins with our U18 side travelling to face the Magpies in our last league game. Regardless of the result at full-time, City will receive the Premier League North title trophy and medals after securing top spot following our dramatic 4-3 win over Derby County last time out.

You can follow live match updates for the game on our Twitter/X account @ManCityAcademy.

A detailed match report and highlights will also be available on mancity.com and the official app after the full-time whistle.

WATCH: Extended highlights: City U18s 4-3 Derby

Just after that concludes, our Women’s team take centre stage at Joie Stadium against the Eagles. The match will not be shown live in the UK, but you can buy tickets to come and support the team here.

The key moments of the action can also be followed via our Matchday Centre, which will kick-off at 11:00 (UK), or over on our X account: @ManCityWomen.

Make sure you have push notifications turned on in the official app, 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 while match highlights and a CITY+ full-match replay will also be available from midday on Monday.

Then, Pep Guardiola's side take to the pitch against the Saints as our push for a top five finish in the league resumes.

The match will not be shown on live TV in the UK, meaning our Matchday Live show is the best place to follow all the action from St Mary's Stadium.

You can follow along with our live text coverage, which will get underway from 13:00 (UK) before the Matchday Live show kicks off at approximately 13:45 (UK) with live match commentary also available once we get under way.

On our Matchday Live show this week we have guests Steve Howey and Kevin Davies. Live audio commentary will be provided by Alistair Mann alongside Michael Brown.

You will also be able to access a match report and comprehensive reaction soon after full time on our official app and mancity.com while brief highlights will be available from 19:00 (UK) along with extended highlights and a CITY+ full-match replay from midnight.