Five matches make up Saturday's Premier League action and BBC Sport will bring you every kick.
Aston Villa v Newcastle (12:30)
Brighton v Fulham
Sunderland v West Ham - BBC Radio 5 Live
Tottenham v Burnley - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Wolves v Manchester City (17:30) - BBC Radio 5 Live
All kick-off times 15:00 BST unless stated
Wolves were always well-organised under manager Vitor Pereira last season and they are a powerful team too, but they are going to miss Matheus Cunha. I wonder - how do they replace his goals and assists?
It is a worry for Manchester City that Rodri is injured again, but they are going to have to deal with that for the next few weeks.
We don't really know how City will line up with their new players either, but they surely can't be as fragile - or rudderless - as they were without Rodri last season.
Maybe City will turn up and blow Wolves away, but I think this will be a lot closer than that.
Sutton's prediction: 1-2
Matthew Hobbs
BBC Sport journalist
Manchester City begin their attempt to reclaim the Premier League title with a trip to Molineux to face a Wolves side who improved drastically under Vitor Pereira last season.
BBC Sport takes a look at some of the key themes ahead of their opening day clash.
Manchester City begin their Premier League campaign on familiar ground – with question marks surrounding the fitness of key midfielder Rodri.
The Spain international returned from eight months out due to a serious ACL injury in May and featured during the Club World Cup but he then sustained a groin injury and may not feature this weekend.
Pep Guardiola has said he does not expect Rodri to be "really fit" until September.
The 29-year-old remains City's most important component: their Premier League win rate drops from 74.3% to 54.7% when Rodri does not feature, while they average 1.8 points per game when he is missing compared to 2.4 points when he plays.
The £46.3m signing of Netherlands international Tijjani Reijnders should help offset Rodri's potential absence – the one-time Aldi employee ranked seventh overall for carries of more than 10m in Serie A last season – and Guardiola's side have won their opening league game in 13 of the last 14 seasons, but in Wolves they face a tough opening fixture.
Rodri remains Manchester City's most important player
Wolves transformed under Pereira - but can they prosper without Cunha?
The Midlands club were transformed following the arrival of Vitor Pereira in December, with the Portuguese manager embracing his new home to the point of sharing post-match pints in the pub with supporters.
Improvements on the pitch undoubtedly helped with fan-based affection off it: Wolves would have finished 12th in a Premier League table that started with Pereira's first game in charge, a 3-0 win at Leicester City on 22 December, with Wolves then winning six league matches in a row in March and April.
The summer transfer window at Molineux has, however, been fairly quiet. Jorgen Strand Larsen's loan move from Celta Vigo has been made permanent for £23m, while wingers Fer Lopez and Jhon Arias have been added for a combined £34m, along with Alkmaar full-back David Moller Wolfe.
Departures, though, feel more significant. Matheus Cunha may have agitated manager and supporters alike last season after pushing to leave the club in January but his £62.5m move to Manchester United this summer means that Wolves have lost a high quality goalscorer, while Rayan Ait-Nouri is likely to walk out at Molineux on Saturday – although he will be playing for the visitors following his own move.
Pereira's task in continuing the momentum of last season may be a tall one – and Wolves have lost on the opening day in their last four league seasons.
Katie Stafford
BBC Sport journalist
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been speaking to the media before Saturday's opening Premier League game against Wolves at Molineux (kick-off 17:30 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic are not available for the opening game but Rodri and Phil Foden will travel with the squad.
He confirmed Savinho is injured and will miss "a few weeks" while goalkeeper Ederson is "apparently" injured too.
On Savinho's future at the club: "I don't know. The only thing I'm concerned about today is that Savinho will be with us all season, and hopefully for many, many years."
He said Ederson has not gone to him saying he wants to leave this summer.
More on Savinho and Ederson: "If they want to leave then they will knock my door. All the players that are here are our players and I will work with them. Nobody knows what is going to happen over the next two weeks."
He said they "are ready to bounce back" and that judging by pre-season "the signs are that are we will be better" than last year.
On midfielder James McAtee, who is close to joining Nottingham Forest: "I would love to have Macca with me but we have too many players and he wanted more minutes. I understand completely."
Rodri is very close to returning as "his knee is perfect" but they "don't want him to come back and then step back because it's not dynamic when you can't get rhythm."
On a potential timeframe for the Ballon d'Or winner's full return: "He's made good training sessions. He will travel [to Wolves] and we will decide whether he gets a few minutes. Hopefully, he can over the next three games and then after the international break, he can help us."
Guardiola also wished Jack Grealish "all the best at the traditional club that is Everton", adding: "Hopefully he can play, play and play. This is the reason that we decided [the loan move] was best for him."
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe have looked into the age profile of Manchester City's players for the 2025-26 season and recorded what percentage of minutes each of them played last campaign.
For the purpose of this exercise, we have deemed those under 24 as youth, between 24 and 30 as in their peak years and anyone over 30 to be a veteran.
The green represents new signings, who naturally did not play, red are those that have since left the club and yellow are all those that remain.
We can see across the last two windows, City have added a range in terms of age profile (green dots). They have also cut significant experience with the exits of Kevin de Bruyne and Kyle Walker.
One obvious area of improvement for the team will be seeing Rodri's yellow dot move much higher on the chart to represent more minutes played.
That may be worth far more than any signing.
Image source, Getty ImagesNottingham Forest have agreed a deal worth nearly £30m for Manchester City's James McAtee.
The deal for the 22-year-old is also expected to include sell-on and buy-back clause.
He made 27 appearances for City last season but only three Premier League starts.
Is that a good return for McAtee?
Do you think the sell-on and buy-back clauses are sensible?
Or would you have preferred to have kept him this season?
Image source, Getty ImagesFootball finance expert Kieran Maguire says Manchester City will have "prepared a series of budgets" for various outcomes to the case of their alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules.
While the hearing took place between September and December 2024, the much-anticipated verdict has yet to be delivered, with Maguire not expecting any development until the autumn.
"At least October is probably the right assessment," Maguire told a special Football Daily episode on whether City can return to the top of English football.
"We might still be having this conversation next spring with so many charges and so many pieces of evidence.
"For Everton's relatively narrow breach of the rules there was 50,000 pieces of evidence. For Manchester City, it is a nine-year period so we're talking hundreds of thousands of pieces of evidence.
"Then you have trying to get the three people on the commission around the table, which will be challenging given they have huge commitments elsewhere. For cases that involve corporate issues of this nature, it's not unusual for it to take one or two years before you get an outcome."
When the verdict finally arrives, Maguire believes the expenses for the could multiply exponentially.
"The costs of this case could easily exceed £100m," he said. "That would have to be born by both parties, or potentially if there is a crushing victory, then it could be that the other is seeking costs. It could get very messy.
"City will have prepared a series of budgets depending upon good, moderate or bad outcomes here. Nottingham Forest and Everton had a six and a four-point deduction.
"I think it is fair to say should the case go against City you can add a zero to those numbers in which case they would suddenly be in a relegation fight. They would have to come up with a budget for dealing with football in the Championship."
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Image source, Getty ImagesSpanish football expert and BBC Sport columnist Guillem Balague says Pep Guardiola will "100%" retire from club football management after the end of his current City deal but believes it also "could happen earlier".
In November 2024, while City were in the midst of a slump in form that increased speculation over his future, Guardiola signed a two-year extension to keep him at the club until the end of the 2026-27 season.
"Nobody can predict if the fire we see now in his eyes, the jokes with the players, how he came refreshed from the summer, will continue until the end of the season," Ballague told a special City-focused episode of BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.
"He's got a two-year contract and 100% after those two years he will not continue with club football. But, that could happen earlier. This could be his last season.
"So, when you ask around and try to dig, you wonder if he is excited because it is his last season or because he really feels that he has a team he can mould to create a new Manchester City.
"It would be his third version of a winning side at the club. The club have said: 'We don't care - as long as we see him this happy we don't care if this is the last season'. But it is a possibility.
"If he sees himself with the ability to continue we will see a second year, but we will not see a third year. We are seeing the end of Pep Guardiola as a club manager.
"Is it enough energy to continue this whole season or maybe two? We just don't know.
"Pep Lijnders is helping to add that energy and explosiveness and Guardiola is loving that. That is something that reinvigorates him."
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BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty has offered up his annual predictions:
3) Manchester City
Last season: Third
It's a hazardous business going against Manchester City as prospective champions but I feel there may be too much ground for Pep Guardiola and his team to make up.
Never rule out a squad containing such quality, although they will desperately hope the lingering clouds over the fitness of Rodri - their most important player, who missed nearly all of last season - roll away.
Erling Haaland remains a magnificent spearhead while Omar Marmoush looked a high-class attacking reinforcement last season.
Rayan Ait-Nouri is another fine addition, while France forward Rayan Cherki comes with rave notices. There are also high hopes for Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders after his £46.5m arrival from AC Milan.
And this will hopefully be the season when Phil Foden returns to his best - a game-changer.
I fully expect City to win a trophy and challenge for the title - but do not think they will reclaim their old crown.
Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Manchester CityFrance international Rayan Cherki has been handed the number 10 shirt at Manchester City following the departure of Jack Grealish to Everton.
Cherki follows in the footsteps of club legends such as Sergio Aguero and Colin Bell to wear the famous shirt.
The 21-year-old said he was "very happy" to receive the number 10 and "can't wait" to wear it at Etihad Stadium.
Cherki joined City from Lyon in the summer and makes a quick switch from the number 29 shirt that he wore at the Club World Cup.
Chris Collinson
BBC Sport statistician
Image source, Getty ImagesManchester City have the least fresh squad in the Premier League according to our data.
While City did exit the Champions League early, they reached the FA Cup final and also took part in the Club World Cup in June and July.
Most of City's players are also established internationals - and across their squad, they played an average of 3,780 minutes in the past 14 months.
That is exactly 42 full games of football - and double the total of Everton.
And some of City's summer signings actually increased their average.
Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, who played for Guardiola's side in the Club World Cup, has played an incredible 6,032 minutes for AC Milan, the Netherlands and City since last summer - the equivalent of 67 full games.
Image source, Manchester City FCManchester City have launched their third kit for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
In an ode to the city of Manchester, the raindrop detail across the strip is a tribute to Mancunian weather with the club saying, external it was "designed for those who carry City in their hearts, rain or shine".
They say the vibrant neon green across the neck, shoulders and side panels, symbolise "the stand-out quality" of Manchester City.
Manchester City are considering hijacking Chelsea's move for RB Leipzig's 22-year-old Netherlands winger Xavi Simons. (Talksport), external
City have also added Monaco's Maghnes Akliouche to their list of targets and will rival Bayer Leverkusen for the signature of the 23-year-old French winger. (Florian Plettenberg), external
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Image source, Getty ImagesGoalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has been linked with a move to Manchester City after he was omitted from Paris St-Germain's Super Cup squad.
So how does the Italy goalkeeper compare with City's current crop and would he fit in Pep Guardiola's system?
The 26-year-old excelled as a shotstopper last season as PSG won a maiden Champions League title. Yet his exclusion from their side is possibly related to his more limited ability with the ball at his feet, with head coach Luis Enrique stating that the club was "looking for a goalkeeping profile that is different".
Guardiola requires his goalkeepers to be secure on the ball and even initiate attacks. Ederson is considered one of City's best passers and has contributed a Premier League record eight assists in his time at the club, with four of those coming in 2024-25.
Even so, while Donnarumma is yet to provide an assist, his passing accuracy in the French top flight stood at an impressive 85.4% last season, just below the Brazilian's Premier League percentage and above that of Stefan Ortega.
However, his save percentage of 66.2% is perhaps surprising given his 6ft 5in frame. He kept only four clean sheets in 24 league starts and conceded almost four goals more than he should have according to Opta, with his goals prevented total -3.6.
New goalkeeper James Trafford racked up a remarkable 84.5% save percentage last season - but it should be underlined this was in the Championship rather than the top flight.
Donnarumma has also posted better save figures in previous seasons and during the 2024-25 Champions League campaign, he kept out more than 70% of shots faced. He is also formidable when facing penalties and has kept out almost one in four spotkicks he has faced during his career.
Donnarumma remains elite with an exceptional reach and dominance in one-on-one situations, and is not as bad on the ball as some critics would suggest. He would likely improve any Premier League team, even Manchester City.
Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesManchester City currently have four senior goalkeepers on their books, which is one too many, so it is somewhat of a surprise that they are being heavily linked with Paris St-Germain's Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The Italy number one's career at PSG appears to be over after being left out of the Super Cup tie against Tottenham and the Ligue 1 champions signing Lucas Chevalier from Lille.
Reports say City have agreed a deal to sign the 26-year-old but sources close to the player have told BBC Sport this is not the case and they have not spoken to Pep Guardiola's club.
City's current number one Ederson has been heavily linked with a move to Galatasaray but club sources have said they want the Brazilian to stay and there have, so far, been no bids or interest this summer.
The 31-year-old is entering the final year of his contract at Etihad Stadium and said at the Club World Cup in June that his "future is here" and his "mind is staying in the club".
However, that could change if City were to receive an attractive offer - that would be a situation both the club and player would need to think about.
City's competition for the goalkeeping jersey is extremely healthy, with James Trafford coming in from Burnley and Marcus Bettinelli being signed as third-choice earlier this summer.
It means Stefan Ortega's career at City appears to be over with the club open to offers for the German goalkeeper, and would mean they would need to sign a replacement should Ederson depart too.
That road then leads back to Donnarumma and, although there has been no contact between the parties so far, that may change by the end of the month.
