Manchester City booked their place in the EFL Cup final with a 3-1 win over Newcastle United on Wednesday evening.
The Cityzens prevailed 5-1 on aggregate.
It means that City’s Gameweek 31 clash with Crystal Palace will be postponed. The EFL Cup final falls on the same weekend.
Pep Guardiola’s side and Palace won’t get a Double Gameweek 26, however, unlike Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
A new date for Man City v Crystal Palace has yet to be announced. It’ll probably, but not definitely, fall in Double Gameweek 33/36.
The only way it could potentially stay in Gameweek 31 is if both sides are eliminated from Europe before the quarter-final stage or if City bow out of the FA Cup before the quarter-finals of that competition.
That could give Man City and Crystal Palace a free slot in early April:
#GW25 — GW33
🦁 Premier League
🎰 #DGW26 CONFIRMED
⛔️ #BGW31 for 4 teams
🧃 Carabao Cup – SF, FL
🏆 FA Cup – R4, R5, QF
🇪🇺 European midweeks
✈️ International Break#DGW26 and #BGW31 confirmed for ARS/WOL
#BGW31 for 2 other teams to be determined by tmrw result #MCINEW
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— Legomané (@Legomane_FPL) February 3, 2026
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