Manchester City are set to fail in their request to move their fixtures with Crystal Palace and Bournemouth despite the prospect of facing three crucial end-of-season games in seven days.
The match against Bournemouth, originally scheduled for May 17, must be moved as City's FA Cup Final against Chelsea takes place the day before.
Bernardo Silva reacts during Man City's 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest
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City's hopes for an easier ride to end the season appear to have been dashedCredit: Getty
Manchester City also have a game-in-hand against Crystal Palace, which was originally scheduled for March and no rearranged date has yet been confirmed.
The Premier League have proposed Palace visiting the Etihad on May 13 with the Bournemouth game on May 19.
That would give City limited prep time leading to the club attempting to find a solution that will give them extra prep time ahead of the FA Cup Final.
City would also ideally prefer to play Bournemouth first leaving them two home games to finish the season, including Aston Villa on the final day.
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At least three Premier League clubs have voiced opposition against Manchester City's proposal.
The Premier League declined to comment when approached, with normal process to share fixture releases to all clubs at the same time.
However, sources have told talkSPORT, City are unlikely to get the changes they are hoping for.
It is not protocol to switch the order of fixtures unless forced to meaning City's home match with Palace should, if possible, come before the away trip to Bournemouth.
Several clubs have made this point informally to the Premier League and are prepared to make a formal complaint if Manchester City are able to finish the season with back-to-back home matches.
The prospect of City's fixture nightmare will come as welcome news to title challengers Arsenal.
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City won't be getting any favours from their Premier League rivalsCredit: Getty
As it stands, Arsenal lead City by three points on the Premier League table with four games remaining.
However, City have five fixtures to play, meaning they can take top spot from the Gunners should they win their game in hand, whenever that may be.
Arsenal returned to the summit last Saturday thanks to a 1-0 win over Newcastle.
It was a result that snapped a two-game losing streak for Mikel Arteta's side, which included a 2-1 loss to City.
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