Premier League champions Arsenal will begin their title defence against newly-promoted Coventry live on Sky Sports on Friday August 21.The curtain-raising fixture will be Coventry's first game in the top flight in 25 years and will take place at the Emirates Stadium.The Gunners, who ended a 22-year wait to become champions last season, face Aston Villa at Villa Park in their second game on August 29 before meeting Xabi Alonso's Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in their third fixture on September 5.Arsenal's 2026/27 fixturesIn full: All the 2026/27 Premier League fixturesGet the latest Arsenal news & transfers with the Sky Sports appNot got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream the Premier League with no contractTheir first meeting with last season's runners-up Manchester City comes at the Emirates Stadium on November 28, with the first north London derby of the campaign taking place away to Tottenham a week later on December 5.Arsenal face Manchester City and Liverpool in consecutive games on January 30 and February 6 at the Etihad Stadium and the Emirates Stadium respectively.The home game against Spurs is on May 1, before the Gunners finish the campaign with fixtures against Leeds (May 8), Nottingham Forest (May 15), Everton (May 23) and, finally, a home game against Brighton on May 30.Arsenal's 2026/27 Premier League fixturesAll fixtures subject to change.August21: Coventry (h) - 8pm, live on Sky Sports29: Aston Villa (a) - 3pmSeptember5: Chelsea (h) - 3pm12: Sunderland (a) - 3pm19: Brighton (a) - 3pmOctober10: Leeds (h) - 3pm17: Nottingham Forest (a) - 3pm24: Everton (h) - 3pm31: Liverpool (a) - 3pmNovember7: Hull (h) - 3pm21: Newcastle (a) - 3pm28: Man City (h) - 3pmDecember2: Brentford (a) - 8pm5: Tottenham (a) - 3pm12: Bournemouth (h) - 3pm19: Man Utd (h) - 3pm26: Crystal Palace (a) - 3pm30: Fulham (a) - 8pmJanuary2: Ipswich (h) - 3pm6: Brentford (h) - 8pm16: Hull (a) - 3pm23: Newcastle (h) - 3pm30: Man City (a) - 3pmFebruary6: Liverpool (h) - 3pm10: Ipswich (a) - 8pm20: Fulham (h) - 3pm27: Man Utd (a) - 3pmMarch3: Crystal Palace (h) - 8pm13: Chelsea (a) - 3pm20: Sunderland (h) - 3pmApril10: Coventry (a) - 3pm17: Aston Villa (h) - 3pm24: Bournemouth (a) - 3pmMay1: Tottenham (h) - 3pm8: Leeds (a) - 3pm15: Nottingham Forest (h) - 3pm23: Everton (a) - 3pm30: Brighton (h) - 4pmFollow the new Premier League season with Sky Sports!Sky Sports is the home of domestic club football in the UK & Ireland and will broadcast over 1,500 live matches across the Premier League, WSL, EFL and Scottish Premiership next season.Sky Sports will show a minimum of 215 live Premier League matches in 2026/27.Sky Sports has first pick of matches each week and will continue to show multiple games at 2pm on Sunday on a number of weekends.Sky Sports subscriber? You'll be able to watch all our live football straight from the Sky Sports app.Not got Sky Sports? Upgrade to Sky Sports if you're already a Sky customer, or check out our latest offers.Want even more flexibility? Check out NOW TV, which offers day or month membership options contract-free so customers can cancel anytime.The key dates of Arsenal's 2026-27 seasonAugust 16: Community Shield vs Manchester City, Cardiff's Principality Stadium, kick-off 3pmAugust 21: Premier League campaign startsAugust 27: Champions League league phase drawSeptember 8-10: Champions League league phase startsJanuary 9: FA Cup third roundJanuary 27: Champions League league phase endsFebruary 16: Champions League knockout phase beginsMarch 21: Carabao Cup finalMay 22: FA Cup finalMay 30: Premier League season ends
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