Premier League fixtures LIVE: Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea learn schedule

Premier League fixtures LIVE: Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal's 2026/27 schedules released

The fixtures for the upcoming Premier League season are being announced today.

All eyes are on the World Cup at the moment, but the new Premier League season is already right around the corner. There are just nine weeks until the 2026/27 campaign gets underway, with Arsenal going in as defending champions for the first time in over two decades.

The likes of Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United will be hoping to knock the Gunners off their perch, while promoted teams Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City will simply be looking to ensure top-flight survival. The season will start a week later than usual on August 22, with the first match taking place 33 days after the World Cup finishes. The final day of the campaign, meanwhile, is set for May 30.

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2 mins ago10:00 Archie Griggs

Fixtures officially released

The fixtures are out!

Here's a look at the opening weekend of the new Premier League season...

Friday, 21 August @ 8pm

Arsenal vs Coventry City (Sky Sports)

Saturday, 22 August @ 12.30pm

Hull City vs Manchester United (TNT Sports)

Saturday, 22 August @ 3.00pm

Everton vs Crystal Palace

Ipswich Town vs Sunderland

Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United

Saturday, 22 August @ 5.30pm

Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur (Sky Sports)

Sunday, 23 August 2026 @ 2pm

Brighton and Hove Albion vs Aston Villa (Sky Sports)

Manchester City vs Bournemouth (Sky Sports)

Saturday, 22 August @ 4.30pm

Newcastle United vs Liverpool (Sky Sports)

Monday, 24 August 2026 @ 8pm

Fulham vs Chelsea (Sky Sports)

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10 mins ago09:52 Archie Griggs

Supercomputer predicts final table

A supercomputer has predicted the Premier League table for the 2026/27 campaign, with Arsenal tipped to secure domestic glory once again.

After simulating every possible game in a season 10,000 times, the computer believes the Gunners will finish eight points ahead of second-placed Manchester City.

Liverpool are tipped to finish third, with Manchester United and Chelsea rounding off the division's top five.

According to the supercomputer, the three promoted teams will go straight back down, with Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City predicted to finish in the relegation zone.

29 mins ago09:33 Archie Griggs

How many matches will be on TV?

Sky Sports will show at least 215 live Premier League games next season as part of a rights deal lasting until 2029.

This includes five matches from the opening weekend and at least four live matches in every game week.

TNT Sports will also continue to show live Premier League matches, airing 52 in total across the season.

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44 mins ago09:18 Archie Griggs

Can the Gunners do it again?

Arsenal will be hoping to secure back-to-back Premier League titles after finally breaking their domestic hoodoo last season.

Mikel Arteta led the north Londoners to glory after two decades of hurt, but can they do it again next time around?

They'll head into the new campaign as the favourites, but that doesn't guarantee success.

Just ask Liverpool, who were widely tipped to win the Premier League last season but ended up nowhere near it.

1 hour ago08:49 Archie Griggs

A new era for City

Manchester City will head into the new season without Pep Guardiola in the dugout for the first time in a decade.

The legendary Spaniard stepped down at the end of last season and is expected to take a break from coaching.

He will be replaced by Enzo Maresca, his former protege who most recently managed Chelsea.

Guardiola will certainly be a tough act to follow but City bosses are convinced that Maresca is the right man for the job.

2 hours ago08:28 Archie Griggs

Club facing points deduction

Newly-promoted Hull City could be hit with a points deduction before the start of the Premier League season.

Earlier this week, it was reported that the Tigers were at risk of breaching profit and sustainability rules.

It’s claimed that Hull must sell before they can buy after overspending by around £6m, with a deadline of the end of the month looming.

If they are found to have breached the rules, the penalty will most likely be a six-point deduction, as that is the typical punishment for clubs overspending between £6m and £8m.

2 hours ago07:58 Archie Griggs

When will FPL be launched?

The release of the fixtures will also allow Fantasy Premier League managers to start planning for the campaign ahead.

The 2026/27 game will be officially launched later this summer.

But from today, The Scout will analyse the 2026/27 fixtures to determine which players to target for the opening gameweeks.

There will also be the release of the Fixture Difficulty Ratings (FDR), allowing FPL bosses to see which clubs to target and who to avoid for the start of the season.

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2 hours ago07:53 Archie Griggs

Who are the promoted teams?

Coventry City are returning to the Premier League in 2026/27 for the first time in a quarter of a century.

They stormed to the Championship title last season, claiming an impressive 95 points over the course of the campaign.

Ipswich Town also secured automatic promotion a year after they were relegated from the Premier League in 2024/25.

They will be joined in the top flight by Hull City, who surprised everybody by winning the play-offs after scraping into the top six on the final day of the regular season.

2 hours ago07:48 Archie Griggs

How are the fixtures decided?

Ever wondered how the Premier League fixtures are decided?

The scheduling of all 380 matches is a thorough and meticulous process that lasts nearly six months.

Clubs are asked to specify any dates they wish to play at home, for example club anniversaries, or away.

Sometimes, teams who are developing their stadiums may ask to start the season away from home to allow extra time to have their ground ready for their first home match.

For policing reasons, there are situations where two clubs in close proximity will not play at home on the same matchday.

2 hours ago07:43 Archie Griggs

When is the final day of the season?

With the Premier League starting later, the final round of matches will take place on Sunday May 30 2027.

As usual, all 10 matches will kick off at the same time as the season comes to a close.

The 2027 Champions League final then takes place a week later on June 5.

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2 hours ago07:38 Charlie Malam

First fixture confirmed

The first confirmed fixture of the season so far is the Community Shield.

Played between Premier League champions Arsenal and FA Cup holders Manchester City, the pair will go head-to-head at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.

That match will take place on Sunday August 16 at 3pm.

2 hours ago07:35 Archie Griggs

Which games will be on TV?

The 2026–27 season will consist of 33 weekend and five midweek rounds of matches.

We'll learn the TV picks for match day one today. But we won't find out about the following selections for August and September until a slightly later date.

For the opening weekend we should have a Friday night fixture (8pm), two Saturday TV games (12.30pm and 5pm), a minimum of two Super Sunday matches (1.30pm and 4pm) followed by a Monday evening kick-off (8pm).

3 hours ago07:30 Archie Griggs

When does the season start?

The fixtures will be announced at 10am but when does the 2026/27 Premier League season actually start?

Because of the World Cup, we’ll start one week later this year.The weekend of August 22/23 will see the curtain raised on the new campaign and there are suggestions Arsenal could travel to newly-promoted Coventry City on the Friday night (August 21) in the first game of the season.

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