Summary
- Hull City, promoted through the Championship playoffs will play in the Premier League for the first time since 2017 and will host Manchester United in their opening match on August 22.
- Manchester City and Arsenal will meet for the first time this season at the Emirates Stadium on November 28.
- Liverpool will visit Manchester United on January 23 while Manchester City will host Arsenal a week later.
Arsenal will begin the defence of their Premier League title against newly promoted Coventry City on August 21.
The 2026–27 Premier League fixtures were released on Friday with one of the standout opening-round matches seeing Arsenal host Frank Lampard’s Coventry side.
Coventry have returned to the top flight for the first time in 25 years after winning the Championship title last season.
Liverpool’s new manager, Andoni Iraola will take charge of his first Premier League match against Newcastle on August 23. His first game at Anfield is scheduled for the weekend of August 29 against Nottingham Forest.
Manchester City will begin life after Pep Guardiola with a home match against Bournemouth on August 23. City are expected to appoint former Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca as Guardiola’s successor after the Spaniard ended his decade-long spell at the club.
New Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso will begin his reign with a West London derby against Fulham on August 24.
Hull City, promoted through the Championship playoffs will play in the Premier League for the first time since 2017 and will host Manchester United in their opening match on August 22.
Ipswich Town, who secured promotion by finishing second in the Championship will host Sunderland on the same day.
Other opening-weekend fixtures include Europa League winners Aston Villa travelling to Brighton. Brentford will host Tottenham Hotspur, Everton will welcome Crystal Palace while Leeds United will visit Nottingham Forest.
Arsenal crowned champions for the first time since 2004 face a demanding start to the season. After hosting Coventry, they travel to Aston Villa before welcoming Chelsea to the Emirates Stadium on September 5. They then face away trips to Sunderland and Brighton.
The first Manchester derby of the post-Guardiola era will take place on the weekend of September 12 while Liverpool will host Manchester United at Anfield on November 21.
Manchester City and Arsenal will meet for the first time this season at the Emirates Stadium on November 28.
On the same day, Everton and Liverpool will contest the first Merseyside derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Roberto De Zerbi will experience his first North London derby on December 5 when Tottenham host Arsenal.
A major Boxing Day fixture will see Coventry manager Frank Lampard face his former club Chelsea.
Liverpool will visit Manchester United on January 23 while Manchester City will host Arsenal a week later.
The final day of the Premier League season will be on May 30. Arsenal will host Brighton, Manchester City will travel to Sunderland and Liverpool will welcome Bournemouth. Chelsea and Manchester United will conclude their campaigns against Brentford and Fulham respectively.
The new season will start and finish later than usual because of the FIFA World Cup which ends only 34 days before the Premier League season begins.
Arsenal will also face FA Cup winners Manchester City in the Community Shield on August 16, the traditional curtain-raiser to the English football season.
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