Liverpool will kick off their Premier League title defence against Bournemouth as 2025-26 fixture list is released.
Arne Slot’s Reds will open the new season on Friday 15 August live on Sky Sports at home to Bournemouth at Anfield in a 8pm BST kick-off.
Sky will also show Wolves’ home clash against Manchester City at 5:30pm on 16 August plus Chelsea’s London derby against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Sunday 17 August (2pm), ahead of Manchester United’s tricky opener against Arsenal in the 4:30pm slot.
Newly promoted Leeds will round off Sky’s opening weekend with a home clash against Everton on Monday 18 August at 8pm.
TNT Sport will open their coverage of the new season from Villa Park as Aston Villa play host to Newcastle on Saturday 16 August at 12:30pm.
Sunderland will begin their first top-flight campaign since 2016-17 season with a home clash against West Ham, whilst newly-promoted Burnley head to Tottenham, as Spurs begin life under Thomas Frank following Ange Postecoglou’s exit.
| Date | Match | Time |
| Friday 15 August | Liverpool v Bournemouth | 8pm |
| Saturday 16 August | Aston Villa v Newcastle | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 16 August | Brighton v Fulham | 3pm |
| Saturday 16 August | Forest v Brentford | 3pm |
| Saturday 16 August | Sunderland v West Ham | 3pm |
| Saturday 16 August | Tottenham v Burnley | 3pm |
| Saturday 16 August | Wolves v Man City | 5:30pm |
| Sunday 17 August | Chelsea v Crystal Palace | 2pm |
| Sunday 17 August | Man Utd v Arsenal | 4:30pm |
| Monday 18 August | Leeds v Everton | 8pm |
Due to Boxing Day falling on a Friday this season, matchweek 18 is instead scheduled as a weekend round although it is expected that at least one match could move to Boxing Day for TV purposes.
| Home Team | v | Away Team |
| Arsenal | v | Brighton |
| Brentford | v | Bournemouth |
| Burnley | v | Everton |
| Chelsea | v | Aston Villa |
| Crystal Palace | v | Tottenham |
| Liverpool | v | Wolves |
| Man Utd | v | Newcastle |
| Forest | v | Man City |
| Sunderland | v | Leeds |
| West Ham | v | Fulham |
Given how the festive dates fall this year, there will be a full midweek round on 30 December to round out the 2025 calendar year, which sees Thomas Frank take Tottenham to his former team – Brentford in a highlight fixture from the round, whilst Unai Emery’s Villa visit his old club – Arsenal.
That round also is the reverse of the same round which is scheduled for the weekend of 6 December earlier that month.
| Home Team | v | Away Team |
| Arsenal | v | Aston Villa |
| Brentford | v | Tottenham |
| Burnley | v | Newcastle |
| Chelsea | v | Bournemouth |
| Crystal Palace | v | Fulham |
| Liverpool | v | Leeds |
| Man Utd | v | Wolves |
| Forest | v | Everton |
| Sunderland | v | Man City |
| West Ham | v | Brighton |
The first matchweek of 2026 will be played across 3-4 January, featuring Chelsea’s visit to Manchester City whilst Leeds play host to Man Utd at Elland Road in a tasty-looking fixture to commence the new year.
| Home Team | v | Away Team |
| Bournemouth | v | Arsenal |
| Aston Villa | v | Forest |
| Brighton | v | Burnley |
| Everton | v | Brentford |
| Fulham | v | Liverpool |
| Leeds | v | Man Utd |
| Man City | v | Chelsea |
| Newcastle | v | Crystal Palace |
| Tottenham | v | Sunderland |
| Wolves | v | West Ham |
There will be no top-flight action on Easter weekend this year due to the FA Cup’s Quarter-Finals taking that slot on the match calendar, with the Premier League commencing their run-in on the weekend of 11 April as Chelsea entertain Man City in a blockbuster clash.
| Home Team | v | Away Team |
| Arsenal | v | Bournemouth |
| Brentford | v | Everton |
| Burnley | v | Brighton |
| Chelsea | v | Man City |
| Crystal Palace | v | Newcastle |
| Liverpool | v | Fulham |
| Man Utd | v | Leeds |
| Forest | v | Aston Villa |
| Sunderland | v | Tottenham |
| West Ham | v | Wolves |
The season will draw to its conclusion on Sunday 24 May at pm BST, with Arsenal away to Crystal Palace in the stand-out fixture, whilst Man City and Liverpool play host to Aston Villa and Brentford respectively.
| Home Team | v | Away Team |
| Brighton | v | Man Utd |
| Burnley | v | Wolves |
| Crystal Palace | v | Arsenal |
| Fulham | v | Newcastle |
| Liverpool | v | Brentford |
| Man City | v | Aston Villa |
| Forest | v | Bournemouth |
| Sunderland | v | Chelsea |
| Tottenham | v | Everton |
| West Ham | v | Leeds |
There will also be several derbies throughout the season which will include Liverpool’s first Merseyside derby away to Everton at Hill Dickinson’s Stadium on weekend of 18 April, with the reverse fixture scheduled for weekend of 20 September at Anfield.
The Tyne-Wear derby is also back in the top-flight after a near-ten-year absence with the first battle between Newcastle and Sunderland taking place at Stadium of Light on weekend of 13 December, before the return fixture at St James’ Park is played on weekend of 21 March.
After a disappointing campaign for both Man City and Man Utd, the first Manchester derby of the new campaign will be played at Etihad Stadium on weekend of 13 September, followed by the return leg on weekend of 17 January.
Arsenal’s first North London derby of the season against Tottenham will take place on weekend of 22 November, following the top-flight return from that month’s international break, before Spurs host the return fixture on weekend of 21 February.
Brentford face a lively September with two West London derbies as they host Chelsea on weekend of 13 September at the Gtech Community Stadium, before visiting Fulham at Craven Cottage a week later on weekend of 20 September.
Brentford’s reverse West London derbies however have been separated as they head to Chelsea on weekend of 17 January, before hosting Fulham on weekend of 18 April.
Chelsea meanwhile meet Fulham at Stamford Bridge on weekend of 30 August before the September international break, whilst the return fixture at Craven Cottage will be played in the midweek of 6-7 January.
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