🤩 Here we go! Your guide to Premier League 2026/2027 | OneFootball

And the much-anticipated 35th edition of the Premier League is about to begin.

The ball will start rolling from 4pm (Brasília time) this Friday (21) for Arsenal versus Coventry City at the Emirates. 

A clash between the current champions and the winners of the last Championship.

Check out OneFootball's full roundup of the 26/27 PL season below.

Who went up? 🔼

The already mentioned Coventry - managed by Frank Lampard - were the first to go up.

They have not played in the top flight since the 2000/2001 season. 

The other automatic promotion spot went to Ipswich Town - returning after relegation in 24/25. 

And the playoff winners were Hull City, who had been out of the PL since 16/17.

👀 Spot allocation

Champions League: The top four. Or five depending on the coefficient generated by English clubs' participation in Uefa competitions.

Europa League: 5th 

Conference League: 6th 

Relegation: the bottom three. 

Who’s broadcasting it? 📺

ESPN/Disney+ secured all 380 matches, but will not have exclusivity.

One of their matches will be broadcast via YouTube.

CazéTV, meanwhile, will have the rights to one game per round on its channel after a sublicensing agreement.

The opener will be Manchester City versus Bournemouth. 

📆 First-round fixtures

21/8 - Friday

4pm - Arsenal x Coventry City

22/8 - Saturday

8am - Hull City x Manchester United

11am - Everton x Crystal Palace

11am - Ipswich Town x Sunderland

11am - Nottingham Forest x Leeds United 

11am - Brentford x Tottenham

23/8 - Sunday

10am - Brighton x Aston Villa

10am - Manchester City x Bournemouth

12:30pm - Newcastle x Liverpool

24/8 - Monday

4pm - Fulham x Chelsea

See the full schedule here. 

Everyone against Arsenal? 🔴⚪

After ending their long and painful wait to win the Premier League, Arsenal have become the team to beat.

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City saw Guardiola bring his successful spell in charge of the club to an end. They turned to Enzo Maresca to regain domestic dominance.

The former Pep assistant’s mission will be to succeed in a season marked by important departures.

After a great turnaround under then-caretaker Carrick, United will try to challenge at the top from the very start.

Now without Salah, Liverpool also looked for a new manager after a disappointing 25/26. Iraola faces the biggest challenge of his career.

Roberto De Zerbi managed to keep Tottenham in the top flight. And he has seen the club open its wallet in search of reinforcements.

After a PL campaign that ended without a place in any European competition, Chelsea - now with Xabi Alonso - went back to spending big.

Aston Villa face the challenge of “taking the next step” after a special season.

The same goes for Bournemouth and Sunderland, the big surprises of 25/26.

MOST EXPENSIVE signings 💰

The list below includes the biggest moves completed up to this Thursday.

Only French centre-back Jérémy Jacquet was already a certainty, as Liverpool agreed his signing back in the previous season.

He stayed at Rennes in 25/26 before arriving at the Reds.

The highlight is that SEVEN of the ten most expensive deals were done between English clubs.

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Tottenham - who are still trying to take Savinho from City - also stand out, as they appear three times among the destinations.

The top two on the list (Rogers and Anderson) have now become two of the ten most expensive players in history.

Check out the list below: 

10th - Marco Palestra (RB) - Atalanta ➡️ Chelsea - 57 million

9th - Manzambi (F) - Freiburg ➡️ Aston Villa - 60 million

8th - Van Hacke (CB) - Brighton ➡️ Tottenham - 60 million

7th - Lacroix (CB) - Crystal Palace ➡️ Chelsea - 60.7 million

6th - Jacquet (CB) - Rennes ➡️ Liverpool - 63.6 million

5th - Bruno Guimarães (M) - Newcastle ➡️ Arsenal - 87.5 million

4th - Mateus Fernandes (M) - West Ham ➡️ Tottenham - 99 million

3rd - Tonali (M) - Newcastle ➡️ Tottenham - 108 million

2nd - Elliot Anderson (M) - Forest ➡️ City - 135 million

1st - Morgan Rogers (F) - Aston Villa ➡️ Chelsea - 138 million

All the Brazilians 🇧🇷

Only Everton, Sunderland, Coventry and Hull City do not have at least one Brazilian. 

PL 26/27 currently has a total of 31 Brazilian players.

Check them all out below: 

Arsenal: Gabriel Magalhães (CB), Bruno Guimarães (M), Gabriel Jesus (F) and Gabriel Martinelli (F)

Aston Villa: João Gomes (M) and Alysson (F) 

Bournemouth: Evanilson (F) and Rayan (F) 

Brentford: Gustavo Nunes (F) and Igor Thiago (F) 

Brighton: Igor Júlio (CB)

Chelsea: Estêvão (F) and João Pedro (F) 

Crystal Palace: Matheus França (M) 

Fulham: Kevin (F) and Rodrigo Muniz (F)

Ipswich: Emersonn (F)

Leeds: Lucas Perri (GK)

Liverpool: Alisson (GK)

Manchester City: Vitor Reis (CB) and Savinho (F) 

Manchester United: Andrey Santos (M) and Matheus Cunha (F)

Newcastle: Joelinton (M)

Nottingham Forest: John (GK), Jair (CB), Morato (CB), Murillo (CB) and Igor Jesus (F)

Tottenham: Souza (LB) and Richarlison (F) 

Which is the nicest shirt?

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