Evening Standard
·18 giugno 2026
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·18 giugno 2026
The new Premier League season is drawing near
The dust has only just settled on the previous Premier League season, but clubs are already turning their attention to the new campaign.
Particularly, the release of the fixture schedule for 2026-27.
Arsenal are the team to beat after they ended their 22-year wait for the Premier League title, dethroning Liverpool as they held off a resilient fight from Manchester City.
After three seasons finishing as runners-up, Mikel Arteta’s side finally got over the line to pick up English football’s biggest prize.
City are gearing up for another title fight but, for the first time in a decade, without Pep Guardiola as manager. The Catalan has stepped down, and been replaced by Enzo Maresca.
Liverpool and Chelsea will also have new managers, with Andoni Iraola swapping the Bournemouth south coast for Anfield as former Reds star Xabi Alonso rocks up at Stamford Bridge.
Manchester United have given Michael Carrick the full-time manager’s job after impressing on an interim basis by securing a third-placed finish, and a return to the Champions League.
Tottenham’s late-season appointment of Roberto De Zerbi saw them avoid relegation on the final day of the last Premier League season, and the manager has already added three new faces to his squad as he aims to climb up the table.
Ipswich, Hull and Coventry are the three promoted teams, the latter returning to the top-flight after 25 years away.
Arsenal parade their Premier League trophy in Islingon
The Premier League will release the fixtures for the 2025-26 campaign on Friday, June 19, 2026.
The official reveal for the 380 matches is set for 10am BST.
The first match is currently pencilled in for Saturday, August 22, a week later than usual due to the 2026 World Cup.
However, Friday night curtain-raisers are becoming more common and the opening game is expected to take place the day before, on August 21.
Over the Christmas period, no clubs will play more than once within a period of 60 hours, and there will be no Christmas Eve fixture.
The final round of games is scheduled for Sunday, May 30, 2027.
Sky Sports and TNT Sport will announce their first picks for televised coverage shortly when the fixtures are released.







































