The 2025/26 Premier League fixtures have been announced, with the pick of the opening weekend fixtures being Manchester United vs Arsenal.
We are craving the return of proper football as the Club World Cup, a tournament no one really cares about, is not sufficient and don’t get us started on Soccer Aid.
Thankfully, the return of Premier League football is gradually edging closer, with two months to go until the opening weekend of the 2025/26 campaign, from August 16th to 18th.
The next marathon of a 38-game season culminates on Sunday, May 24, and as always, much is to be decided before we get there and the 20 Premier League teams have learned who they face on the opening weekend.
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The pick of the first set of matches takes place at Old Trafford as Man Utd face Arsenal, while champions Liverpool are also at home as they face Crystal Palace.
Amorim will be under immense pressure to have a good start to next season, but Opta reckon the Red Devils have the toughest set of opening five fixtures as they also face Manchester City and Chelsea in the first few weeks of the campaign. Gulp.
Arsenal will not be too happy about their start either, facing Leeds United, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Man City and Newcastle United after Man Utd on the opening weekend.
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The full list of opening day fixtures are as follows:
Friday, August 15: Liverpool vs Bournemouth – 8pm.
Saturday, August 16: Aston Villa vs Newcastle United – 12.30pm
Saturday, August 16: Brighton vs Fulham – 3pm
Saturday, August 16: Nottingham Forest vs Brentford – 3pm
Saturday, August 16: Sunderland vs West Ham United – 3pm
Saturday, August 16: Tottenham Hotspur vs Burnley – 3pm
Saturday, August 16: Wolverhampton vs Manchester City – 5.30pm.
Sunday, August 17: Chelsea vs Crystal Palace – 2pm.
Sunday, August 17: Manchester United vs Arsenal – 4pm.
Monday, August 18: Leeds United vs Everton
There are currently no scheduled Boxing Day matches, but the Premier League have insisted that games can be moved to December 26 from December 27 to be televised.
A statement read: “In keeping with our commitment to providing a greater rest period over the Christmas and New Year period, no club will be requested to play less than 48 hours between Match Rounds 18 and 19 (December 27 and December 30).
“Each club has a home match on either 27 December or 3 January, with travel reduced on 27 December and 30 December.”
There are several eye-catching matches due around Christmas, with the December 27 gameweek fixtures as follows: Arsenal vs Brighton, Brentford vs Bournemouth. Burnley vs Everton, Chelsea vs Aston Villa, Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool vs Wolves, Man Utd vs Newcastle, Nottm Forest vs Man City, Sunderland vs Leeds and West Ham vs Fulham
The final day’s matches have also been announced, with Liverpool and Man City at home, while Arsenal face a trip to a London rival.
The 25/26 Premier League final day: Brighton vs Man Utd, Burnley vs Wolves, Crystal Palace vs Arsenal, Fulham vs Newcastle, Liverpool vs Brentford, Man City vs Aston Villa, Nottm Forest vs Bournemouth, Sunderland vs Chelsea. Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton and West Ham vs Leeds.
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