Arne Slot’s Liverpool will begin their English Premier League title defense against Bournemouth at Anfield on Friday August 15 exactly 83 days after last season came to an end. They will be battling for a third title in six years.
After three consecutive second-place finish, Arsenal will kick-off their mission to dethrone Liverpool against Manchester United at Old Trafford. United on their part will be hoping to bounce back after a woeful season that they failed to qualify for European competitions nor win any trophy.
With nine EPL clubs playing in Europe next season, the Red Devils have all the time to recover and challenge for a domestic treble.
Liverpool won the EPL last season.
Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City side that failed to win any trophy last season will hope to hit the ground running as quickly as possible when they confront Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux on match day one.
With Newcastle united and Tottenham Hotspurs playing in the UEFA Champions League next season, after winning trophies last season after a long while, they could be a hard nut to crack next season. Newcastle United who won the EFL Cup will commence their season by travelling to Aston Villa while Europa League champions, Tottenham Hotspurs will tread tackles with newly promoted Burnley at home.
Crystal Palace, who will represent England in the Europa League next season will start their EPL campaigns with a London Derby against Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge.
Ola Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi watched their chance of playing Champions League football next season slip away from their fingers as their club Nottingham Forests fizzled out towards the end of the season. They will hope to make amends this season when they start by hosting Brentford.
Calvin Bassey and Alex Iwobi will commence their season with Fulham travelling to the American Express Stadium to take on Brighton.
Ipswich, Leicester City and Southampton, who were promoted last season were all relegated, food for thought for newly promoted Leeds United, Burnley and Sunderland. Leeds United will start their battle not to be relegated again with a Monday night football against Everton, who will have to wait till the second week to play at their new 52,888 capacity Hill Dickinson Stadium, when they will host Brighton.
Sunderland on their part will welcome West Ham United to the Stadium of Light.
The fixtures released show that there will be 33 weekend matches and five mid-week fixtures. Specific days and time of fixtures will be adjusted based on television schedules. The season will come to an end on May 24, 2026.
