The 2026/27 English Premier League fixtures released on Friday morning, is set for a scintillating start on the opening weekend of the new campaign, as per Premier League.
There are just 34 days between the 2026 FIFA World Cup final and the first game of the new Premier League season on August 22.
Champions Arsenal take on newbies Coventry City under Frank Lampard at Emirates Stadium on Friday, August 21, after Mikel Arteta’s troops fought off stiff competition from rivals Manchester City to clinch their 14th title after 22 years. It would’ve been a league and cup double for the Gunners, but they lost the CAF Champions League final to Paris St Germain in Budapest last month.
Runners-up City, the only other team to win silverware on the domestic front after their Carabao and FA cup triumphs last season, open their new term against Bournemouth at the Etihad on Sunday, 23 August.
Manchester United, who are back in Champions League football this coming season after finishing third under Michael Carrick, have an interesting match-up against newly-promoted Hull City at MKM Stadium on Saturday, 22 August, before hosting Ipswich Town at Old Trafford in their second match.
Here’s a look at the 2026/27 fixtures list on the opening month of August:
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