The full list of Premier League fixtures has been released as clubs learn their season schedule for the 2025/26 campaign.

With the revamped 32-team Club World Cup concluding on 13 July, the Premier League returns on Friday 15 August – with Liverpool kicking off their title defence with a visit of Bournemouth and finishing with a trip to Brentford.

The season finishes on Sunday 24 May 2026, with all games kicking off at the same time as per usual.

Arne Slot’s Reds have a difficult end to the campaign as they play rivals Everton in the first Merseyside derby at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on 18 April and also play Chelsea and Manchester United in a tricky run-in.

After working with relevant governing bodies and key stakeholders on finalising calendar dates and liaising and reviewing with Glenn Thompson of international IT services company Atos in a process which lasts half a year, all 380 fixtures have been confirmed and uploaded on the Premier League website, with games taking place across 33 weekends as well as five midweek matchdays.

Arsenal fans come up with conspiracy theory after fixtures released

Many of the exact dates and kick-off times for fixtures could change but TV listings have been pencilled in – with Arsenal locking horns with Manchester United in a blockbuster opening weekend ‘Big Six’ clash on Sunday 17 August at 4pm.

And having been handed a tough start, fans of Arsenal, who have finished second for the last three seasons in a row, are furious with their start to the season.

After United, they host newly promoted Leeds and face champions Liverpool at Anfield before taking on Conference League participants Nottingham Forest and then straight into a showdown with Manchester City in their fifth game of the season on Saturday 20 September.

Things don’t get much easier for the Gunners as they travel to Newcastle United to continue a nightmare start to the campaign, which has left Arsenal supporters furious with the Premier League – with many feeling as though they could already have early ground to make up in the title race.

One fan on X wrote: “It’s rigged guys. PGMOL and the FA want Arsenal to suffer.”

A second said: “Why are they giving us hard teams in our first 6 fixtures.”

A third fumed: “They rig Arsenal’s first six fixtures every year. Just gotta try and win all of them.”

A fourth opined: “Obviously it’s an agenda to rig the schedule and to ensure that Arsenal won’t win the title because yes, the Premier League and the PGMOL have it against Arsenal.”

Another commented: “They have started their manipulations again.”

Opening weekend of the 2025/26 Premier League season:

Friday 15 August –

Liverpool vs AFC Bournemouth

Saturday 16 August –

Aston Villa vs Newcastle

Brighton vs Fulham

Nottingham Forest vs Brentford

Sunderland vs West Ham

Tottenham Hotspur vs Burnley

Wolves vs Manchester City

Sunday 17 August –

Chelsea vs Crystal Palace

Manchester United vs Arsenal

Monday 18 August –

Leeds United vs Everton

Final weekend of the 2025/26 Premier League season:

Sunday May 24 –

Brighton vs Manchester United

Burnley vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal

Fulham vs Newcastle

Liverpool vs Brentford

Manchester City vs Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest vs AFC Bournemouth

Sunderland vs Chelsea

Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton

West Ham vs Leeds United

Major Premier League fixtures in 2025/26 Premier League season:

17 August –

Man United vs Arsenal

30 August –

Liverpool vs Arsenal

13 September –

Man City vs Man United

20 September –

Arsenal vs Man City

Man United vs Chelsea

Liverpool vs Everton

October 4 –

Chelsea vs Liverpool

October 18 –

Liverpool vs Man United

November 8 –

Man City vs Liverpool

November 22 –

Arsenal vs Spurs

November 29 –

Chelsea vs Arsenal

December 13 –

Sunderland vs Newcastle

January 3 –

Man City vs Chelsea

January 7 –

Arsenal vs Liverpool

January 17 –

Man United vs Man City

January 24 –

Arsenal vs Man United

February 7 –

Liverpool vs Man City

Man United vs Spurs

February 21 –

Spurs vs Arsenal

February 28 –

Arsenal vs Chelsea

March 14 –

Liverpool vs Spurs

March 21 –

Newcastle vs Sunderland

April 11 –

Chelsea vs Man City

April 18 –

Chelsea vs Man United

Everton vs Liverpool

Man City vs Arsenal

May 2 –

Man United vs Liverpool

May 9 –

Liverpool vs Chelsea