English Premier League 2025/2026 Season Thread

[Eastdog]

https://www.premierleague.com/news/4324539


See the dates for all matches for the new campaign starting on Friday 15 August 2025


The 2025/26 Premier League fixtures have been released and the dates of all 380 matches are below.

The kick-off times of weekend and Bank Holiday matches are 15:00 UK time, while for midweek matches it is 19:45 unless otherwise stated.

All fixtures are subject to change.

Stay up to date on all the fixtures with the Premier League's digital calendar.

Matchweek 1 (AEST)

Saturday 16 August 2025
Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth 5:00AM AEST
Aston Villa v Newcastle United 9:30PM AEST

Sunday 17 August 2025
Brighton & Hove Albion v Fulham 12:00AM AEST
Nottingham Forest v Brentford 12:00AM AEST
Sunderland v West Ham United 12:00AM AEST
Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley 12:00AM AEST
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City 2:30AM AEST
Chelsea v Crystal Palace 11:00PM AEST

Monday 18 August 2025
Manchester United v Arsenal 1:30AM AEST

Tuesday 19 August 2025
Leeds United v Everton 5:00AM AEST

[Eastdog]

https://www.premierleague.com/news/4324566


See who every Premier League club will face in Matchweek 1 of the 2025/26 Premier League season


Manchester United will host Arsenal at Old Trafford in a blockbuster fixture on the opening weekend of the 2025/26 Premier League, which officially begins with a Friday-night fixture as champions Liverpool start their title defence at home to AFC Bournemouth.

After finishing runners-up the past three seasons, Arsenal will look to go one better this campaign and will start their quest to end a 22-year title drought on Sunday 17 August with a trip to Old Trafford, where they have won only twice in the league in the last 18 years.

Arsenal will face a Man Utd team who struggled last season, finishing 15th, but head coach Ruben Amorim has already boosted his squad with the signing of forward Matheus Cunha from Wolverhampton Wanderers.

United are also the club with the best record in the Premier League on opening weekends.

Arsenal have yet to announce a signing but Mikel Arteta has called the summer window a big one for the club. The Gunners face a tricky start, with all three of their opponents after a Matchweek 2 home match with Leeds United finishing in the top seven last season.


Liverpool start title defence at Anfield


Liverpool’s opening match is against AFC Bournemouth, a team they have an excellent record against. They are unbeaten at home, winning seven of eight matches against the Cherries at Anfield, including a 9-0 victory in August 2022.

Like Arsenal, Arne Slot’s team have been handed a tough set of opening fixtures. They travel to Newcastle United in Matchweek 2, host Arsenal the following weekend, then have a home Merseyside derby against Everton and travel to Chelsea among matches inside the opening two months of the season.


Burnley test for Frank's Spurs debut


New Tottenham Hotspur head coach, Thomas Frank, will take charge of the club for the first time in the league at home to Burnley, who boasted the meanest defence in the country last season, conceding only 16 goals on their way to an instant return from the Championship.

The two other promoted teams from the Championship open their returns to the Premier League at home. Sunderland host West Ham United, while Leeds United will face Everton at what will be a raucous Monday night under the lights at Elland Road. Everton will have to wait until Matchweek 2 for their first Premier League fixture at their new Hill Dickinson Stadium, against Brighton & Hove Albion.


Man City start at revitalised Wolves


After relinquishing a four-year streak of Premier League titles to Liverpool, Pep Guardiola and Manchester City face a tricky opening match, travelling to Wolverhampton Wanderers, whose resurgence since the appointment of Vitor Pereira in December was transformed from relegation candidates to one of the top seven form sides in the league.

Elsewhere in Matchweek 1, there are three different head-to-heads between teams who finished in the top 11 last season.

Aston Villa host Newcastle in the early fixture on Saturday. These two teams met in Matchweek 1 two seasons ago, when Newcastle won 5-1. Later on Saturday, Brighton host Fulham and Brentford start life after Frank with a trip to Nottingham Forest.

The first of 42 London derbies this season will be on Sunday 17 August as Chelsea host FA Cup winners Crystal Palace.

The 2025/26 season will consist of 33 weekends and five midweek match rounds, with the final round played on Sunday 24 May 2026, when all matches will kick off simultaneously.

[The Underdog]

Looks like this season will be broadcast on Stan with Optus getting out of the market. Might be sitting this one out.

[Eastdog]

I have transferred over to Stan from Optus sport for the EPL. Use the link below if you have an Optus Sport subscription:

https://www.stan.com.au/optussportonstan?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExUmxOeVRmd1lhWFk4eEVIZQEecHPMiT6w6hsYA7h5y0d9PSCltKn8gUpqAjTUed7HHHToNUwOg1DRKk3BCBI_aem_iC7Jgjekun3GNNML3VMnRw

[whythelongface]

Sad news about Diogo Jota. Both him and his brother killed in a car accident

[chef]

Tragic news

[The Underdog]

Sad news about Diogo Jota. Both him and his brother killed in a car accident

Brutal, loved him at Wolves. Got married 2 weeks ago.

[Bornadog]

Brutal, loved him at Wolves. Got married 2 weeks ago.

What a shocker.

[Eastdog]

Just tragic about Diogo Jota and his brother. Too young.

Condolences to family and friends.

[HOSE B ROMERO]

Brutal, loved him at Wolves. Got married 2 weeks ago.

yep and 3 kids.

ynwa

[NAUGHTY100]

Terrible news about Jotta and his brother . Will be sadly missed by Liverpool and the footballing world .