Premier League fixtures LIVE: Opening day games, every club’s matches as Man Utd, Arsenal learn opponents

We may be mid-World Cup but Premier League excitement can begin with the fixtures being released on Friday morning.

The 2026/27 season is set to start on Saturday August 22. That is a week later than the previous campaign as domestic bosses look to ensure maximum player recovery following the World Cup in North America. The upcoming season will consist of 33 weekends and five midweek rounds. We will also see the return of Boxing Day football with December 26 falling on a Saturday this year.

The Premier League has stated that over the Christmas and New Year period, no two match rounds will take place within 60 hours “to address the congested Christmas and New Year schedule within the expanded international calendar”.

Arsenal will go into the season as defending champions for the first time since 2004/05 – that year they finished second. This will also be the first season in a decade where Manchester City are not led out by Pep Guardiola.

Elsewhere there’s plenty of intrigue around Liverpool and Chelsea, who both begin the campaign with new managers. Manchester United will also hope to continue with the momentum they built under Michael Carrick.

Mirror Football will bring you everything from fixture release day.