{"id":14597,"date":"2026-06-19T19:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T19:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=14597"},"modified":"2026-06-19T19:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T19:05:16","slug":"arsenals-2026-27-premier-league-fixture-list-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=14597","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal&#8217;s 2026\/27 Premier League fixture list | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>We will kick off the 2026\/27 Premier League season as defending champions by welcoming Coventry City to Emirates Stadium on the opening night.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The game against the newly-promoted side will take place on Friday, August 21 at 8pm UK to get the top-flight campaign underway with a bang, and will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Our first away game will be against Europa League winners Aston Villa, with our first London derby seeing Chelsea visit N5 at the start of September.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">November will bring our first meeting with Manchester City, while December sees us head to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as part of an eight-game run of league matches played in the capital across the Christmas and New Year period.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The festive period will see us host Manchester United in a blockbuster fixture at the start of a key time in the calendar, followed by a Boxing Day trip to Crystal Palace and a short journey to Fulham to round off 2026.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Big games against Manchester City and Liverpool bookend January and February, while all three visits to the sides promoted from the Championship fall in the second half of the season, with us visiting Hull City for the first time since 2016 in January, while we\u2019ll make a first-ever visit to the CBS Arena to face Coventry in April. <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">May kicks off with a home north London derby as one of three home games in the month, with our 38th and final fixture seeing us welcome Brighton &#038; Hove Albion to Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>To be alerted for all fixture changes as soon as they&#8217;re announced, and easily keep up to date with the games across all our teams in 2026\/27, make sure you download our new club app The Arsenal, as well as enjoy a host of exclusive video content &#8211; download it now on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/the-arsenal-official-app\/id332060637\" target=\"_blank\"><em>iOS<\/em><\/a><em> or <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.arsenal.official&amp;hl=en_GB\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Android<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<article data-entity-type=\"block_content\" data-entity-uuid=\"7b6bd67a-35d4-4718-ad3e-94cd504d74c7\" data-embed-button=\"javascript_embed\" data-entity-embed-display=\"view_mode:block_content.full\" data-langcode=\"en\" data-entity-embed-display-settings=\"()\" class=\"embedded-entity u-spacing-down--xxl\">\n<\/article>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>ARSENAL&#8217;S 2026\/27 PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>AUGUST<\/strong><br \/>Fri 21 Coventry City (H)<br \/>Sat 29 \u00a0Aston Villa (A)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>SEPTEMBER<\/strong><br \/>Sat 5\u00a0 Chelsea (H)<br \/>Sat 12\u00a0 Sunderland (A)<br \/>Sat 19 \u00a0Brighton &#038; Hove Albion (A)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>OCTOBER<\/strong><br \/>Sat 10\u00a0 Leeds United (H)<br \/>Sat 17\u00a0 Nottingham Forest (A)<br \/>Sat 24\u00a0 Everton (H)<br \/>Sat 31 \u00a0Liverpool (A)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>NOVEMBER<\/strong><br \/>Sat 7\u00a0 Hull City (H)<br \/>Sat 21\u00a0 Newcastle United (A)<br \/>Sat 28 \u00a0Manchester City (H)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>DECEMBER<\/strong><br \/>Wed 2\u00a0 Brentford (A)<br \/>Sat 5\u00a0 Tottenham Hotspur (A)<br \/>Sat 12\u00a0 Bournemouth (H)<br \/>Sat 19\u00a0 Manchester United (H)<br \/>Sat 26\u00a0 Crystal Palace (A)<br \/>Wed 30 \u00a0Fulham (A)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>JANUARY<\/strong><br \/>Sat 2\u00a0 Ipswich Town (H)<br \/>Wed 6\u00a0 Brentford (H)<br \/>Sat 16\u00a0 Hull City (A)<br \/>Sat 23\u00a0 Newcastle United (H)<br \/>Sat 30 \u00a0Manchester City (A)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>FEBRUARY<\/strong><br \/>Sat 6\u00a0 Liverpool (H)<br \/>Wed 10\u00a0 Ipswich Town (A)<br \/>Sat 20\u00a0 Fulham (H)<br \/>Sat 27 \u00a0Manchester United (A)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>MARCH<\/strong><br \/>Wed 3\u00a0 Crystal Palace (H)<br \/>Sat 13\u00a0 Chelsea (A)<br \/>Sat 20 \u00a0Sunderland (H)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>APRIL<\/strong><br \/>Sat 10\u00a0 Coventry City (A)<br \/>Sat 17\u00a0 Aston Villa (H)<br \/>Sat 24 \u00a0Bournemouth (A)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>MAY<\/strong><br \/>Sat 1 Tottenham Hotspur (H)<br \/>Sat 8 Leeds United (A)<br \/>Sat 15 Nottingham Forest (H)<br \/>Sun 23 Everton (A)<br \/>Sun 30 \u00a0Brighton &#038; Hove Albion (H)<\/p>\n<article data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"be72ba18-c0d8-4952-aecc-61d064976d78\" data-embed-button=\"article_embed\" data-entity-embed-display=\"view_mode:node.tiny\" data-langcode=\"en\" data-entity-embed-display-settings=\"()\" class=\"embedded-entity u-spacing-down--xxl\">\n<article data-article-id=\"129221\" about=\"\/news\/2627-month-cup-ties-european-dates-derbies\">\n<div class=\"article-card article-card--tiny card\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 200, small: 550, medium: 640, large: 768\">\n<div class=\"card__content\">\n<p>\n         <span class=\"h6 article-card__subhead\">Read more<\/span>                             <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-card__title\" title=\"26\/27 by month: Cup ties, European dates &amp; derbies\"><span class=\"article-card__title-words\">  26\/27 by month: Cup ties, European dates &#038; derbies <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>FURTHER DETAILS<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The only confirmed TV selection at this time is our opening day fixture against Coventry. Further broadcast amendments to August and September\u2019s matches will be announced in due course.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Matches will also be moved to accommodate European fixtures for both ourselves in the Champions League and our opponents in other UEFA competitions. Bournemouth\u2019s participation in the Europa League means that our game on Saturday, December 12 is set to move as they\u2019ll be in action on the preceding Thursday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Unless indicated otherwise, all Saturday matches will kick off at 3pm, while all midweek rounds are listed as taking place on a Wednesday at 8pm. Midweek matches moved for TV broadcasts will switch to either 7.30pm or 8.15pm.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The final day of the season on Sunday, May 30 will see all matches kick off at 4pm.<\/p>\n<article data-entity-type=\"media\" data-entity-uuid=\"7db7c61f-212f-4aac-835b-a3ea2406b39e\" data-embed-button=\"image_embed\" data-entity-embed-display=\"view_mode:media.card\" data-entity-embed-display-settings=\"()\" data-langcode=\"en\" class=\"embedded-entity u-spacing-down--xxl\">\n<article>\n<\/article>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2026 The Arsenal Football Club Limited. 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