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Premier League champions Arsenal against London rivals Chelsea, the Manchester derby at Old Trafford and Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola’s return to Bournemouth will all be shown live on Sky Sports <\/em>in the opening weeks of the new season.<\/p>\n On matchday two, Pierre Sage faces a testing first home game in charge of Conference League winners Crystal Palace<\/strong> as Enzo Maresca’s Manchester City <\/strong>visit Selhurst Park on Friday Night Football<\/em> (August 28, KO 8pm).<\/p>\n Tottenham Hotspur’s<\/strong> \u00a3100m signing Sandro Tonali comes up against his former club Newcastle United<\/strong> <\/strong>on Saturday Night Football <\/em>(August 29, KO 5.30pm).<\/p>\n Then, on a bumper Super Sunday<\/em> on August 30, <\/em>Chelsea <\/strong>host Brighton <\/strong>in Xabi Alonso’s first home Premier League game as a manager, with Leeds United <\/strong>entertaining Brentford <\/strong>and Sunderland<\/strong> taking on Fulham <\/strong>(all kicking off at 2pm), before Manchester United <\/strong>play newly-promoted Ipswich Town<\/strong> (CO 4.30pm).<\/p>\n On Monday Night Football, <\/em>Europa League winners Aston Villa <\/strong>face Arsenal<\/strong> under the lights at Villa Park (August 31, KO 8pm).<\/p>\n Matchday three kicks off with Liverpool’s<\/strong> trip to Ipswich <\/strong>on Friday September 4 (KO 8pm), while Hull City <\/strong>host Villa<\/strong> on Saturday September 5 (KO 5.30pm).<\/p>\n Sunday September 6 sees Everton<\/strong> host Manchester United<\/strong> at Hill Dickinson Stadium (KO 2pm), before Chelsea travel across the capital to take on London rivals Arsenal<\/strong> (CO 4.30pm).<\/p>\n Tottenham <\/strong>vs Everton<\/strong> takes place on Saturday September 12 (KO 5.30pm).<\/p>\n Frank Lampard’s Coventry City<\/strong> play Brighton and Hove Albion<\/strong> on Sunday September 13 (KO 2pm), before Manchester United<\/strong> go head-to-head with rivals Manchester City<\/strong> at Old Trafford in the 4.30pm kick-off. Leeds <\/strong>vs Newcastle<\/strong> rounds off an action-packed matchday four weekend on Monday Night Football. <\/em><\/p>\n Friday Night Football<\/em> returns on September 18 with a London derby between Brentford <\/strong>and Chelsea<\/strong> (IT’S 8pm), while Nottingham Forest <\/strong>host Coventry <\/strong>at the City Ground on Saturday September 19 (KO 5.30pm).<\/p>\n Liverpool <\/strong>and Manchester United<\/strong> are both in action on that Super Sunday.<\/em> Iraola faces his former club Bournemouth (KO 2pm) and Michael Carrick takes United <\/strong>to Craven Cottage to play Fulham<\/strong> (KO 4.30pm) to round off matchday five.<\/p>\n Friday August 21<\/strong><\/p>\n Arsenal vs Coventry City – kick-off 8pm<\/p>\n Saturday August 22<\/strong><\/p>\n Brentford vs Tottenham Hotspur – kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\n Sunday August 23<\/strong><\/p>\n Brighton vs Aston Villa <\/strong>– kick-off 2pm<\/p>\n Manchester City vs Bournemouth <\/strong>– kick-off 2pm<\/p>\n Newcastle United vs Liverpool – kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\n Monday August 24<\/strong><\/p>\n Fulham vs Chelsea – kick-off 8pm<\/p>\n Friday August 28<\/strong><\/p>\n Crystal Palace vs Manchester City – kick-off 8pm<\/p>\n Saturday August 29<\/strong><\/p>\n Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United – kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\n Sunday August 30<\/strong><\/p>\n Chelsea vs Brighton – kick-off 2pm<\/p>\n Leeds United vs Brentford – kick-off 2pm<\/p>\n Sunderland vs Fulham – kick-off 2pm<\/p>\n Manchester United vs Ipswich Town – kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\n Monday August 31<\/strong><\/p>\n Aston Villa vs Arsenal – kick-off 8pm<\/p>\n Friday September 4 <\/strong><\/p>\n Ipswich Town vs Liverpool – kick-off 8pm<\/p>\n Saturday September 5<\/strong><\/p>\n Hull City vs Aston Villa – kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\n Sunday September 6<\/strong><\/p>\n Everton vs Manchester United – kick-off 2pm<\/p>\n Arsenal vs Chelsea – kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\n Saturday September 12<\/strong><\/p>\n Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton – kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\n Sunderland vs Arsenal – kick-off 8pm<\/p>\n Sunday September 13<\/strong><\/p>\n Coventry City vs Brighton and Hove Albion – kick-off 2pm<\/p>\n Manchester United vs Manchester City – kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\n Monday September 14<\/strong><\/p>\n Leeds United vs Newcastle United – kick-off 8pm<\/p>\n Friday September 18<\/strong><\/p>\n Brentford vs Chelsea – kick-off 8pm<\/p>\n Saturday September 19<\/strong><\/p>\n Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City – kick-off 5.30pm<\/p>\n Sunday September 20<\/strong><\/p>\n Bournemouth vs Liverpool – kick-off 2pm<\/p>\n Fulham vs Manchester United – kick-off 4.30pm<\/p>\n The Premier League has confirmed the final match round will be played on Sunday May 30 2027<\/strong>.<\/p>\n All 10 fixtures will kick off at the same time and shown live on Sky Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n That date is a week before the 2027 Champions League final on June 5.<\/p>\n The 26\/27 season will consist of 33 weekends and five midweek match rounds<\/p>\n Only one Premier League game was available for live broadcast on Boxing Day last season, but December falls on a Saturday this year, so fans can expect a busier slate of top-flight matches this time around.<\/p>\n The Premier League has said 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”.<\/p>\n Just like in the bumper 25\/26 season, Sky Sports <\/em>will show a minimum of 215 live Premier League matches as part of its current four-year TV deal.<\/p>\n Sky Sports has first pick of matches each week and will continue to show multiple games at 2pm on Sunday on a number of weekends.<\/p>\n Sky Sports subscriber? <\/strong>You’ll be able to watch all our live football straight from the Sky Sports app<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Not got Sky Sports?<\/strong> Upgrade to Sky Sports <\/strong>if you’re already a Sky customer, or check out our latest offers.<\/strong><\/p>\n Want even more flexibility? <\/strong>Check out NOW TV,<\/strong> which offers day or month membership options contract-free<\/strong> so customers can cancel anytime.<\/p>\n Frank Lampard’s Coventry City<\/strong> were promoted from the Championship as champions, while Ipswich Town<\/strong> secured automatic promotion by finishing in second place.<\/p>\n Hull <\/strong>complete the Premier League 2026\/27 line-up after beating Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off final.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, West Ham, Burnley and Wolves were all relegated from the Premier League in 2025\/26.<\/p>\n 15 – Video – Coventry owner King: We aren’t daunted by Premier League challenge!<\/p>\n August 16:<\/strong> Community Shield: Arsenal vs Manchester City, Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, kick-off 3pm<\/p>\n August 21<\/strong>: Premier League campaign starts<\/p>\n w\/c August 24: <\/strong>Carabao Cup second round for non-European teams<\/p>\n August 27:<\/strong> Champions League league phase draw<\/p>\n w\/c September 7 and September 14: <\/strong>Carabao Cup third round as European teams enter<\/p>\n September 8-10:<\/strong> Champions League league phase starts<\/p>\n January 9<\/strong>: FA Cup third round<\/p>\n January 27:<\/strong> Champions League league phase ends<\/p>\n February 16:<\/strong> Champions League knockout phase begins<\/p>\n March 21:<\/strong> Carabao Cup final<\/p>\n May 22: <\/strong>FA Cup final<\/p>\n May 30:<\/strong> Premier League season ends<\/p>\n June 5: <\/strong>Champions League final, Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid<\/p>\n The summer transfer window opened on Monday June 15<\/strong> and closes 10 days after the season starts on Tuesday September 1<\/strong> at 11pm UK time.<\/p>\n The winter transfer window opens on Friday January 1, 2027<\/strong> and closes on Monday February 1, 2027<\/strong> at 11pm UK time.<\/p>\n The Carabao Cup will start for EFL clubs on the weekend of August 7-9, with the 11 Premier League teams not competing in Europe entering in round two, which will be week commencing August 24.<\/p>\n The remaining nine clubs – Arsenal, Man City, Man Utd, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Brighton, Sunderland and Crystal Palace – will enter in the third round on week commencing September 7 and September 14.<\/p>\n The final will be played on Sunday March 21 at Wembley.<\/p>\n The FA Cup third round is scheduled around the weekend of January 9\/10 2027 and the competition will culminate with the final at Wembley on Saturday May 22 2027.<\/p>\n Arsenal<\/strong>, Aston Villa<\/strong>, Liverpool<\/strong>, Manchester City<\/strong> and Manchester United <\/strong>have secured Champions League football.<\/p>\n By virtue of England’s strong UEFA coefficient score, all Champions League qualifiers will avoid any July and August qualifying and playoff rounds and progress straight to the league phase, which runs from September 8-10 to January 27, 2027.<\/p>\n Bournemouth <\/strong>and Sunderland<\/strong> secured Europa League football on the final day of the Premier League season, while Crystal Palace<\/strong> will also play in the Europa League next season after winning the Conference League.<\/p>\n Brighton<\/strong> will play in the Conference League.<\/p>\n The Europa League league phase starts on September 16\/17 and the Conference League league phase begins on October 15.<\/p>\n The Champions League league phase draw will take place on Thursday August 27.<\/p>\n The Europa League draw will be held on Friday August 28.<\/p>\n No – the World Cup instead takes centre stage this summer.<\/p>\n The hosts have not yet been confirmed, though Mexico and Morocco – ahead of their 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal – have expressed interest in staging the 2029 edition.<\/p>\n Sky Sports is the home of domestic club football in the UK & Ireland and will broadcast over 1,500 live matches across the Premier League, WSL, EFL and Scottish Premiership next season.<\/p>\n Sky Sports <\/em>will show a minimum of 215 live Premier League matches in 2026\/27.<\/p>\n Sky Sports has first pick of matches each week and will continue to show multiple games at 2pm on Sunday on a number of weekends.<\/p>\n Sky Sports subscriber? 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