Premier League 2025/26 fixtures released as furious fans of Big Six club claim it's been 'rigged' against them
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.
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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
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