The Premier League 2025–26 schedule is out — and it’s loaded with high-stakes encounters from the start. Defending champions Liverpool, who lifted the title last season with 84 points under Arne Slot, will kick off their campaign on August 15 against Bournemouth.
But the real fireworks begin immediately, with top-six battles scattered across the early matchdays. Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham… no one’s getting an easy start.
Key fixtures by matchday:
Matchday 1
▪️ Manchester United vs Arsenal
Matchday 2
▪️ Manchester City vs Tottenham
▪️ Newcastle United vs Liverpool
Matchday 3
▪️ Liverpool vs Arsenal
Matchday 4
▪️ Manchester City vs Manchester United
Matchday 5
▪️ Arsenal vs Manchester City
▪️ Manchester United vs Chelsea
Matchday 7
▪️ Chelsea vs Liverpool
Matchday 8
▪️ Liverpool vs Manchester United
Matchday 10
▪️ Tottenham vs Chelsea
Matchday 11
▪️ Manchester City vs Liverpool
▪️ Tottenham vs Manchester United
Matchday 12
▪️ Arsenal vs Tottenham
Matchday 13
▪️ Chelsea vs Arsenal
Matchday 17
▪️ Tottenham vs Liverpool
Matchday 20
▪️ Manchester City vs Chelsea
Matchday 21
▪️ Arsenal vs Liverpool
Matchday 22
▪️ Manchester United vs Manchester City
Matchday 23
▪️ Arsenal vs Manchester United
Matchday 24
▪️ Tottenham vs Manchester City
Matchday 25
▪️ Liverpool vs Manchester City
▪️ Manchester United vs Tottenham
Matchday 27
▪️ Tottenham vs Arsenal
Matchday 28
▪️ Arsenal vs Chelsea
Matchday 30
▪️ Liverpool vs Tottenham
Matchday 32
▪️ Chelsea vs Manchester City
Matchday 33
▪️ Chelsea vs Manchester United
▪️ Manchester City vs Arsenal
Matchday 35
▪️ Manchester United vs Liverpool
Matchday 36
▪️ Liverpool vs Chelsea
Matchday 37
▪️ Chelsea vs Tottenham
The road to the title looks brutal — and thrilling — from the very first whistle.
