The 2025-26 Premier League season began with an explosive battle between Liverpool and AFC Bournemouth yesterday at Anfield. Liverpool emerged victorious after taking down Bournemouth  4-2 in the game. The fixture marked an emotional moment for the home side as it marked their first major Premier League game after the death of Diogo Jota in July. 

The Premier League schedule for this calendar year is expected to stretch till matchweek 38, which is supposed to conclude by May 24 2026. This schedule ensures that the United Kingdom’s top football league finishes just over two weeks before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which is slated to begin on June 11. 

EPL 2025-2026: Change of guard for Tottenham and Man City, beginning of a new era

This Premier League season is also a fresh chapter for some of the biggest football clubs in the world. To reinvent their campaign, Tottenham sets out on a new path under their recently hired manager, Thomas Frank. For the Spurs players, the season will hold particular meaning because, though they started the season full of confidence and bluster after ending a 17-year trophy drought, they now have to deal with the challenge of advancing without their former captain and star midfielder Son Heung-min, who built the team from the ground up and left an unparalleled legacy. 

A similar story unfolds at Manchester City, as both clubs enter the league season without their star midfielders, Kevin De Bruyne and Son Heung-min, for the first time in over a decade, signalling a change of the guard across the Premier League.

During the second weekend of fixtures, Everton is also set to christen a new stadium against Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday, Aug. 24,  leaving its original home for more than 100 years, Goodison Park, for a new and modern stadium, Hill Dickinson Stadium.

EPL 2025-2026: Opening month fixtures

Here is the match fixture list for the next month of the  2025-26 Premier League season:

Gameweek 1 (Aug 15–18, 2025)
FixtureKick-off Time (IST)Venue
Liverpool vs AFC Bournemouth00:30, Sat 16 AugAnfield
Aston Villa vs Newcastle United17:00, Sat 16 AugVilla Park
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Fulham19:30, Sat 16 AugAmex Stadium
Sunderland vs West Ham United19:30, Sat 16 AugStadium of Light
Tottenham Hotspur vs Burnley19:30, Sat 16 AugTottenham Hotspur Stadium
Wolves vs Manchester City22:00, Sat 16 AugMolineux Stadium
Chelsea vs Crystal Palace18:30, Sun 17 AugStamford Bridge
Nottingham Forest vs Brentford18:30, Sun 17 AugCity Ground
Manchester United vs Arsenal21:00, Sun 17 AugOld Trafford
Leeds United vs Everton00:30, Tue 19 AugElland Road
Gameweek 2 (Aug 22–25, 2025)
FixtureKick-off Time (IST)Venue
West Ham United vs Chelsea00:30, Sat 23 AugLondon Stadium
Man City vs Tottenham Hotspur17:00, Sat 23 AugEtihad Stadium
Bournemouth vs Wolves19:30, Sat 23 AugVitality Stadium
Brentford vs Aston Villa19:30, Sat 23 AugGtech Community Stadium
Burnley vs Sunderland19:30, Sat 23 AugTurf Moor
Arsenal vs Leeds United22:00, Sat 23 AugEmirates Stadium
Crystal Palace vs Nottingham Forest18:30, Sun 24 AugSelhurst Park
Everton vs Brighton18:30, Sun 24 AugGoodison Park
Fulham vs Manchester United21:00, Sun 24 AugCraven Cottage
Newcastle United vs Liverpool00:30, Tue 26 AugSt James’ Park
Gameweek 3 (Aug 29–31, 2025)
FixtureKick-off Time (IST)Venue
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace00:30, Sat 30 AugVilla Park
Chelsea vs Fulham17:00, Sat 30 AugStamford Bridge
Manchester United vs Burnley19:30, Sat 30 AugOld Trafford
Sunderland vs Brentford19:30, Sat 30 AugStadium of Light
Tottenham Hotspur vs AFC Bournemouth19:30, Sat 30 AugTottenham Hotspur Stadium
Wolves vs Everton19:30, Sat 30 AugMolineux Stadium
Leeds United vs Newcastle United22:00, Sat 30 AugElland Road
Brighton vs Manchester City18:30, Sun 31 AugAmex Stadium
Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United18:30, Sun 31 AugCity Ground
Liverpool vs Arsenal21:00, Sun 31 AugAnfield
Gameweek 4 (Sept 13–14, 2025)
FixtureKick-off Time (IST)Venue
Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest18:00, Sat 13 SeptEmirates Stadium
Bournemouth vs Brighton19:30, Sat 13 SeptVitality Stadium
Crystal Palace vs Sunderland19:30, Sat 13 SeptSelhurst Park
Everton vs Aston Villa19:30, Sat 13 SeptGoodison Park
Fulham vs Leeds United19:30, Sat 13 SeptCraven Cottage
Newcastle United vs Wolves19:30, Sat 13 SeptSt James’ Park
West Ham United vs Tottenham Hotspur22:00, Sat 13 SeptLondon Stadium
Brentford vs Chelsea02:30, Sun 14 SeptGtech Community Stadium
Burnley vs Liverpool06:00, Sun 14 SeptTurf Moor
Manchester City vs Manchester United08:00, Sun 14 SeptEtihad Stadium