The Premier League 2025-26 season will kick off with Liverpool defending their title against Bournemouth at Anfield on Friday 15 August. The opening weekend will also see Arsenal playing against Manchester United.

Liverpool, led by Arne Slot and featuring star signing Florian Wirtz, will start their campaign at home. The following day, Tottenham will face Burnley, who are newly promoted. Burnley will have a tough start with matches against both Manchester clubs, Aston Villa, and Liverpool by early October.

Leeds and Sunderland, the other promoted teams, will start their season at home against Everton and West Ham respectively. Arsenal will visit Old Trafford on the first Monday night game of the season, which will be televised on Sky Sports.

Other opening fixtures include Aston Villa hosting Newcastle, Manchester City traveling to Wolves, and Chelsea playing against Crystal Palace. Everton's first home game will be against Brighton the following weekend, while Arsenal will host Leeds, Tottenham will visit Manchester City, and Liverpool will play Newcastle.

The champions will face Arsenal at home on the third weekend, followed by the first Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium. The first Merseyside derby will take place at Anfield the following weekend. Everton's new stadium will host its first Premier League game against Brighton on the second weekend.

Notable fixtures later in the season include Liverpool vs. Manchester United, Manchester City vs. Liverpool, and the north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham. The season will end on Sunday 24 May, with hopes of an exciting finish for all teams involved.

As Liverpool aims to avoid becoming the fourth champions in Premier League history to lose their opening game, the anticipation for the new season is high. The fixtures promise an action-packed start to the 2025-26 campaign.