Full 2025/26 Premier League fixture lists revealed for Liverpool, Man Utd, Arsenal and others
The Premier League fixtures were released on Thursday morning, with Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and the rest of the top-flight knowing their schedule
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The 2024-25 Premier League season may have concluded just last month, but attention is already shifting to the forthcoming campaign. The fixtures for the new season - where Liverpool will be defending their title - have been unveiled, providing clubs with an idea of who they'll be up against and approximately when.
Naturally, a significant chunk of the schedule is at the mercy of TV programming, meaning some matches will be moved around. However, the timings for the first matchweek have been confirmed, featuring some intriguing clashes.
Defending champions Liverpool will inaugurate the new season by hosting Bournemouth in Friday Night Football on 15 August. Manchester City's trip to Wolves is the highlight of Saturday's games, while Arsenal's opening match sees them travel to Manchester United.
Indeed, Arsenal face a daunting start, also playing Liverpool and City within their first five matches. As it stands, there are no Boxing Day fixtures, although this could alter once the TV fixtures are revealed.
The final day will fall on 24 May, with all 10 matches that day commencing at 4pm as the title race, European qualification and relegation battles reach their climax. Mirror Football has listed all 38 gameweeks below for you to peruse the schedules of all 20 teams, reports the Mirror.
Gameweek One
15/08/2025 - 20:00 - Liverpool v A. F.C. Bournemouth.
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16/08/2025 - 12:30 - Aston Villa v Newcastle United.
16/08/2025 - 15:00 - Brighton v Fulham.
16/08/2025 - 15:00 - Nottingham Forest v Brentford.
16/08/2025 - 15:00 - Sunderland v West Ham United.
16/08/2025 - 15:00 - Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley.
16/08/2025 - 17:30 - Wolverhampton v Manchester City.
17/08/2025 - 14:00 - Chelsea v Crystal Palace.
17/08/2025 - 16:30 - Manchester United v Arsenal.
18/08/2025 - 20:00 - Leeds United v Everton.
Gameweek Two - 23 August
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Wolverhampton.
Arsenal v Leeds United.
Brentford v Aston Villa.
Burnley v Sunderland.
Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest.
Everton v Brighton.
Fulham v Manchester United.
Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur.
Newcastle United v Liverpool.
West Ham United v Chelsea.
Gameweek Three - 30 August
Aston Villa v Crystal Palace.
Brighton v Manchester City.
Chelsea v Fulham.
Leeds United v Newcastle United.
Liverpool v Arsenal.
Manchester United v Burnley.
Nottingham Forest v West Ham United.
Sunderland v Brentford.
Tottenham Hotspur v A. F. C. Bournemouth.
Wolverhampton v Everton.
Gameweek Four - 13 September
A. F.C. Bournemouth v Brighton.
Arsenal v Nottingham Forest.
Brentford v Chelsea.
Burnley v Liverpool.
Crystal Palace v Sunderland.
Everton v Aston Villa.
Fulham v Leeds United.
Manchester City v Manchester United.
Newcastle United v Wolverhampton.
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur.
Gameweek Five - 20 September
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Newcastle United.
Arsenal v Manchester City.
Brighton v Tottenham Hotspur.
Burnley v Nottingham Forest.
Fulham v Brentford.
Liverpool v Everton.
Manchester United v Chelsea.
Sunderland v Aston Villa.
West Ham United v Crystal Palace.
Wolverhampton v Leeds United.
Gameweek Six - 27 September
Aston Villa v Fulham.
Brentford v Manchester United.
Chelsea v Brighton.
Crystal Palace v Liverpool.
Everton v West Ham United.
Leeds United v A. F. C. Bournemouth.
Manchester City v Burnley.
Newcastle United v Arsenal.
Nottingham Forest v Sunderland.
Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton.
Gameweek Seven - 4 October
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Fulham.
Arsenal v West Ham United.
Aston Villa v Burnley.
Brentford v Manchester City.
Chelsea v Liverpool.
Everton v Crystal Palace.
Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur.
Manchester United v Sunderland.
Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest.
Wolverhampton v Brighton.
Gameweek Eight - 18 October
Brighton v Newcastle United.
Burnley v Leeds United.
Crystal Palace v A. F. C. Bournemouth.
Fulham v Arsenal.
Liverpool v Manchester United.
Manchester City v Everton.
Nottingham Forest v Chelsea.
Sunderland v Wolverhampton.
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa.
West Ham United v Brentford.
Gameweek Nine - 25 October
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest.
Arsenal v Crystal Palace.
Aston Villa v Manchester City.
Brentford v Liverpool.
Chelsea v Sunderland.
Everton v Tottenham Hotspur.
Leeds United v West Ham United.
Manchester United v Brighton.
Newcastle United v Fulham.
Wolverhampton v Burnley.
Gameweek 10 - 1 November
Brighton v Leeds United.
Burnley v Arsenal.
Crystal Palace v Brentford.
Fulham v Wolverhampton.
Liverpool v Aston Villa.
Manchester City v A. F. C. Bournemouth.
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United.
Sunderland v Everton.
Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea.
West Ham United v Newcastle United.
Gameweek 11 - 8 November
Aston Villa v A. F. C. Bournemouth.
Brentford v Newcastle United.
Chelsea v Wolverhampton.
Crystal Palace v Brighton.
Everton v Fulham.
Manchester City v Liverpool.
Nottingham Forest v Leeds United.
Sunderland v Arsenal.
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United.
West Ham United v Burnley.
Gameweek 12 - 22 November
A. F. C. Bournemouth v West Ham United.
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur.
Brighton v Brentford.
Burnley v Chelsea.
Fulham v Sunderland.
Leeds United v Aston Villa.
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest.
Manchester United v Everton.
Newcastle United v Manchester City.
Wolverhampton v Crystal Palace.
Gameweek 13 - 29 November
Aston Villa v Wolverhampton.
Brentford v Burnley.
Chelsea v Arsenal.
Crystal Palace v Manchester United.
Everton v Newcastle United.
Manchester City v Leeds United.
Nottingham Forest v Brighton.
Sunderland v A. F. C. Bournemouth.
Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham.
West Ham United v Liverpool.
Gameweek 14 - 3 December
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Everton.
Arsenal v Brentford.
Brighton v Aston Villa.
Burnley v Crystal Palace.
Fulham v Manchester City.
Leeds United v Chelsea.
Liverpool v Sunderland.
Manchester United v West Ham United.
Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur.
Wolverhampton v Nottingham Forest.
Gameweek 15 - 6 December
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Chelsea.
Aston Villa v Arsenal.
Brighton v West Ham United.
Everton v Nottingham Forest.
Fulham v Crystal Palace.
Leeds United v Liverpool.
Manchester City v Sunderland.
Newcastle United v Burnley.
Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford.
Wolverhampton v Manchester United.
Gameweek 16 - 13 December
Arsenal v Wolverhampton.
Brentford v Leeds United.
Burnley v Fulham.
Chelsea v Everton.
Crystal Palace v Manchester City.
Liverpool v Brighton.
Manchester United v A. F. C. Bournemouth.
Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur.
Sunderland v Newcastle United.
West Ham United v Aston Villa.
Gameweek 17 - 20 December
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Burnley.
Aston Villa v Manchester United.
Brighton v Sunderland.
Everton v Arsenal.
Fulham v Nottingham Forest.
Leeds United v Crystal Palace.
Manchester City v West Ham United.
Newcastle United v Chelsea.
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool.
Wolverhampton v Brentford.
Gameweek 18 - 27 December
Arsenal v Brighton.
Brentford v A. F. C. Bournemouth.
Burnley v Everton.
Chelsea v Aston Villa.
Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur.
Liverpool v Wolverhampton.
Manchester United v Newcastle United.
Nottingham Forest v Manchester City.
Sunderland v Leeds United.
West Ham United v Fulham.
Gameweek 19 - 30 December
Arsenal v Aston Villa.
Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur.
Burnley v Newcastle United.
Chelsea v A. F. C. Bournemouth.
Crystal Palace v Fulham.
Liverpool v Leeds United.
Manchester United v Wolverhampton.
Nottingham Forest v Everton.
Sunderland v Manchester City.
West Ham United v Brighton.
Gameweek 20 - 3 January
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Arsenal.
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest.
Brighton v Burnley.
Everton v Brentford.
Fulham v Liverpool.
Leeds United v Manchester United.
Manchester City v Chelsea.
Newcastle United v Crystal Palace.
Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland.
Wolverhampton v West Ham United.
Gameweek 21 - 7 January
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur.
Arsenal v Liverpool.
Brentford v Sunderland.
Burnley v Manchester United.
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa.
Everton v Wolverhampton.
Fulham v Chelsea.
Manchester City v Brighton.
Newcastle United v Leeds United.
West Ham United v Nottingham Forest.
Gameweek 22 - 17 January
Aston Villa v Everton.
Brighton v A. F.C. Bournemouth.
Chelsea v Brentford.
Leeds United v Fulham.
Liverpool v Burnley.
Manchester United v Manchester City.
Nottingham Forest v Arsenal.
Sunderland v Crystal Palace.
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United.
Wolverhampton v Newcastle United.
Gameweek 23 - 24 January
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Liverpool.
Arsenal v Manchester United.
Brentford v Nottingham Forest.
Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur.
Crystal Palace v Chelsea.
Everton v Leeds United.
Fulham v Brighton.
Manchester City v Wolverhampton.
Newcastle United v Aston Villa.
West Ham United v Sunderland.
Gameweek 24 - 31 January
Aston Villa v Brentford.
Brighton v Everton.
Chelsea v West Ham United.
Leeds United v Arsenal.
Liverpool v Newcastle United.
Manchester United v Fulham.
Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace.
Sunderland v Burnley.
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City.
Wolverhampton v A. F. C. Bournemouth.
Gameweek 25 - 7 February
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Aston Villa.
Arsenal v Sunderland.
Brighton v Crystal Palace.
Burnley v West Ham United.
Fulham v Everton.
Leeds United v Nottingham Forest.
Liverpool v Manchester City.
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur.
Newcastle United v Brentford.
Wolverhampton v Chelsea.
Gameweek 26 - 11 February
Aston Villa v Brighton.
Brentford v Arsenal.
Chelsea v Leeds United.
Crystal Palace v Burnley.
Everton v A. F. C. Bournemouth.
Manchester City v Fulham.
Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton.
Sunderland v Liverpool.
Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United.
West Ham United v Manchester United.
Gameweek 27 - 21 February
Aston Villa v Leeds United.
Brentford v Brighton.
Chelsea v Burnley.
Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton.
Everton v Manchester United.
Manchester City v Newcastle United.
Nottingham Forest v Liverpool.
Sunderland v Fulham.
Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal.
West Ham United v A. F. C. Bournemouth.
Gameweek 28 - 28 February
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Sunderland.
Arsenal v Chelsea.
Brighton v Nottingham Forest.
Burnley v Brentford.
Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur.
Leeds United v Manchester City.
Liverpool v West Ham United.
Manchester United v Crystal Palace.
Newcastle United v Everton.
Wolverhampton v Aston Villa.
Gameweek 29 - 4 March
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Brentford.
Aston Villa v Chelsea.
Brighton v Arsenal.
Everton v Burnley.
Fulham v West Ham United.
Leeds United v Sunderland.
Manchester City v Nottingham Forest.
Newcastle United v Manchester United.
Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace.
Wolverhampton v Liverpool.
Gameweek 30 - 14 March
Arsenal v Everton.
Brentford v Wolverhampton.
Burnley v A. F. C. Bournemouth.
Chelsea v Newcastle United.
Crystal Palace v Leeds United.
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur.
Manchester United v Aston Villa.
Nottingham Forest v Fulham.
Sunderland v Brighton.
West Ham United v Manchester City.
Gameweek 31 - 21 March
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Manchester United.
Aston Villa v West Ham United.
Brighton v Liverpool.
Everton v Chelsea.
Fulham v Burnley.
Leeds United v Brentford.
Manchester City v Crystal Palace.
Newcastle United v Sunderland.
Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest.
Wolverhampton v Arsenal.
Gameweek 32 - 11 April
Arsenal v A. F. C. Bournemouth.
Brentford v Everton.
Burnley v Brighton.
Chelsea v Manchester City.
Crystal Palace v Newcastle United.
Liverpool v Fulham.
Manchester United v Leeds United.
Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa.
Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur.
West Ham United v Wolverhampton.
Gameweek 33 - 18 April
Aston Villa v Sunderland.
Brentford v Fulham.
Chelsea v Manchester United.
Crystal Palace v West Ham United.
Everton v Liverpool.
Leeds United v Wolverhampton.
Manchester City v Arsenal.
Newcastle United v A. F. C. Bournemouth.
Nottingham Forest v Burnley.
Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton.
Gameweek 34 - 25 April
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Leeds United.
Arsenal v Newcastle United.
Brighton v Chelsea.
Burnley v Manchester City.
Fulham v Aston Villa.
Liverpool v Crystal Palace.
Manchester United v Brentford.
Sunderland v Nottingham Forest.
West Ham United v Everton.
Wolverhampton v Tottenham Hotspur.
Gameweek 35 - 2 May
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Crystal Palace.
Arsenal v Fulham.
Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur.
Brentford v West Ham United.
Chelsea v Nottingham Forest.
Everton v Manchester City.
Leeds United v Burnley.
Manchester United v Liverpool.
Newcastle United v Brighton.
Wolverhampton v Sunderland.
Gameweek 36 - 9 May
Brighton v Wolverhampton.
Burnley v Aston Villa.
Crystal Palace v Everton.
Fulham v A. F. C. Bournemouth.
Liverpool v Chelsea.
Manchester City v Brentford.
Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United.
Sunderland v Manchester United.
Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United.
West Ham United v Arsenal.
Gameweek 37 - 17 May
A. F. C. Bournemouth v Manchester City.
Arsenal v Burnley.
Aston Villa v Liverpool.
Brentford v Crystal Palace.
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur.
Everton v Sunderland.
Leeds United v Brighton.
Manchester United v Nottingham Forest.
Newcastle United v West Ham United.
Wolverhampton v Fulham.
Gameweek 38 - 24 May (all 4pm kick-offs)
Brighton v Manchester United.
Burnley v Wolverhampton.
Crystal Palace v Arsenal.
Fulham v Newcastle United.
Liverpool v Brentford.
Manchester City v Aston Villa.
Nottingham Forest v A. F. C. Bournemouth.
Sunderland v Chelsea.
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton.
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'However, the money will be in your bank every month and it'll be from Celtic. And whilst it is, you need to perform. So, you don't need to worry about anything else. 'I respect and acknowledge that it can be tough. It's basically, are you going to be here or are you not? Celtic pay your wages and while they do, you focus on doing the very best you can for Celtic. 'In fairness to the players, they've been brilliant with that. You see it in their attitude in the game, the energy in the games, they've been very, very good. 'So now we have to keep this going. And then, like I said, come the end of the window, that'll be the squad for the rest of the season. 'This is a massive game. There's always that feeling when I was here first, the big games seem to be right at the very beginning. And this is exactly what this is, because this tees you up for the rest of your season.' Rodgers has been in this movie a few times, tackling a Champions League play-off at the tail end of a transfer window. But he's hoping for an easier ride than previously. Celtic were five goals up in ties Hapoel Beer Sheva and Astana during his first spell – but had to hang on in the return games. Rodgers will take charge of his 800th game as a gaffer tonight – but few were as stressful as that pair. He said: 'Not many! I think the Be'er Sheva one was the best 2-0 loss I ever had in my life. 'It was funny, because we were so good in the game here, and then we conceded a couple of late goals, 5-2, and then all of a sudden we're 2-0 down. 'And then the guy at the end of the game, he's had a brilliant shot from outside the box that looked like it was rocketing right into the top corner for 3-0. But we got through, and that was important. 'So, that set us off on a real good journey that season. And then obviously after that, Astana. And it just shows you that, okay, the end result, the end aggregate score, that was 8-4, but there was a little period in the second half where we had to calm everything down. 'And then it doesn't look like there was anything to worry about, but you always have moments. For us, I think we're prepared for that.' For all the transfer talk, Rodgers feels more comfortable and confident going in than he did on those frantic nights – when he had the likes of Nir Bitton and teenage Eoghan O'Connell in defence. He said: 'Yeah. You can get distracted sometimes by what you don't have. 'But what I know I have is I've got guys that are understanding the structure of the team really, really well, how we want to play, how we want to work. They're gaining fitness all the time and are really motivated to get there. 'So I would say that from a stability wise, this is probably the most stable that we've been, sort of compared to those couple of games. 'I remember having to bring Kolo Toure in later on in the Be'er Sheva game. So this year is a lot more stable. 'I think it's very beneficial when you've gone through it, just for mindset, also for preparation as well. 'The squad is very relaxed, we're focused on the game. We've started the season well, a really good performance in the last game. We're fully prepared to go into this type of game. "There's a number of us that have experienced it before, so we know the importance of the home leg.'
