2026-27 Fixture News

[SamD]

Premier League key dates (includes related competitions)

Thu 11 Jun 2026 - World Cup in US, Mexico & Canada until Sun 19 Jul
Mon 15 Jun - Summer transfer window open until Tues 1 Sept at 23:00 BST
Fri 19 Jun - PL fixtures released at 10.00 BST
Wed 12 Aug - UEFA Super Cup in Salzburg, Austria - Paris Saint-Germain v Aston Villa
Sun 16 Aug - Community Shield, Cardiff - Arsenal v Manchester City
Thu 20 & 27 Aug - Conference League playoff round - Brighton v tba
Fri 21 to Mon 24 Aug - PL opening round; 33 weekends & five midweeks over season
Mon 21 Sep - International break covers TWO weekends (includes start of UEFA Nations League); PL resumes Sat 10 Oct
Mon 9 Nov - International break; PL returns Sat 21 Nov

Fri 1 Jan 2027 - Winter transfer window open until 23.00 GMT, Mon 1 Feb
Mon 22 Mar - International break; club football return Sat 2 Apr
Sun 30 May - PL 38th (closing) match round
Wed 9 to Sun 13 Jun - UEFA Nations League final tournament

[SamD]

Championship, League One and League Two
Thu 25 Jun 2026 at 12:00 BST: EFL fixtures released
Fri 14 to Sun 16 Aug: Opening weekend
other fixture round dates pending
note Championship playoff places will expand to six teams (third to eighth) and seven fixtures

Carabao League Cup
Fri 7 to Sun 9 Aug - First Round
other round dates pending

FA Cup
Final on Sat 22 May
round dates pending

UEFA club competitions
Excellent, comprehensive details (seeding, draw & match dates) are published by Bert Kassies at https://kassiesa.net/uefa/index.html
Champions League: all five English clubs start in League Phase: Arsenal, Man City, Man Utd, A Villa, Liverpool
Europa League: all three clubs begin in League Phase: Bournemouth, Sunderland and C Palace
Conference League: Brighton need to win playoff to qualify for League Phase

[Maldini]

Thanks Sam.

Do you know if the Racing Post are doing a World Cup Preview edition?

[SamD]

Yes, Racing Post World Cup pullout is due on Tues 9 June.

[Maldini]

Yes, Racing Post World Cup pullout is due on Tues 9 June.

Thank you.

[forestfan]

PL finishes 30th May, does that mean CL final is on 5th June?

[SamD]

UEFA Finals - source https://kassiesa.net/uefa/index.html

Wed 26 May 2027 - Europa League (Frankfurt)
Wed 2 June - Conference League (Istanbul)
Sat 5 June - Champions League (Madrid)

[maxi123]

Jaja Frankfurt on Maine. Wonderful El Final 2026/2027!

Can't wait to watch the final on the Stadium football fight.

[SamD]

The Premier League fixtures for the 2026-27 season will be released this Friday morning (19 June) at 10:00 BST.

And FA Cup Round Dates are:
First Round Proper: Saturday 7 November 2026
Second Round Proper: Saturday 5 December 2026
Third Round Proper: Saturday 9 January 2027
Fourth Round Proper: Saturday 13 February 2027
Fifth Round Proper: Saturday 6 March 2027
Quarter Final: Saturday 3 April 2027
Semi Final: Saturday 24 April 2027
Final: Saturday 22 May 2027

[SamD]

PL opening fixtures include seven televised matches in UK

Friday, 21 August
Arsenal v Coventry (20:00 BST) - Sky

Saturday, 22 August
Hull City v Manchester United (12:30) - TNT
Everton v Crystal Palace (15:00)
Ipswich v Sunderland (15:00)
Nottingham Forest v Leeds (15:00)
Brentford v Tottenham (17:30) - Sky

Sunday, 23 August
Brighton v Aston Villa (14:00) - Sky
Manchester City v Bournemouth (14:00) - Sky
Liverpool v Newcastle (16:30) - Sky

Monday, 24 August
Fulham v Chelsea (20:00) - Sky

Season schedule https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/pr ... es/2026-08

[SamD]

PL summer 2026 friendlies and tours https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/4 ... -and-tours

Schedule for fixture change news (for live TV, etc) https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/4 ... son-202627

Month - match weeks - aiming for date
August-September - 2-5 - 13 July
October - 6-9 - 24 August
November - 10-12 - 21 September
December-January - 13-20 - 19 October
January - 21-23 - 30 November
February - 24-27 - 21 December
March - 28-30 - 18 January
April - 31-33 - 22 February
April-May - 34 - 22 March
May - 35 - 29 March
May - 36 - 5 April
May - 37 - Post-FA Cup semi-finals

[admin]

Would you guys mind having a look at FISO's new interactive Fixture Difficulty Rating for the 2026/26 EPL season (for GW1 to GW10) which is at:
https://www.fiso.co.uk/games/fdr/

and provide feedback at viewtopic.php?t=137585 where there's a bit more info. Thanks.

[SamD]

Carabao Cup 2026-27 Round Dates https://www.efl.com/news/2026/june/23/c ... confirmed/

Round One: Weekend of 7-9 August 2026 - 70 EFL teams
Round Two: w/c 24 August - 35 survivors are joined by 11 PL clubs
Round Three: w/c 7 and 14 September - 23 winners plus 9 PL teams who are in European club competitions
Round Four: w/c 26 October
Round Five: w/c 14 December
Semi-Final First Leg: w/c 11 January 2027
Semi-Final Second Leg: w/c 1 February
Final: Sunday 21 March

Round One Draw live on Sky Sports News at 4:30pm on Thursday 25 June as part of EFL’s Fixture Release Day.

[SamD]

EFL fixtures announced.

Championship kicks off on Friday night, 14 August. Leagues One & Two begin a day later.

Relegated clubs Burnley & West Ham meet on Sunday.

Opening weekend https://www.efl.com/news/2026/june/25/h ... fl-season/

Key dates https://www.efl.com/competitions/key-dates/

[forestfan]

Carabao Cup 2026-27 Round Dates https://www.efl.com/news/2026/june/23/c ... confirmed/

Round One: Weekend of 7-9 August 2026 - 70 EFL teams
Round Two: w/c 24 August - 35 survivors are joined by 11 PL clubs
Round Three: w/c 7 and 14 September - 23 winners plus 9 PL teams who are in European club competitions
Round Four: w/c 26 October
Round Five: w/c 14 December
Semi-Final First Leg: w/c 11 January 2027
Semi-Final Second Leg: w/c 1 February
Final: Sunday 21 March

Round One Draw live on Sky Sports News at 4:30pm on Thursday 25 June as part of EFL’s Fixture Release Day.

A preliminary round involving York, Rochdale, Tranmere and Crawley required to get it down to 70, incidentally… given the geographical imbalance, York will have to play their first round proper match in the southern section, should they progress!

[blahblah]

The South is spreading

[SamD]

Premier League fixture amendments for August and September - MW 2 to 5 - announced today:

https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/4 ... september/

[forestfan]

The South is spreading

Though “National League North” now contains six teams from south of Birmingham…