Host Liverpool Bournemouth to open the Premier League season – Thage

Champions Liverpool will host Bournemouth on the opening weekend of the 2025-26 Premier League season, with Manchester United playing Arsenal at Old Trafford.

Liverpool, who won the championship in the first season of Lorne Slot in office, will begin their defense of the title at Anfield in the increase in the curtain on Friday 15 August.

Sunderland, recently promoted, returning for the first time since 2016-17, their campaign against West Ham begins the following day.

The winners of the Leeds championship welcome Everton to Elland Road for the match on Monday evening, while Burnley – promoted for the first time at the maximum flight – travels for the holders of the Europa League Tottenham, who will be led by Thomas Frank in a championship match for the first time.

Everton fans will have to wait until the second round of fixtures for their first championship game at the Hill Dickinson stadium, when they have to face Brighton.

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City hopes to recover from a rare season without trophies with a strong start against Wolverhampton Wanderers in Molineux.

The season, which consists of 380 games in 33 weekends and five midweek rounds, will end on Sunday 24 May.

During the holiday period, clubs will not be asked to play twice in less than 60 hours.

It will be the first season with the new television agreement of the Premier League in progress, with every game outside the blackout of 15:00 on Saturday to be broadcast live by Sky Sports or TNT Sports.

Premier Leage appears to be weekend Fullle

Friday 15 August

Liverpool against Bournemouth (20:00)

Saturday 16 August

Aston Villa against Newcastle (12:30)

Brighton V Fulham (15:00)

Nottingham Forest V Brentford (15:00)

Sunderland V West Ham (15:00)

Tottenham V Burnley (15:00)

Wolverhampton Wanderers against Manchester City (17:30)

Sunday 17 August

Chelsea V Crystal Palace (14:00)

Manchester United V Arsenal (16:30)

Monday 18 August

Leeds v Everton (20:00)

The Premier League declared the start date of August 15-82 days from the end of the 2024-25 season- “allows the maximum rest time of the available player”. BBC Sports

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