Football May 30, 2026

Premier League 26/27 season start date, fixture release, final day, live Sky Sports games and match schedule

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Premier League 26/27 season start date, fixture release, final day, live Sky Sports games and match schedule

Already thinking about the next Premier League season? There's a to fit in first - but the key dates are out for the 2026/27 term.

The 2026/27 season is due to start on Saturday August 22.

That is a week later than the 25/26 season, to help player recovery following the 2026 World Cup.

An August 22 start day is 89 days after the end of the 25/26 campaign and 33 days after the .

The Premier League has confirmed the final match round will be played on Sunday May 30, 2027.

All 10 fixtures will kick off at the same time and be shown live on Your Site.

That date is a week before the 2027 Champions League final on June 5.

The 2026/27 Premier League fixtures will be released on Friday June 19 at 10am.

In previous seasons, the opening game has taken place on the Friday of the opening weekend, but the final schedule and picks for television broadcast will be announced in due course.

The 26/27 season will consist of 33 weekends and five midweek match rounds, though the full schedule will be confirmed in due course.

Only one Premier League game was available for live broadcast on Boxing Day last season but December 26 this year falls on a Saturday so fans can expect a busier slate of top-flight matches this time around.

The Premier League says that over the Christmas and New Year period, no two match rounds will take place within 60 hours "to address the congested Christmas and New Year schedule within the expanded international calendar".

Just like in the bumper 25/26 season, Your Site will show a minimum of 215 live Premier League matches as part of its current .

Your Site has first pick of matches each week and will continue to show multiple games at 2pm on Sunday on a number of weekends.

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Frank Lampard's Coventry City were promoted from the Championship as champions, while Ipswich Town secured automatic promotion by finishing in second place.

Hull complete the Premier League 2026/27 line-up after beating Middlesbrough in the play-off final.

Burnley and Wolves were relegated in 2025/26, with West Ham joining them.

The summer transfer window opens on Monday June 15 and closes 10 days after the season starts on Tuesday September 1 at 11pm UK time.

The winter transfer window opens on Friday January 1, 2027 and closes on Monday February 1, 2027 at 11pm UK time.

The Carabao Cup will start for EFL clubs on the weekend of August 7-9 but dates for the later rounds have not yet been confirmed.

The FA Cup dates are also still to be confirmed, though the third round usually takes place in early January.

Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Aston Villa have secured Champions League football, with Liverpool claiming the fifth spot with a 1-1 draw against Brentford on the final day of the season.

By virtue of England's strong UEFA coefficient score, all Champions League qualifiers will avoid any July and August qualifying and play-off rounds and progress straight to the league phase, which runs from September 8-10 to January 27, 2027.

Bournemouth and Sunderland secured Europa League football on the final day of the Premier League season. Brighton will play in the Conference League.

The Europa League league phase starts on September 16/17 and the Conference League league phase begins on October 15.

Crystal Palace could also play in the Europa League next season if they win the Conference League final on May 27.

No - the World Cup instead takes centre stage this summer.

An expanded 32-team Club World Cup, , took place for the first time in 2025 and will run every four years.

The hosts have not yet been confirmed, though Mexico and Morocco - ahead of their 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal - have expressed interest in staging the 2029 edition.

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