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Barely a month after the World Cup final, the Premier League is back. The 2026-27 season opens on Friday, August 21, 2026, with champions Arsenal — defending a title for the first time in 22 years — hosting Coventry City, back in the top flight after a quarter of a century. Because of the summer World Cup, the season starts a week later than usual, and the festive fixture pile-up comes with a guaranteed minimum of 60 hours between matches.
Here is the opening round in full, who came up and who went down, the first derby dates, where Japan's Premier League contingent stands, and how to watch from Japan.
All times local (UK). Japan is 8 hours ahead during British Summer Time — the Friday 20:00 opener kicks off at 4:00 on Saturday morning JST.
| Local time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Fri Aug 21, 20:00 | Arsenal vs Coventry City |
| Sat Aug 22, 12:30 | Hull City vs Manchester United |
| Sat Aug 22, 15:00 | Everton vs Crystal Palace |
| Sat Aug 22, 15:00 | Ipswich Town vs Sunderland |
| Sat Aug 22, 15:00 | Nottingham Forest vs Leeds |
| Sat Aug 22, 17:30 | Brentford vs Tottenham |
| Sun Aug 23, 14:00 | Brighton vs Aston Villa |
| Sun Aug 23, 14:00 | Manchester City vs Bournemouth |
| Sun Aug 23, 16:30 | Newcastle vs Liverpool |
| Mon Aug 24, 20:00 | Fulham vs Chelsea |
The pick of the opening weekend is Newcastle vs Liverpool on Sunday evening.
Up: Coventry City (Championship winners, first top-flight season in 25 years, managed by Frank Lampard), Ipswich Town (straight back up as runners-up), and Hull City (playoff final winners, back after nine years).
Down: Wolves, Burnley, and — on the final day — West Ham, relegated from the top flight for the first time in 14 years.
| Fixture | First meeting | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester derby | Sep 12 | Old Trafford |
| Liverpool vs Manchester United | Nov 21 | Anfield |
| North London derby | Dec 5 | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium |
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This is also the first season the J.League shares the same autumn-spring weekends as the Premier League — J1 in the afternoon, Premier League late at night.
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