Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool lifts the trophy after the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Crystal Palace FC at Anfield on May 25, 2025 in Liverpool, England.placeholder image
Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool lifts the trophy after the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Crystal Palace FC at Anfield on May 25, 2025 in Liverpool, England. | Getty Images/Getty Images For Th
Liverpool will learn the order of their 2025/26 Premier League fixtures this week.
Liverpool are due to discover the running order of fixtures of their Premier League title-defending season. The Reds will be vying to produce a stunning back-to-back triumph, with the club working hard to bring in blockbuster new signings to turbocharge another title pursuit.
Arne Slot’s champions will come up against familiar faces from last season, as well as the three coming up from the Championship.
Leeds United will re-enter the Premier League fold after coming out on top in the second tier. Runners-up Burnley are also due to return to the top flight after clinching the final automatic promotion spot.
They will be joined by play-off winners Sunderland, who saw out a stunning final performance at Wembley to deny Sheffield United the last promotion place. The Black Cats have not played Premier League football since 2017.
When does the 2025/26 Premier League season start?
The countdown is officially on and the 2025/26 start date has been locked in.
The opening match round will commence on Saturday, August 16th 2025 and the season will run until Sunday, May 24th 2026, when all league games will be played simultaneously as usual.
Who will Liverpool play in their first game of the 2025/26 season?
Liverpool will find out the order of their fixtures this week, including their first and final opponents of the season. The full 2025/26 Premier League schedule will be released on Wednesday, June 18th at 9am BST.
Details of all 380 scheduled matches will be revealed via the Premier League website and app. The 2025/26 season will consist of 33 weekends and five mid-week match rounds.
The start date allows maximum time for player rest from the end of the 2024/25 season. There is also more rest time over the festive period, with no two rounds set to take place within 60 hours of each other.
How is the Premier League schedule decided?
The Premier League website explains how each season’s fixtures and dates are decided.
“We start when we know the composition of each division, so after the last Football League playoff. We place each club in a pairing grid, which defines the dates they will be at home.
“For every date in the season, the fixture computer knows which clubs are at home and who are away and then it will mix them up randomly to determine the matches. In any five matches there should be a split of three home fixtures, two away or the other way around. A team will never have more than two home or away matches in a row, and, wherever possible, you will be home and away around FA Cup ties.
“A club will never start or finish the season with two home or two away matches because it would be unfair for a team to finish with two aways. Around the Christmas period, if you are at home on Boxing Day you will be away on New Year's Day or an equivalent date.
“We also try to maintain a Saturday home-away sequence throughout the season wherever possible. Most clubs will have a partner club with whom they cannot clash, such as Manchester United and Manchester City, or Liverpool and Everton. In London it gets a bit more complex and less obvious.”
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