The official 2025/26 Premier League fixture list is announced at 9am on Wednesday, June 18.
There will be key dates to look out for with the opening day and final day fixtures always ones to take note of. But the key match Newcastle and supporters will be looking out for is Sunderland.
There has not been a Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League since 2016, but at least two will be taking place this coming season after Sunderland were promoted back to the Premier League via the Championship play-offs.
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Premier League 2025/26 fixture details & key dates
The 2025/26 Premier League season will get underway on the weekend of Saturday, August 16 - though a match is likely to be scheduled on the Friday evening for television broadcast purposes.
The season will run through until Sunday, May 24, 2026, when all 10 fixtures will be played simultaneously.
The Premier League explains: “The schedule continues to allow more rest time for players over the festive match-round period, with no two rounds taking place within 60 hours of each other. This is in keeping with commitments made to clubs to address the congested Christmas and New Year schedule.
“The 2025/26 season will consist of 33 weekends and five midweek match rounds The start date of 16 August allows for the maximum player rest time available – 83 clear days – from the end of the 2024/25 season.
“The season end date of 24 May 2026 ensures the Premier League season finishes ahead of the FIFA 2026 World Cup call-up period. There will be no fixture on 24 December 2025.”
Premier League 2025/26 fixture leak raises eyebrows due to Forest blunder
Before any Premier League fixture announcement, ‘leaked’ fixtures do the rounds on social media without fail. It drives engagement, of course, but unfortunately rarely gives any actual insight to those hoping to find out the fixtures early.
The ‘leaked fixtures’ that have gathered momentum this time around state that Newcastle would open the season at home to Manchester City, play Sunderland on Boxing Day and April 25, before ending the season at Brentford.
But anyone who took a closer look at those fixtures would know it’s best to ignore the ‘leaked’ list, given some glaring errors.
One of the most obvious is Nottingham Forest playing at home to Everton and away at Liverpool on the same day. While Forest’s fixture schedule is set to get more hectic with Conference League football to contend with, it won’t be quite that bad!
But perhaps the biggest error in the list was the inclusion of Leicester City in the final weekend of the season despite being relegated to the Championship. It’s almost as if it was created by AI!
Newcastle United’s 2025/26 fixtures will be released at 9am on Wednesday, June 18.
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