By BEN WILLCOCKS
Published: 04:01 EDT, 18 June 2025 | Updated: 04:10 EDT, 18 June 2025
Arsenal will have to navigate an extremely tough start to the 2025-26 season if they are to launch another Premier League title bid under Mikel Arteta.
The Gunners, who have finished second in the top flight three seasons in a row, travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on the opening weekend, before taking on newly-promoted Leeds United at the Emirates and defending champions Liverpool at Anfield over their next two fixtures.
It doesn't get much easier after the first international break, with home games against Nottingham Forest and Manchester City followed by a trip to Newcastle's St James' Park, rounding out a nightmare August and September for the Gunners.
Bukayo Saka and Arsenal have been given a tough start to the 2025-26 Premier League season
Read the full list below:
17/08/2025 16:30 Manchester United (a)
23/08/2025 15:00 Leeds United (h)
30/08/2025 15:00 Liverpool (a)
13/09/2025 15:00 Nottingham Forest (h)
20/09/2025 15:00 Manchester City (h)
27/09/2025 15:00 Newcastle United (a)
04/10/2025 15:00 West Ham United (h)
18/10/2025 15:00 Fulham (a)
25/10/2025 15:00 Crystal Palace (h)
01/11/2025 15:00 Burnley (a)
08/11/2025 15:00 Sunderland (a)
22/11/2025 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur (h)
29/11/2025 15:00 Chelsea (a)
03/12/2025 20:00 Brentford (h)
06/12/2025 15:00 Aston Villa (a)
13/12/2025 15:00 Wolverhampton (h)
20/12/2025 15:00 Everton (a)
27/12/2025 15:00 Brighton (h)
30/12/2025 20:00 Aston Villa (h)
03/01/2026 15:00 A.F.C. Bournemouth (a)
07/01/2026 20:00 Liverpool (h)
17/01/2026 15:00 Nottingham Forest (a)
24/01/2026 15:00 Manchester United (h)
31/01/2026 15:00 Leeds United (a)
07/02/2026 15:00 Sunderland (h)
11/02/2026 20:00 Brentford (a)
21/02/2026 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur (a)
28/02/2026 15:00 Chelsea (h)
04/03/2026 20:00 Brighton (a)
14/03/2026 15:00 Everton (h)
21/03/2026 15:00 Wolverhampton (a)
11/04/2026 15:00 A.F.C. Bournemouth (h)
18/04/2026 15:00 Manchester City (a)
25/04/2026 15:00 Newcastle United (h)
02/05/2026 15:00 Fulham (h)
09/05/2026 15:00 West Ham United (a)
17/05/2026 15:00 Burnley (h)
24/05/2026 16:00 Crystal Palace (a)
All fixtures are subject to change once live TV schedule has been finalised.
EVERY TEAM'S 2025-26 FIXTURES
Mikel Arteta's side face both Man United and Liverpool away in their opening three matches