Excitement for the new campaign is under way with the release of the 2025/26 Premier League fixtures.
To help plan for the next 10 months, we’ve dissected the season into monthly chunks, analysing the key games, seeing where our cup matches will slot into our schedule, and pinpointing the international breaks.
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AUGUST
The season begins with an away game against Manchester United on Sunday, August 17 at 4.30pm UK time, with the match set to be shown live on Sky Sports.
Our first home game sees us host newly promoted Leeds United at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, August 23, Daniel Farke’s side visiting N5 for the first time since April 2023.
We end the opening month with a trip to Anfield to take on current Premier League champions Liverpool on Saturday, August 30.
Sun 17 Manchester United (A)
Sat 23 Leeds United (H)
Sat 30 Liverpool (A)
SEPTEMBER
Following the September international break, we’re back in action at home to Nottingham Forest a week before the visit of Manchester City.
UEFA Champions League group phase action kicks off from September 16-18, while our entry to the third round of the Carabao Cup will fall in the following midweek.
After we wrap up the month’s league action with a trip to Newcastle United, our second Champions League game will be held between September 30 and October 1.
1-9 international break
Sat 13 Nottingham Forest (H)
16-18 Champions League MD1
Sat 20 Manchester City (H)
w/c 22 League Cup R3
Sat 27 Newcastle United (H)
30-1 Champions League MD2
OCTOBER
We won’t leave London in the Premier League in October, with a trip to Fulham sandwiched between home games against West Ham United and Crystal Palace.
There’s also an international break in October, which runs from the 6th to the 14th, and we’ll be back in Champions League action on the 21st or 22nd of the month.
The fourth round of the Carabao Cup will take place in the week commencing Monday, October 27.
30-1 Champions League MD2
Sat 4 West Ham United (H)
6-4 international break
Sat 18 Fulham (A)
21-22 Champions League MD3
Sat 25 Crystal Palace (H)
w/c 27 League Cup R4
NOVEMBER
Arsenal supporters hoping to visit Stadium of Light for the first time since 2016 should pencil Saturday, November 8 into their diaries for our game against Sunderland.
Following the November international break, we host the first north London derby of the season on Saturday, November 22, before ending the month with a trip to Chelsea for another London derby.
As for the Champions League, those group matches will be held on November 4 or 5 and November 25 or 26.
Sat 1 Burnley (A)
4-5 Champions League MD4
Sat 8 Sunderland (A)
10-18 international break
Sat 22 Tottenham Hotspur (H)
25-26 Champions League MD5
Sat 29 Chelsea (A)
DECEMBER
We could play as many as eight matches in December with six in the Premier League, one in the Champions League and potentially one in the Carabao Cup.
Brentford, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton, Brighton & Hove Albion and then Villa again are our opponents in the final month of 2025.
There’s no Boxing Day or New Year’s Eve football, with our festive fixtures falling on December 27 and 30.
Wed 3 Brentford (H)
Sat 6 Aston Villa (A)
9-10 Champions League MD6
Sat 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)
w/c 15 League Cup R5
Sat 20 Everton (A)
Sat 27 Brighton & Hove Albion (H)
Tue 30 Aston Villa (H)
JANUARY
2026 begins with a trip to the south coast where we take on AFC Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium, before the midweek visit of Liverpool at home.
We’ll enter the Emirates FA Cup at the third round on Saturday, January 10, before the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-finals takes place in the week commencing Monday, January 12.
Then we’ll travel to Nottingham Forest before playing Manchester United at home and Leeds United away.
Champions League group phase games will come to an end in January with matchday 7 on January 20 or 21 and matchday 8 on January 28.
Sat 3 AFC Bournemouth (A)
Wed 7 Liverpool (H)
Sat 10 FA Cup R3
w/c 12 League Cup SF leg 1
Sat 17 Nottingham Forest (A)
20-21 Champions League MD7
Sat 24 Manchester United (H)
Wed 28 Champions League MD8
Sat 31 Leeds United (A)
FEBRUARY
After the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-finals is held in the week commencing Monday, February 2, we’re back in Premier League action at home to Sunderland.
We then face Brentford away from home and, after the fourth round of the FA Cup, then travel to Tottenham Hotspur for the second north London derby of the season on Saturday, February 21.
Chelsea are the visitors for our final league game of the month, while Champions League knockout play-offs will be required should we finish between ninth and 24th in that table.
w/c 2 League Cup SF leg 2
Sat 7 Sunderland (H)
Wed 11 Brentford (A)
Sat 14 FA Cup R4
17-18 Champions League play-offs leg 1
Sat 21 Tottenham Hotspur (A)
24-25 Champions League play-offs leg 2
Sat 28 Chelsea (H)
MARCH
March sees us travel to the Amex Stadium for a game against Brighton, before the visit of Everton follows the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Molineux Stadium is the venue for our last league game of the month against Wolves.
The Carabao Cup final is scheduled for Sunday, March 22 before the first international break of 2026. Round of 16 matches in the Champions League will also take place this month.
Wed 4 Brighton & Hove Albion (A)
Sat 7 FA Cup R5
10-11 Champions League R16 leg 1
Sat 14 Everton (H)
17-18 Champions League R16 leg 2
Sat 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)
Sun 22 League Cup final
23-30 international break
APRIL
Following the FA Cup quarter-final, we get Premier League football back under way at home to AFC Bournemouth, followed by a trip to Manchester City.
The FA Cup semi-finals will also take place in April, currently scheduled for the same day as our home game against Newcastle United, so that’s subject to change should we still be involved in the cup competition.
In Europe, the Champions League quarter-finals will be held between April 7 and 8 and April 14 and 15.
Sat 4 FA Cup QF
7-8 Champions League QF leg 1
Sat 11 AFC Bournemouth (H)
14-15 Champions League QF leg 2
Sat 18 Manchester City (A)
Sat 25 Newcastle United (H)
or Sat 25 FA Cup SF
28-29 Champions League SF leg 1
MAY
The Premier League season comes to an end at Selhurst Park following matches against Fulham, West Ham and Burnley in May.
The FA Cup and Champions League campaigns will of course also conclude this month.
Sat 2 Fulham (H) 5-6
Champions League SF leg 2
Sat 9 West Ham United (A)
Sat 16 FA Cup final
Sun 17 Burnley (H)
Sun 24 Crystal Palace (A)
Sat 30 Champions League final
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