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Crystal Palace to open 2025/26 Premier League campaign away at Chelsea

The Premier League fixtures have been revealed as Oliver Glasner is set to enter his second full season in charge of Crystal Palace.

The Eagles will be looking to build on the successes of the 2024/25 season in 2025/26 as they won their first ever major trophy and broke their record Premier League points tally.

With Palace playing in the Europa League after their FA Cup success****,**** subject to the UEFA verdict, **Oliver Glasner**’s side will have at least a guaranteed 49 games next season, including the eight european league phase games, Community Shield and third round of the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

After last season’s 12th placed finish, Glasner will be hoping to push on into the top half of the table.

To begin the season*, the Eagle*s will travel across London to Stamford Bridge to play against newly crowned UEFA Conference League winners Chelsea in a tough encounter.

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Ebere Eze. (Photo by Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images)

After achieving their first league double over arch rivals since 1932/33 last season, Palace will be hoping to continue their flying form against Brighton.

Palace ran out 3-1 victors in the away fixture before a historic victory at home, winning 2-1 with just 9 men on the field during the 2024/25 season

Their first fixture against the Seagulls will be at ****Selhurst Park** i**n Matchday 11 on Saturday 8th November 2025. The Eagles will then travel south to the Amex for the reverse fixture on Matchday 25 on Saturday 7th February 2026.

The season will start for Palace a week early as they face Premier League champions Liverpool at **Wembley**Stadium on the 10th August in the Community Shield with Palace hoping to take advantage of another chance of silverware.

Ismaila Sarr. (Photo by Michael Regan - The FA/The FA via Getty Images)

Ismaila Sarr. (Photo by Michael Regan - The FA/The FA via Getty Images)

The Selhurst Park opener will be against Nottingham Forest in Matchday Two.

Palace will play their first game at Everton’s new ground Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday 4th October. The Eagles do not hold a great record away at Everton having only beaten them twice at Goodison Park since the 2013 promotion, and will hope for newfound success with the change of scenery.

For the first time since September 2016 Palace will travel to Sunderland on January 17th with other games away at newly promoted opponents also coming in the winter period in December.

Palace will end the season against 2024/25 runners up Arsenal at Selhurst Park on the 24th May.

The festive fixtures currently see six games scheduled for December with no Premier League game currently scheduled on Boxing Day or New Year’s Day.

The Eagles are due to play both Tottenham at on the 27th December and Fulham on the 30th December at Selhurst Park.

August

Chelsea (A, 17th), Nottingham Forest (H, 23rd), Aston Villa (A, 30th)

September

Sunderland (H, 13th), West Ham (A, 20th), Liverpool (H, 27th)

October

Everton (A, 4th), Bournemouth (H, 18th), Arsenal (A, 25th)

November

Brentford (H, 1st), Brighton (H, 8th), Wolves(A, 22nd), Man United (H, 29th)

December

Burnley(A, 3rd), Fulham (A, 6th), Man City (H, 13th), Leeds (A, 20th), Tottenham (H, 27th), Fulham (H, 30th)

January

Newcastle (A, 3rd), Aston Villa (H, 7th), Sunderland (A, 17th), Chelsea (H, 24th), Nottingham Forest (A, 31st)

February

Brighton (A, 7th), Burnley (H, 11th), Wolves (H, 21st), Man United (A, 28th)

March

Tottenham(A, 4th), Leeds (H, 14th), Man City (A, 21st)

April

Newcastle (H, 11th), West Ham (H, 18th), Liverpool (A, 25th)

May

Bournemouth (A, 2nd), Everton (H, 9th), Brentford (A, 17th), Arsenal (H, 24th)

*Note all fixtures are subject to change due to television schedules. *

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