Liverpool will face eight Champions League group phase games in the 2026-27 season, and both Merseyside derbies immediately follow one of those games
Liverpool will face Champions League games immediately before both Merseyside derbies (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images)
Liverpool will face Champions League games immediately before both Merseyside derbies (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images)
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Liverpool will go into both Merseyside derby fixtures of the 2026/27 Premier League season off the back of Champions League games.
Both the Reds and Everton discovered their schedules for the new season on Friday, with the derby games placed on the weekends of November 28, 2026 and January 30, 2027.
Both matches are of course subject to television schedules, but one thing that is certain is that Liverpool will be going into them after playing a Champions League game in the previous midweek.
The Reds scraped into European football's premier competition for the new season after Arne Slot guided them to a fifth place Premier League finish, with the Dutchman sacked and subsequently replaced by Andoni Iraola, who will be managing in the Champions League for the first time.
Fulham are the first Premier League opponent the Reds will face following one of their eight Champions League group phase games, as the Londoners head to Anfield the weekend of September 12.
Next up the following month there will be a trip to Brentford after Matchday 2, followed by a home game with Brighton after Matchday 3 and after the Seagulls themselves would have played a Conference League fixture.
The Reds then go to Crystal Palace after Matchday 4, with the Londoners having played a Europa League fixture in that week, before the first derby of the season at Hill Dickinson Stadium at the end of November after Matchday 5.
Leeds United are the Anfield opponents after the final Champions League Matchday of 2026, and then Liverpool will face fellow Champions League side Manchester United away and Everton at home in January after Matchdays 7 and 8.
Liverpool's 2026/27 Premier League Fixtures and Champions League group phase dates
August
Sun, Aug 23 (16:30) – Newcastle United vs Liverpool
Sat, Aug 29 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest
Sat, Sep 05 (15:00) – Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
Tue, Sep 08-Thu Sep 10 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY ONE
Sat, Sep 12 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Fulham
Sat, Sep 19 (15:00) – Bournemouth vs Liverpool
Sat, Oct 10 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Manchester City
Tue, Oct 13-Wed Oct 14 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY TWO
Sat, Oct 17 (15:00) – Brentford vs Liverpool
Tue, Oct 20-Wed Oct 21 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY THREE
Sat, Oct 24 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Brighton and Hove Albion
Sat, Oct 31 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Arsenal
Tue, Nov 03-Wed Nov 04 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY FOUR
Sat, Nov 07 (15:00) – Crystal Palace vs Liverpool
Sat, Nov 21 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Manchester United
Tue, Nov 24-Wed Nov 25 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY FIVE
Sat, Nov 28 (15:00) – Everton vs Liverpool
Wed, Dec 02 (20:00) – Liverpool vs Sunderland
Sat, Dec 05 (15:00) – Chelsea vs Liverpool
Tue, Dec 08-Wed Dec 09 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY SIX
Sat, Dec 12 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Leeds United
Sat, Dec 19 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
Sat, Dec 26 (15:00) – Hull City vs Liverpool
Wed, Dec 30 (20:00) – Aston Villa vs Liverpool
Sat, Jan 02 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Coventry City
Wed, Jan 06 (20:00) – Sunderland vs Liverpool
Sat, Jan 16 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Crystal Palace
Tue, Jan 19-Wed Jan 20 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY SEVEN
Sat, Jan 23 (15:00) – Manchester United vs Liverpool
Wed Jan 27 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY EIGHT
Sat, Jan 30 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Everton
Sat, Feb 06 (15:00) – Arsenal vs Liverpool
Wed, Feb 10 (20:00) – Coventry City vs Liverpool
Sat, Feb 20 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Hull City
Sat, Feb 27 (15:00) – Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool
Wed, Mar 03 (20:00) – Liverpool vs Aston Villa
Sat, Mar 13 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Ipswich Town
Sat, Mar 20 (15:00) – Fulham vs Liverpool
Sat, Apr 10 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Newcastle United
Sat, Apr 17 (15:00) – Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool
Sat, Apr 24 (15:00) – Leeds United vs Liverpool
Sat, May 01 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Chelsea
Sat, May 08 (15:00) – Manchester City vs Liverpool
Sat, May 15 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Brentford
Sun, May 23 (15:00) – Brighton and Hove Albion vs Liverpool
Sun, May 30 (16:00) – Liverpool vs Bournemouth
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