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City have a tasty start to the new campaign, but they begin in front of their own supporters
13:36, 19 Jun 2026
Hull City will kick off against Manchester United in late August
Hull City will kick off against Manchester United in late August(Image: MICHAEL REGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Hull City now know the make-up of their Premier League fixture list after it was revealed on Friday, with the Tigers taking on 13-time winners Manchester United in their opening game at the MKM Stadium.
Excitement will now build ahead of the visit of Michael Carrick's Red Devils on August 22, with that game already picked to be live on television.
The opening weekend games have already been scheduled across TNT and Sky Sports, and the Premier League have already laid out the planned dates for when fans can expect further games to be moved.
Like last season, there will be a fair amount moved to Sunday afternoons with so many teams involved in the Europa League and Conference Leagues.
The next batch of television games will be confirmed next month, with the schedule courtesy of the Premier League listed below...
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Dates when 2026/27 Premier League live TV fixtures will be announced
The 2026/27 Premier League fixtures were released on Friday, June 19 with City and the other 19 clubs in the English top-flight discovering their schedules.
The new campaign will kick off on Friday, August 21, when defending champions Arsenal host Championship winners Coventry City. The match will be shown live on Sky Sports and is one of seven fixtures being broadcast for live television coverage across the opening weekend.
City then host United at 12:30 live on TNT Sports in what will be a special MKM Stadium occasion.
The other fixtures acorss the weekend: Saturday, August 22 - Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur (5.30pm, Sky Sports); Sunday, August 23 - Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa (2pm, Sky Sports), Manchester City v Bournemouth (2pm, Sky Sports), Newcastle United v Liverpool (4.30pm, Sky Sports); Monday, August 24 - Fulham v Chelsea (8pm, Sky Sports).
No further television games have yet to be announced. But below are the approximate dates for when the announcements on further matches that have been selected for live TV broadcast will be made.
August/September (matchweeks 2-5): Week commencing July 13
October (matchweeks 6-9): Week commencing August 24
November (matchweeks 10-12): Week commencing September 21
December/January (matchweeks 13-20): Week commencing October 19
January (matchweeks 21-23): Week commencing November 30
February (matchweeks 24-27): Week commencing December 21
March (matchweeks 28-30): Week commencing January 18
April (matchweeks 31-33): Week commencing February 22
April/May (matchweek 34): Week commencing March 22
May (matchweek 35): Week commencing March 29
May (matchweek 36): Week commencing April 5
May (matchweek 37): Post-FA Cup semi-finals
TO REMEMBER: Fixtures can also be amended to accommodate domestic and European cup competitions and with so many teams in Europe, expect a lot of Sunday games.
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