**Arsenal will begin the 2026/27 Premier League season at home to Coventry City on Friday 21 August, with the Premier League confirming the full 380-match schedule for the new campaign.**
Mikel Arteta’s side have been handed the opening night slot at Emirates Stadium, with kick-off listed for 20:00 UK time and Sky Sports coverage attached to the fixture.
The match places the defending champions at the centre of the first weekend, while Coventry’s return to the top flight adds a clear promoted-club storyline to Arsenal’s curtain-raiser.
Arsenal’s Early Fixture List Gives Supporters Immediate Markers
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The fixture release also sets out several early reference points for Arsenal supporters. After Coventry, Arsenal travel to Aston Villa on Saturday 29 August before hosting Chelsea on Saturday 5 September.
Arsenal then go to Sunderland on Saturday 12 September and Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday 19 September, giving Arteta a mix of newly promoted opposition, a London rivalry and two awkward away assignments inside the first month.
The first north London derby is scheduled away at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday 5 December, while the reverse fixture at Emirates Stadium is listed for Saturday 1 May.
All dates remain subject to change, but the full opening schedule is now live [in the Premier League’s official fixture release](https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/4675097/all-380-fixtures-for-202627-premier-league-season/).