Premier League preseason friendlies 2026-27: Fixtures, UK kick-off times and summer tour schedule
Premier League clubs have confirmed their preseason schedules ahead of the new campaign, with the 2026-27 season kicking off on Aug. 21.
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Premier League clubs have confirmed their preseason schedules ahead of the new campaign, with the 2026-27 season kicking off on Aug. 21.
Teams will spend the weeks leading up to the opening weekend fine-tuning preparations, with a packed schedule of domestic and overseas friendlies taking place across July and August. Several clubs are heading abroad for preseason tours, while others will welcome European opposition to England before competitive action gets underway.
Coventry City, Hull City and Ipswich Town are the promoted clubs from the Championship into the top flight this season, with all three preparing for their return to the Premier League.
At the other end of the table, Arsenal will be hoping to defend their first Premier League title in 22 years, knowing that Manchester City and Liverpool, under Enzo Maresca and Andoni Iraola respectively, will be among those snapping at their heels.
The summer will also give new managers the chance to make their marks on their squads, while new signings across the league could get their first minutes in club colours before the season begins.
Here are the confirmed preseason fixtures for all 20 Premier League teams ahead of their return to competitive action.
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Premier League preseason friendlies
Arsenal
July 25: Arsenal 3-0 MK Dons, Arsenal training ground
Aug. 1: Girona 1-4 Arsenal, Girona
Aug. 5: Arsenal 1-3 Real Betis, Dublin, 7.30 p.m.
Aug. 9: Arsenal vs. Borussia Dortmund, 2 p.m.
Aug. 12: Arsenal vs Como, Emirates Stadium, 7.30 p.m.
Aug. 16: Community Shield -- Arsenal vs. Man City, Cardiff, 3 p.m.
Aston Villa
July 21: Walsall 0-5 Aston Villa, Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium
July 25: Porto 2-1 Aston Villa, Estadio Do Dragao
July 28: Aston Villa 2-4 Real Sociedad, Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium, Walsall
Aug. 1: Indonesia All-Stars 1-3 Aston Villa, Jakarta
Aug. 4: BG Pathum United 1-3 Aston Villa, Pathum Than
Aug. 7: Aston Villa 1-2 Bayern Munich, Hong Kong
Aug. 12: Aston Villa vs. Paris Saint-Germain, Salzburg, 8 p.m.
Aug. 15: Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Aston Villa, 2.30 p.m.
Bournemouth
July 24: St Pauli 1-4 Bournemouth, Saalfelden,
July 30: Augsburg 2-5 Bournemouth, Saalfelden
Aug. 4: Genoa 1-10 Bournemouth, Bournemouth training ground (behind closed doors)
Aug. 8: Real Betis vs Bournemouth, Seville, 7.30 p.m.
Aug. 15: Mainz vs Bournemouth, Mewa Arena, 2.30 p.m.
The 2026-27 Premier League season kicks off on Aug. 21. Alex Livesey - Danehouse/Getty Images Brentford
July 15: Brentford 3-2 AFC Wimbledon, behind closed doors
Aug. 8: Stade Rennais vs. Brentford, State Rennais, 5 p.m.
Aug. 15: Brentford vs. Eintracht Frankfurt, Gtech Community Centre, 3 p.m.
Brighton
July 18: Brighton 4-1 Wycombe, Brighton training ground
July 25: Annecy P-P Brighton, France
Aug. 1: Brighton 4-3 Strasbourg, Austria
Aug. 8: Brighton vs Roma, The Amex, 3 p.m.
Aug. 15: Brighton vs Bologna, The Amex, 3 p.m.
Chelsea
July 28: Chelsea 6-4 Western Sydney Wanderers, Sydney
Aug. 1: Chelsea 1-2 Tottenham, Sydney
Aug. 5: Chelsea 0-1 Juventus, Hong Kong, 12.30 p.m.
Aug. 8: Chelsea vs. AC Milan, Jakarta, 1 p.m.
Aug. 9: Chelsea vs. Johor Darul Ta'zim, Johor, 1 p.m.
Aug. 15: Chelsea vs Real Sociedad, Stamford Bridge, 2 p.m.
Coventry
July 11: AFC Wimbledon 3-2 Coventry - behind closed doors
July 18: Northampton 0-0 Coventry, Sixfields, 2 p.m.
Aug. 8: Coventry vs Espanyol, Coventry Building Society Arena, 5.30 p.m.
Aug. 14: Coventry vs Monaco, Coventry Building Society Arena, 7.30pm
Crystal Palace
July 18: Palace 5-1 Swindon, Palace training ground (behind closed doors)
July 25: Bromley 3-0 Crystal Palace, Hayes Lane
July 28: Crystal Palace 0-3 Lens, Lake Como, (45-minute match)
July 28: Crystal Palace 0-0 (4-5 on penalties) Famalicao, Lake Como, (45-minute match)
July 31: Crystal Palace 3-1 Al Ula, Lake Como
Aug. 15: SC Freiburg vs. Crystal Palace, Freiburg, 1 p.m.
Everton
July 18: Dundee 0-4 vs. Everton, Dens Park
July 25: Bolton 0-0 Everton, Toughsheet Community Stadium
July 28: Stoke 1-0 Everton, bet365 Stadium
Aug. 1: Hamburg 1-2 Everton, Volksparkstadion
Aug. 8: Stuttgart vs. Everton, MHP Arena, 4 p.m.
Aug. 12: Everton vs. Newcastle, Murrayfield, 5.15 p.m.
Aug. 15: Everton vs Lille, Hill Dickinson Stadium, 3 p.m.
Everton will look to build on a much better 2025-26 campaign. Alex Pantling/Getty Images Fulham
July 28: Al Ahli 1-1 Fulham - Portugal
Aug. 15: Fulham vs Stuttgart, Craven Cottage, 4 p.m.
Hull City
July 25: Hull 3-0 Konyaspor, Slovenia
July 28: Hull 1-2 Caykur Rizespor, Slovenia, 5 p.m.
Aug. 1: Kasımpasa 1-1 Hull, Istanbul
Aug. 8: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Hull, Germany, 2 p.m.
Aug. 15: Hull vs Nice, MKM Stadium 3 p.m.
Ipswich
July 29: Ipswich 1-2 Osasuna, Colchester
Aug. 1: Oxford 2-0 Ipswich, Kassam Stadium
Aug. 1: Wycombe 1-2 Ipswich, Adams Park
Aug. 4: Ipswich 1-0 Le Havre, Portman Road, 7.45 p.m.
Aug. 8: Ipswich vs. Rayo Vallecano, Portman Road, 3 p.m.
Aug. 15: Union Berlin vs Ipswich, Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, 2.30 p.m.
Leeds United
July 26: Leeds 2-3 Wrexham, Tampa
July 31: Leeds 1-0 Sunderland, New Jersey
Aug. 2: Leeds 4-2 Liverpool, Chicago
Aug. 8: Leeds vs RB Leipzig, Elland Road, 2 p.m.
Aug. 12: Leeds vs. Man Utd, Dublin, 7.30 p.m.
Liverpool
July 25: Liverpool 4-2 Sunderland, Nashville
July 30: Liverpool 1-0 Wrexham, New York
Aug. 2: Liverpool 2-4 Leeds, Chicago
Aug. 9: Liverpool vs. Monaco, 2.30 p.m.
Aug. 16: Liverpool vs. Como, 6 p.m.
Manchester City
Aug. 1: Man City 1-1 Inter (Inter win 3-1 on penalties), Hong Kong
Aug. 5: Man City 3-1. K-League All-Stars, Seoul
Aug. 9: Man City vs. Atletico Madrid, Seoul, 12 p.m.
Aug. 16: Community Shield -- Arsenal vs. Man City, Cardiff, 3 p.m.
Manchester United
July 18: Man Utd 0-1 Wrexham, Helsinki
July 24: Man Utd 5-0 Rosenborg, Trondheim
Aug. 1: Man Utd 2-1 Atlético Madrid, Stockholm
Aug. 8: Man Utd vs. PSG, Gothenburg, 4 p.m.
Aug. 12: Man Utd vs. Leeds, Dublin, 7.30 p.m.
Aug. 15: Man Utd vs. AC Milan, Wroclaw, 3.45 p.m.
Newcastle United
July 18: Newcastle 3-0 Darlington, Newcastle training ground (behind closed doors)
July 25: Gateshead 1-1 Newcastle, Gateshead International Stadium
July 29: Bristol City 4-1 Newcastle, Ashton Gate
Aug. 8: Valencia vs Newcastle, Mestalla, 8 p.m.
Aug. 12: Everton vs Newcastle, Murrayfield, 5.15 p.m.
Aug. 15: Newcastle vs Bayer Leverkusen, St James' Park, 3 p.m.
Aug. 16: Newcastle vs Strasbourg, St James' Park, 4 p.m.
Nottingham Forest
July 18: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Notts County, Meadow Lane
July 22: Forest 3-0 Blackburn, Estadio da Nora (Portugal)
July 26: Vitoria 1-1 Forest, Portugal (behind closed doors)
July 31: Portimonense 1-2 Forest, Algarve
July 31: Sporting 4-1 Forest, Estadio Algarve
Aug. 8: Udinese vs Forest, Udine, 7. p.m.
Aug. 8: Barcelona vs Forest, Udine, 8 p.m.
Aug. 12: Nottingham Forest vs. Bayer Leverkusen, City Ground, 7.45 p.m.
Aug. 16: Nottingham Forest vs. Brest, City Ground, 2 p.m.
Sunderland
July 18: York City 1-5 Sunderland, LNER Community Stadium
July 25: Sunderland 2-4 Liverpool, Nashville
July 31: Leeds 1-0 Sunderland, New Jersey
Aug. 2: Sunderland 1-0 Wrexham, Philadelphia
Aug. 8: RC Lens vs. Sunderland, Lens training ground (behind closed doors), 11 a.m.
Aug. 8: RC Lens vs. Sunderland, Stade Bollaert-Delelis, 4 p.m.
Aug. 15: Sunderland vs. Stade Rennais, Stadium of Light, 3 p.m.
Tottenham Hotspur
July 22: Tottenham 1-0 MK Dons, Spurs training ground (behind closed doors)
July 26: Tottenham 2-0 Auckland FC, Auckland
July 29: Tottenham 1-1 Sydney FC (Tottenham won 4-2 on penalties) Sydney
Aug. 1: Tottenham 2-1 Chelsea, Sydney
Aug. 8: Tottenham vs. Getafe, Spurs training ground, (behind closed doors), 3 p.m.
Aug. 15: Tottenham vs Hoffenheim, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 3 p.m.
Aug. 16: Tottenham vs Hoffenheim, Spurs training ground (behind closed doors), 3 p.m.
The key dates of the 2026-27 season Aug. 21: Premier League season starts
Aug. 27: Champions League league phase draw
Sept. 8-10: Champions League league phase starts
Jan. 9: FA Cup third round
Jan. 27: Champions League league phase ends
Feb. 16: Champions League knockout phase begins
March 21: Carabao Cup final
May 22: FA Cup final
May 30: Premier League season ends
June 5: Champions League final, Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid
