English Premier League 2025-26 

AUGUST 15, 2025 - MAY 24, 2026

The 34th Premier League season kicks off with resurgent Liverpool aiming to secure successive league
titles for the first time since 1984 and overtake rivals Manchester United by claiming a historic 21st English top-flight crown

Television rights
RISING COSTS: Record £6.7bn Premier League television deal launches this season, with 70% of matches broadcast live in United Kingdom for first time

Premier League: UK broadcast
deals progression 1992-2029

Year   Number of matches
1992-97 60 £0.19bn
1997-2001  60 £0.67bn
2001-04  110 £1.2bn
2004-07 138 £1.02bn  
2007-10  138 £1.7bn
2010-13  138 £1.77bn
2013-16  138 £3.02bn
2016-19  154 £5.14bn
2019-22  168 £4.55bn
2022-25  200 £5.1bn
2025-29  270 £6.1bn

Deal equates to £1.675bn per season, eclipsing Bundesliga (£1.1bn) and La Liga (£990m) for domestic TV revenue 

Hill Dickinson Stadium: New home of Everton, built at cost of £750m.
Set to host Brighton for first Premier League match on Aug 24

Mohamed Salah
Explosive form last campaign, providing gluttony of goals and assists

GENERATIONAL TALENT
Viktor Gyokeres arrives at Emirates with burgeoning reputation as one of Europe’s most prolific strikers. Scored 54 goals for Sporting last season, including hat-trick against Man City in UEFA Champions League

ATTACKING CONTRIBUTIONS 2024-25  Goals   Assists

Viktor Gyokeres (left)   54  13  67
Sporting (52 matches)

Raphinha   34  25   59
Barcelona (57) 

Mohamed Salah  34 23  57
Liverpool (52)

Harry Kane 38  13  51
Bayern (46)

Ousmane Dembélé
PSG (49) 33 15 48

Kylian Mbappé  42  4  46
Real Madrid (55)

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Key fixtures

OPENING WEEKEND: Aug 15-18
Liverpool    - Bournemouth 
Aston Villa  - Newcastle Utd
Brighton      - Fulham
Sunderland    - West Ham Utd 
Tottenham     - Burnley
Wolves        - Man City  
Chelsea       - Crystal Palace
Notts. Forest - Brentford
Man Utd       - Arsenal
Leeds Utd     - Everton
 

FESTIVE PERIOD: Dec 27
Arsenal    - Brighton
Brentford  - Bournemouth 
Burnley    - Everton
Chelsea    - Aston Villa
Crystal Palace  - Tottenham
Liverpool      - Wolves
Man Utd        - Newcastle Utd
Notts. Forest  - Man City
Sunderland     - Leeds Utd
West Ham Utd   - Fulham

NEW YEAR: Jan 3
Aston Villa - Notts. Forest
Bournemouth - Arsenal
Brighton    - Burnley
Everton     - Brentford
Fulham      - Liverpool
Leeds Utd   - Man Utd
Man City    - Chelsea
Newcastle Utd - Crystal Palace
Tottenham   - Sunderland
Wolves      - West Ham Utd

FINAL DAY: May 24
Brighton   - Man Utd
Burnley    - Wolves
Crystal Palace  - Arsenal
Fulham         - Newcastle Utd
Liverpool      - Brentford
Man City       - Aston Villa
Notts. Forest  - Bournemouth
Sunderland     - Chelsea
Tottenham      - Everton
West Ham Utd   - Leeds Utd

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Hill Dickinson Stadium: New home of Everton, built at cost of £750m.
Set to host Brighton for first
Premier League match on Aug 24

Stadia
Newcastle United: St James’ Park  Capacity: 52,250

Sunderland: Stadium of Light  48,700

Leeds United: Elland Road 37,890

Nottingham Forest: City Ground  30,400

Aston Villa: Villa Park, 42,910

Burnley Turf Moor, 21,990

Man Utd: Old Trafford 74,870

Man City: Etihad Stadium 55,090 

Everton: Hill Dickinson Stadium 52,760

Liverpool: Anfield 61,270

Wolverhampton: Molineux, 31,750

Tottenham: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 62,850

Arsenal: Emirates Stadium 60,700

Brighton: Amex Stadium 31,870

Bournemouth: Vitality Stadium 11,300

West Ham United: London Stadium 62,500

LONDON

Crystal Palace:  Selhurst Park  25,480

Chelsea: Stamford Bridge 41,630

Fulham: Craven Cottage, 29,580

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Benjamin Sesko Man Utd
£74m (€85.2m) summer signing from Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig

MOVING ON UP 
Sunderland promoted to Premier League for first time since 2017, while both Burnley and Leeds United return after short absences

Manchester United have hoisted Premier League trophy 13 times since inaugural 1992-93 season, more than any other team. After abysmal 2024-25 campaign, United have splurged £200m
on forwards, including Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo

Manchester United: 13 titles 1993, 94, 96, 97, 99, 2000, 01, 03, 07, 08, 09, 11, 13

Manchester City 8 2012, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24

Chelsea  5 2005, 06, 10, 15, 17

Arsenal 3 1998, 2002, 04

Liverpool 2 2020,25

Leicester City 1 2016

Blackburn Rovers 1 1995



Man Utd coach
Ruben Amorim under pressure – must improve performances and team ethic after difficult first season

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Morgan Rogers Aston Villa attacking threat forming creative bond with Ollie Watkins
 
Ola Aina Crucial in guiding Forest back to European football

Cole Palmer Player of the tournament as Chelsea claimed FIFA Club World Cup in July


Continental adventure: Nine teams from Premier League are set to compete in various European competitions this season 

Champions League 
Europa League
Conference League (Play-off round)

CRUCIAL CLASHES
All fixtures subject to change to fit TV schedules

Aston Villa and Newcastle United continue to challenge traditional dominance of Top 4, despite constraints of Financial Fair Play regulations

Home games read horizontally, away games vertically

Arsenal Aston Villa Chelsea Liverpool Man City Man Utd Newcastle Tottenham

Arsenal Aston Villa Chelsea Liverpool Man City Man Utd Newcastle Tottenham


Dec 6 Nov 29 Aug 31 Apr 18 Aug 17 Sep 28 Feb 21

Dec 30
Feb 28
Jan 7
Sep 21
Jan 24
Apr 25
Nov 22 

Mar 4
May 17
Oct 25
Dec 20
Aug 16
May 2 

Dec 27
Oct 4
Apr 11
Apr 18
Mar 14
May 17 

Nov 1
May 9
Feb 7
Oct 18
Jan 31
Mar 14 

May 24
Jan 3
Nov 8
Sep 14
Feb 21
Aug 23 

Mar 14
Sep 20
May 2
Jan 17
Dec 27
Feb 7 

Jan 24
Dec 20
Aug 25
Nov 22
Mar 4
Dec 3 

Oct 18
Nov 1
Dec 20
Jan 31
Nov 8
Feb 11


Sandro Tonali Newcastle Utd
Rayan Ait-Nouri Man City

Source: Premier League
Pictures: Getty Images
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