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FPL 2026/27 Fixture Release: Best and Worst Opening Runs

The Premier League fixture calendar is live. Use this page to turn the first six gameweeks into target teams, avoid spots, opening captaincy notes, and first draft structure checks.

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Open the complete 2026/27 Premier League fixture calendar

Browse every gameweek with club badges, kickoff times, venues, score slots, and filters built for FPL planning.

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First six gameweeks

The first six fixtures shape your starting structure and first planned transfer.

Opening captaincy

Look for fixture windows where a premium has both role trust and an easy opponent.

Avoid list

A bad opening run is not always a sell, but it raises the bar for price and minutes security.

GW1 Calendar

Kickoff	Home	Away	Venue
Fri 21 Aug 2026, 20:00 BST	Arsenal	Coventry City	Emirates Stadium, London
Sat 22 Aug 2026, 12:30 BST	Hull City	Manchester United	MKM Stadium, Hull
Sat 22 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST	Everton	Crystal Palace	Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool
Sat 22 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST	Ipswich Town	Sunderland	Portman Road, Ipswich
Sat 22 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST	Nottingham Forest	Leeds United	The City Ground, Nottingham
Sat 22 Aug 2026, 17:30 BST	Brentford	Tottenham Hotspur	Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford
Sun 23 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST	Brighton & Hove Albion	Aston Villa	American Express Stadium, Falmer
Sun 23 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST	Manchester City	Bournemouth	Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Sun 23 Aug 2026, 16:30 BST	Newcastle United	Liverpool	St. James' Park, Newcastle
Mon 24 Aug 2026, 20:00 BST	Fulham	Chelsea	Craven Cottage, London

First Six GW Fixture Map

This is the usable fixture-release content: every club's first six league matches, home/away balance, and first fixture. Use it to plan opening structure and the first likely transfer.

Club	GW1-GW6	Split	Starts with
Arsenal	COV H AVL A CHE H SUN A BHA A LEE H	3H / 3A	Fri 21 Aug 2026, 20:00 BST vs Coventry City
Aston Villa	BHA A ARS H HUL A NFO H TOT A BRE H	3H / 3A	Sun 23 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST at Brighton & Hove Albion
Bournemouth	MCI A EVE H NEW A BRE H LIV H CHE A	3H / 3A	Sun 23 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST at Manchester City
Brentford	TOT H LEE A SUN H BOU A CHE H AVL A	3H / 3A	Sat 22 Aug 2026, 17:30 BST vs Tottenham Hotspur
Brighton & Hove Albion	AVL H CHE A LEE H COV A ARS H SUN A	3H / 3A	Sun 23 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST vs Aston Villa
Chelsea	FUL A BHA H ARS A HUL H BRE A BOU H	3H / 3A	Mon 24 Aug 2026, 20:00 BST at Fulham
Coventry City	ARS A HUL H MCI A BHA H NFO A NEW H	3H / 3A	Fri 21 Aug 2026, 20:00 BST at Arsenal
Crystal Palace	EVE A MCI H FUL A IPS H LEE A NFO H	3H / 3A	Sat 22 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST at Everton
Everton	CRY H BOU A MUN H TOT A IPS H HUL A	3H / 3A	Sat 22 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST vs Crystal Palace
Fulham	CHE H SUN A CRY H LIV A MUN H IPS A	3H / 3A	Mon 24 Aug 2026, 20:00 BST vs Chelsea
Hull City	MUN H COV A AVL H CHE A NEW A EVE H	3H / 3A	Sat 22 Aug 2026, 12:30 BST vs Manchester United
Ipswich Town	SUN H MUN A LIV H CRY A EVE A FUL H	3H / 3A	Sat 22 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST vs Sunderland
Leeds United	NFO A BRE H BHA A NEW H CRY H ARS A	3H / 3A	Sat 22 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST at Nottingham Forest
Liverpool	NEW A NFO H IPS A FUL H BOU A MCI H	3H / 3A	Sun 23 Aug 2026, 16:30 BST at Newcastle United
Manchester City	BOU H CRY A COV H MUN A SUN H LIV A	3H / 3A	Sun 23 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST vs Bournemouth
Manchester United	HUL A IPS H EVE A MCI H FUL A TOT H	3H / 3A	Sat 22 Aug 2026, 12:30 BST at Hull City
Newcastle United	LIV H TOT A BOU H LEE A HUL H COV A	3H / 3A	Sun 23 Aug 2026, 16:30 BST vs Liverpool
Nottingham Forest	LEE H LIV A TOT H AVL A COV H CRY A	3H / 3A	Sat 22 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST vs Leeds United
Sunderland	IPS A FUL H BRE A ARS H MCI A BHA H	3H / 3A	Sat 22 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST at Ipswich Town
Tottenham Hotspur	BRE A NEW H NFO A EVE H AVL H MUN A	3H / 3A	Sat 22 Aug 2026, 17:30 BST at Brentford

Players to keep in view

Use these links as the evidence trail behind each summer note: last season's role, minutes, form, ownership, and price history. As the new-season database opens, this hub moves onto the fresh records automatically.