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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
Aug. 1: Girona vs. Arsenal, 7 p.m.
Aug. 5: Arsenal vs. 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.
July 21: Walsall 0-5 Aston Villa, Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium
July 25: Aston Villa vs. Porto, Portugal, 8 p.m.
July 28: Aston Villa vs. Real Sociedad, Walsaal, 7.30 p.m.
Aug. 1: Indonesia All-Stars vs Aston Villa, Jakarta, 1 p.m.
Aug. 4: BG Pathum United vs Aston Villa, Pathum Thani, 1.30 p.m.
Aug. 7: Aston Villa vs. Bayern Munich, Hong Kong, 1 p.m.
Aug. 12: Aston Villa vs. Paris Saint-Germain, Salzburg, 8 p.m.
Aug. 15: Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Aston Villa, 2.30 p.m.
July 24: St Pauli vs Bournemouth, Saalfelden, 4 p.m.
July 30: Augsburg vs Bournemouth, Saalfelden, 4 p.m.
Aug. 4: Genoa vs 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.
Aug. 8: Stade Rennais vs. Brentford, State Rennais, 5 p.m.
Aug. 15: Brentford vs. Eintracht Frankfurt, Gtech Community Centre, 3 p.m.
July 25: Annecy vs Brighton, France (behind closed doors)
Aug. 1: Strasbourg vs Brighton, France (behind closed doors)
Aug. 8: Brighton vs Roma, The Amex, 3 p.m.
Aug. 15: Brighton vs Bologna , The Amex, 3 p.m.
July 28: Chelsea vs. Western Sydney Wanderers, Sydney, 10.45 a.m.
Aug. 1: Chelsea vs. Tottenham, Sydney, 10.45 a.m.
Aug. 5: Chelsea vs. 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.
July 11: AFC Wimbledon 3-2 Coventry - behind closed doors
July 18: Northampton vs Coventry, Sixfields, 2 p.m.
Aug. 8: Coventry vs Espanyol , Coventry Building Society Arena, 5.30 p.m.
July 18: Palace 5-1 Swindon, Palace training ground (behind closed doors)
July 25: Crystal Palace vs. Bromley, 3 p.m.
July 28: Crystal Palace vs. Lens, Lake Como, 6 p.m.
July 28: Crystal Palace vs. Famalicao Lake Como, 7:30 p.m.
July 31 or August 1: Palace v TBC, (5 p.m. or 7.45 p.m.)
Aug. 15: SC Freiburg vs. Crystal Palace, Freiburg, 1 p.m.
July 18: Dundee 0-4 vs. Everton, Dens Park
July 25: Bolton vs. Everton, Toughsheet Community Stadium, 3 p.m.
July 28: Stoke vs. Everton, bet365 Stadium, 7.45 p.m.
Aug. 1: Hamburg vs Everton, Volksparkstadion, 4 p.m.
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.
Aug. 15: Fulham vs Stuttgart, Craven Cottage, 4 p.m.
July 25: Hull vs Konyaspor, Slovenia, KO TBC
July 28: Hull vs Caykur Rizespor, Slovenia, KO TBC
Aug. 1: Hull vs Kasımpasa, Istanbul, KO TBC
Aug. 8: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Hull, Germany, 2 p.m.
Aug. 15: Hull vs Nice, MKM Stadium (3 p.m.)
July 29: Ipswich v Osasuna, Colchester, 7.45 p.m.
Aug. 1: Oxford vs. Ipswich, Kassam Stadium, 12 p.m.
Aug. 1: Wycombe vs. Ipswich, Adams Park, 4 p.m.
Aug. 4: Ipswich vs. 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.
July 26: Leeds vs. Wrexham, Tampa, 12.30 a.m.
July 31: Leeds vs. Sunderland, New Jersey, 12.30 a.m.
Aug. 2: Leeds vs. Liverpool, Chicago, 9 p.m.
Aug. 8: Leeds vs RB Leipzig, Elland Road, 2 p.m .
Aug. 12: Leeds vs. Man Utd, Dublin, 7.30 p.m.
July 25: Liverpool vs. Sunderland, Nashville, 11 p.m.
July 30: Liverpool vs. Wrexham, New York, 12.30 a.m.
Aug. 2: Liverpool vs. Leeds, Chicago, 9 p.m.
Aug. 9: Liverpool vs. Monaco, 2.30 p.m.
Aug. 16: Liverpool vs. Como, 6 p.m.
Aug. 1: Man City vs. Inter, Hong Kong, 12.30 p.m.
Aug. 5: Man City vs. K-League All-Stars, Seoul, 12 p.m.
Aug. 9: Man City vs. Atletico Madrid, Seoul, 12 p.m.
Aug. 16: Community Shield -- Arsenal vs. Man City, Cardiff, 3 p.m.
July 18: Man Utd 0-1 Wrexham, Helsinki
July 24: Man Utd vs. Rosenborg, Trondheim, 5 p.m.
Aug. 1: Man Utd vs. Atletico Madrid, Stockholm, 2 p.m.
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.
July 18: Newcastle 3-0 Darlington, Newcastle training ground (behind closed doors)
July 25: Gateshead vs Newcastle, Gateshead International Stadium, 12.30 p.m.
July 29: Bristol City vs Newcastle, Ashton Gate, 7.30 p.m.
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.
July 18: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Notts County, Meadow Lane
July 22: Forest 3-0 Blackburn, Estadio da Nora (Portugal)
July 26: Nottingham Forest vs. Vitoria, Portugal (behind closed doors)
July 31: Nottingham Forest vs. Sporting, Estadio Algarve, 7.45 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.
July 18: York City 1-5 Sunderland, LNER Community Stadium
July 25: Sunderland vs. Liverpool, Nashville, 11 p.m.
July 31: Sunderland vs. Leeds, New Jersey, 12.30 a.m.
Aug. 2: Sunderland vs. Wrexham, Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
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.
July 22: Tottenham 1-0 MK Dons, Spurs training ground (behind closed doors), 4 p.m.
July 26: Tottenham vs. Auckland FC, Auckland, 4.30 a.m.
July 29: Tottenham vs. Sydney FC, Sydney, 10.45 a.m.
Aug. 1: Tottenham vs. Chelsea, Sydney, 10.45 a.m.
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
