Arsenal will launch their 2026\/27 Premier League title defence with a Friday night home meeting against Coventry City. That opening fixture precedes a demanding early sequence that includes away trips to Aston Villa and a home game with Chelsea shortly afterward.<\/p>\n
Supporters will be watching the north London derby dates closely. The away fixture at Tottenham Hotspur is scheduled for early December, while the return meeting at the Emirates comes in May. Historic meetings with Manchester United are also grouped in the winter months, with encounters in December and February.<\/p>\n
Matches against last season\u2019s runners-up Manchester City are set for late November and late January. The fixtures list in the draft also notes a final intention to finish the campaign at home to Brighton & Hove Albion.<\/p>\n
The published schedule arranges a number of notable dates across the season. Arsenal face Liverpool at the end of October, host Manchester City on 28 November, and travel to Manchester City on 30 January. Boxing Day sees Arsenal play Crystal Palace away on 26 December and there is a home game against Manchester United on 19 December. The north London return with Tottenham at the Emirates is on 1 May.<\/p>\n
All kick-off times in the schedule are given in Eastern Time and British Summer Time or Greenwich Mean Time depending on the time of year. Live TV broadcasts will be chosen for select Premier League games throughout the season, and dates or kick-off times remain subject to change.<\/p>\n
Fans planning the season can use the dates provided to map out travel and viewing plans. The schedule groups several high-intensity fixtures into the winter months, while key domestic rivals are spread across November, December, January and February, before the campaign concludes in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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