Premier League champions Arsenal will begin their title defence against newly-promoted Coventry live on Sky Sports on Friday August 21.
The curtain-raising fixture will be Coventry’s first game in the top flight in 25 years and will take place at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners, who ended a 22-year wait to become champions last season, face Aston Villa at Villa Park in their second game on August 29 before meeting Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in their third fixture on September 5.
Their first meeting with last season’s runners-up Manchester City comes at the Emirates Stadium on November 28, with the first north London derby of the campaign taking place away to Tottenham a week later on December 5.
Arsenal face Manchester City and Liverpool in consecutive games on January 30 and February 6 at the Etihad Stadium and the Emirates Stadium respectively.
The home game against Spurs is on May 1, before the Gunners finish the campaign with fixtures against Leeds (May 8), Nottingham Forest (May 15), Everton (May 23) and, finally, a home game against Brighton on May 30.
Arsenal’s 2026/27 Premier League fixtures
All fixtures subject to change.
August
21: Coventry (h) – 8pm, live on Sky Sports
29: Aston Villa (a) – 3pm
September
5: Chelsea (h) – 3pm
12: Sunderland (a) – 3pm
19: Brighton (a) – 3pm
October
10: Leeds (h) – 3pm
17: Nottingham Forest (a) – 3pm
24: Everton (h) – 3pm
31: Liverpool (a) – 3pm
November
7: Hull (h) – 3pm
21: Newcastle (a) – 3pm
28: Man City (h) – 3pm
December
2: Brentford (a) – 8pm
5: Tottenham (a) – 3pm
12: Bournemouth (h) – 3pm
19: Man Utd (h) – 3pm
26: Crystal Palace (a) – 3pm
30: Fulham (a) – 8pm
January
2: Ipswich (h) – 3pm
6: Brentford (h) – 8pm
16: Hull (a) – 3pm
23: Newcastle (h) – 3pm
30: Man City (a) – 3pm
February
6: Liverpool (h) – 3pm
10: Ipswich (a) – 8pm
20: Fulham (h) – 3pm
27: Man Utd (a) – 3pm
March
3: Crystal Palace (h) – 8pm
13: Chelsea (a) – 3pm
20: Sunderland (h) – 3pm
April
10: Coventry (a) – 3pm
17: Aston Villa (h) – 3pm
24: Bournemouth (a) – 3pm
May
1: Tottenham (h) – 3pm
8: Leeds (a) – 3pm
15: Nottingham Forest (h) – 3pm
23: Everton (a) – 3pm
30: Brighton (h) – 4pm
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The key dates of Arsenal’s 2026-27 season
August 16: Community Shield vs Manchester City, Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, kick-off 3pm
August 21: Premier League campaign starts
August 27: Champions League league phase draw
September 8-10: Champions League league phase starts
January 9: FA Cup third round
January 27: Champions League league phase ends
February 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
