Premier League fixture release day LIVE:
The complete Premier League fixture list, as every club finds out their schedule for the upcoming campaign.
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That's all for this afternoon, thanks for following! It'll feel like a long couple of month until the Premier League swings back into action but at least there's the small matter of football coming home in the meantime.
Do check out our piece on the fixtures ranked from easiest to hardest here -
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Revealed: Premier League's hardest and easiest starts ranked 1-20
The much-anticipated fixture list was at last released at 10am on Friday morning, giving supporters their first real insight into how their clubs' seasons could shape up.
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ALL 380 GAMES HERE
They're all in! Take a look at who your side face and when with the full official list of Premier League fixtures for the 2026-27 season.
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Premier League fixture release: Carrick gets dream start
The 2026-27 Premier League fixtures are finally here - and Michael Carrick has been handed the dream start to his first full campaign in the Old Trafford hotseat.
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A walkover?
Arsenal opening up against Coventry at home is about as close to a banker as you can get for the champions. It'll suit Arteta not necessarily having to use his strongest line-up straight after the World Cup too. The odds - and history - are very much against the visitors on the Friday night.
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The ins-and-outs at Chelsea
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Chelsea Transfer Briefing: why Cucurella was sold and Jackson latest
Chelsea have sold Marc Cucurella to Real but still have work to do, this being a big transfer window if they are to get back in the Champions League. Here's the latest from inside Stamford Bridge.
11:27Will it come down to the last day?
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How will Everton fare?
The end of November and the end of January will be circled by every Evertonian next season for the Merseyside derby. Liverpool managed to win both games last term so David Moyes' side will be desperate to avoid a repeat.
The Toffees begin their season away at Bournemouth, Tottenham, Hull and Arsenal.
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Opening day experts
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A nice run-in for Newcastle
It's hard to predict quite where Newcastle will land next season after a disappointing campaign. There's a lot of time left to get bodies in but you feel the outgoings could be just as significant, with Tonali and Hall in particular of interest elsewhere. What they'll be playing for with five games to go is hard to predict but the run-in is pretty kind.
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Can anyone beat Haaland to the Golden Boot?
Erling Haaland claimed his third successive Premier League Golden Boot last term with 27 goals in 35 games for Man City, seeing off Igor Thiago in second spot.
Will anyone be able to stop the Norwegian making it four in a row? Maybe Gyokeres in his second season could tee off or perhaps a fit again Alexander Isak might pose a threat.
10:26Man City fans take note
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Look at that Cov kit *chef's kiss*
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Rating the difficulty of start -
Opta have this very helpful visual guide into how tough each team has it for the starting period of the season. Toughest for Liverpool over the first 10 games interestingly, as mentioned before Man United on paper have an easy start:
Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
