When Will Premier League 2025/26 Schedule Be Released?

With Premier League football set to enter a new season, fans are eagerly waiting for the match schedule to be released. The league officials announced that the details of 380 games for the 2025/26 season will be made public at exactly 09:00 BST on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The full fixture will be available on the Premier League official website, premierleague.com, and their mobile app, providing supporters with immediate access to every detail.

The fixture announcement of the Premier League holds great significance as it allows clubs, fans, and broadcasters to start preparing for another thrilling season of English club football. Liverpool, the reigning champions who won their 20th Premier League trophy in the 2024/25 season, will be keen to make a positive start to their title defense. The kick-off times are expected to be the same as last season. However, the timings can be changed later when the official broadcasters finalize their plans for the next Premier League campaign.

Process of Premier League Fixture Making

Assembling the Premier League match list is definitely not an easy task, with the multinational IT firm, Atos, in charge of it. The mastermind behind scheduling an astounding 2,036 matches across four divisions of English football is Atos fixture-list generator Glenn Thompson. The process starts at the beginning of the year when Thompson evaluates international dates purchased from FIFA, the fixtures of European club competitions, and the Football Association Cup before confirming the calendar for the Premier League.

The fixture computer system, which has been in operation since 1982, uses advanced algorithms and pair grids to select match pairings randomly following several varying constraints and requirements. Clubs are allowed to request specific dates for their home games after discussing with local police forces. The structure also takes account of the geography, security level, and the balance of home and away fixtures of each team across the season.

Another important criterion is sequencing, as the Premier League organizers try to keep reverse home and away games towards the latter stages of the season to make it more interesting. The club representatives work closely with the league officials to maintain clarity from both ends.

Season Structure and Key Dates

The 2025/26 Premier League campaign will begin on the August 16-17, 2025, bank holiday weekend, although the initial game is slated to be played on Friday, August 15, as a trend set by the new Sky Sports to launch the season with a Friday night game. The campaign will be wrapped up on 24th May 2026, Sunday, when all last-round fixtures will be played simultaneously at 16:00 BST, following the season finale tradition.

The new season will have 33 weekend rounds of fixtures and five midweek rounds of fixtures. The Premier League is giving priority to the welfare of players by ensuring at least 60 hours of break between two rounds, especially during the holiday season. Importantly, no fixture will be scheduled on Christmas Eve. The 202-26 Premier League will conclude ahead of the FIFA 2026 World Cup call-up window, with the tournament commencing on 11th June 2026 in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.