2026–27 Premier League

2026–27 Premier League

The 2026–27 Premier League is the 35th season of the Premier League and the 128th season of top-flight English football overall. The season began on 21 August 2026, and is scheduled to conclude on 30 May 2027. The fixtures were released on 19 June 2026 at 10:00 BST.

The 2026–27 season consists of 33 weekend and five midweek rounds of matches. The summer transfer window opened on 15 June 2026 and closed on 1 September 2026 at 23:00 BST. The winter transfer window will open on 1 January 2027 and close on 1 February 2027 at 23:00 GMT.

Arsenal are the current defending champions.

Summary

Developments

This season saw the usual opening fixtures and final matchweek postponed by one week due to the 2026 FIFA World Cup taking place during the off-season. The fixtures were published on 19 June at 10:00 BST.

The previous calendar of five international breaks during the season will be reduced to four, with a three week international break between late September and early October occurring for the first time.

The Premier League implemented a ban on gambling sponsors appearing on the front of match day shirts from the 2026–27 season. This initiative aims to reduce the visibility of betting brands, following pressure regarding gambling normalisation, though betting companies can still sponsor sleeves, training kits, LED signs, and other club partnerships.

Teams

2026–27 Premier League

Twenty teams will compete in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams are Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City, returning to the top flight after absences of twenty-five, one and nine years respectively. They replaced West Ham United, Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers, who were relegated to the Championship after fourteen, one, and eight years in the top flight respectively.

Stadiums and locations

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Location</th><th>Stadium</th><th>Capacity</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Arsenal</td><td>London (Holloway)</td><td>Emirates Stadium</td><td>60,704</td></tr><tr><td>Aston Villa</td><td>Birmingham (Aston)</td><td>Villa Park</td><td>36,887</td></tr><tr><td>Bournemouth</td><td>Bournemouth</td><td>Dean Court</td><td>12,357</td></tr><tr><td>Brentford</td><td>London (Brentford)</td><td>Brentford Community Stadium</td><td>17,250</td></tr><tr><td>Brighton & Hove Albion</td><td>Brighton and Hove</td><td>Falmer Stadium</td><td>32,176</td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea</td><td>London (Fulham)</td><td>Stamford Bridge</td><td>40,044</td></tr><tr><td>Coventry City</td><td>Coventry</td><td>Coventry Building Society Arena</td><td>32,609</td></tr><tr><td>Crystal Palace</td><td>London (Selhurst)</td><td>Selhurst Park</td><td>25,194</td></tr><tr><td>Everton</td><td>Liverpool (Vauxhall)</td><td>Hill Dickinson Stadium</td><td>52,769</td></tr><tr><td>Fulham</td><td>London (Fulham)</td><td>Craven Cottage</td><td>28,107</td></tr><tr><td>Hull City</td><td>Kingston upon Hull</td><td>MKM Stadium</td><td>24,983</td></tr><tr><td>Ipswich Town</td><td>Ipswich</td><td>Portman Road</td><td>30,056</td></tr><tr><td>Leeds United</td><td>Leeds</td><td>Elland Road</td><td>37,633</td></tr><tr><td>Liverpool</td><td>Liverpool (Anfield)</td><td>Anfield</td><td>61,276</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester City</td><td>Manchester (Bradford)</td><td>City of Manchester Stadium</td><td>61,038</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester United</td><td>Manchester (Trafford)</td><td>Old Trafford</td><td>74,158</td></tr><tr><td>Newcastle United</td><td>Newcastle upon Tyne</td><td>St James' Park</td><td>52,729</td></tr><tr><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>West Bridgford</td><td>City Ground</td><td>31,212</td></tr><tr><td>Sunderland</td><td>Sunderland</td><td>Stadium of Light</td><td>48,095</td></tr><tr><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>London (Tottenham)</td><td>Tottenham Hotspur Stadium</td><td>62,850</td></tr></tbody></table>

For the 2026–27 season, the combined stadium capacity of the 20 Premier League clubs is 822,365, with an average of 41,118.

Personnel and kits

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Manager</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kit manufacturer</th><th>Shirt sponsor (chest)</th><th>Shirt sponsor (sleeve)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Arsenal</td><td>Mikel Arteta</td><td>Martin Ødegaard</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Emirates</td><td>Deel, Inc.</td></tr><tr><td>Aston Villa</td><td>Unai Emery</td><td>John McGinn</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Visit Rwanda</td><td>Betano</td></tr><tr><td>Bournemouth</td><td>Marco Rose</td><td>Adam Smith</td><td>Hummel</td><td>Vitality</td><td>MrQ</td></tr><tr><td>Brentford</td><td>Keith Andrews</td><td>Nathan Collins</td><td>Joma</td><td>Indeed</td><td>Cazoo</td></tr><tr><td>Brighton & Hove Albion</td><td>Fabian Hürzeler</td><td>Lewis Dunk</td><td>Nike</td><td>American Express</td><td>Experience Kissimmee</td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea</td><td>Xabi Alonso</td><td>Reece James</td><td>Nike</td><td>USDC</td><td>Vacant</td></tr><tr><td>Coventry City</td><td>Frank Lampard</td><td>Matt Grimes</td><td>Hummel</td><td>Monzo</td><td>Geely</td></tr><tr><td>Crystal Palace</td><td>Pierre Sage</td><td>Dean Henderson</td><td>Macron</td><td>Temporal</td><td>TBD</td></tr><tr><td>Everton</td><td>David Moyes</td><td>James Tarkowski</td><td>Castore</td><td>CMC Markets</td><td>Stake.com</td></tr><tr><td>Fulham</td><td>Álvaro Arbeloa</td><td>Tom Cairney</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Clickhouse</td><td>HiBob</td></tr><tr><td>Hull City</td><td>Sergej Jakirović</td><td>Lewie Coyle</td><td>Oxen</td><td>Corendon Airlines</td><td>McVitie's</td></tr><tr><td>Ipswich Town</td><td>Gary O'Neil</td><td>Dara O'Shea</td><td>Umbro</td><td>Halo Service Solutions</td><td>Play</td></tr><tr><td>Leeds United</td><td>Daniel Farke</td><td>Ethan Ampadu</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Red Bull</td><td>KChat</td></tr><tr><td>Liverpool</td><td>Andoni Iraola</td><td>Virgil van Dijk</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Standard Chartered</td><td>Expedia</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester City</td><td>Enzo Maresca</td><td>Rúben Dias</td><td>Puma</td><td>Etihad Airways</td><td>OKX</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester United</td><td>Michael Carrick</td><td>Bruno Fernandes</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Qualcomm Snapdragon</td><td>Vacant</td></tr><tr><td>Newcastle United</td><td>Matthias Jaissle</td><td>Dan Burn</td><td>Adidas</td><td>KNOX Hydrate</td><td>Noon</td></tr><tr><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>Oliver Glasner</td><td>Ryan Yates</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Marex</td><td>Bally's Intralot</td></tr><tr><td>Sunderland</td><td>Régis Le Bris</td><td>Granit Xhaka</td><td>Hummel</td><td>Vacant</td><td>Vacant</td></tr><tr><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>Roberto De Zerbi</td><td>Micky van de Ven</td><td>Nike</td><td>AIA</td><td>Kraken</td></tr></tbody></table>

Managerial changes

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Outgoing manager</th><th>Manner of departure</th><th>Date of vacancy</th><th>Position in the table</th><th>Incoming manager</th><th>Date of appointment</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Bournemouth</td><td>Andoni Iraola</td><td>End of contract</td><td rowspan="3">24 May 2026</td><td rowspan="9">Pre-season</td><td>Marco Rose</td><td>1 June 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Chelsea</td><td>Calum McFarlane</td><td>End of interim spell</td><td>Xabi Alonso</td><td>1 July 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester City</td><td>Pep Guardiola</td><td>Resigned</td><td>Enzo Maresca</td><td>29 June 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Crystal Palace</td><td>Oliver Glasner</td><td>End of contract</td><td>27 May 2026</td><td>Pierre Sage</td><td>15 June 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Liverpool</td><td>Arne Slot</td><td>Sacked</td><td>30 May 2026</td><td>Andoni Iraola</td><td>4 June 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Fulham</td><td>Marco Silva</td><td>End of contract</td><td>2 June 2026</td><td>Álvaro Arbeloa</td><td>7 July 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Ipswich Town</td><td>Kieran McKenna</td><td>Resigned</td><td>10 June 2026</td><td>Gary O'Neil</td><td>23 June 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>Vítor Pereira</td><td>Sacked</td><td>2 July 2026</td><td>Oliver Glasner</td><td>6 July 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Newcastle United</td><td>Eddie Howe</td><td>Resigned</td><td>30 July 2026</td><td>Matthias Jaissle</td><td>5 August 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>

League table

2026–27 Premier League

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><th>Manchester City</th><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>+5</td><td>9</td><td rowspan="4">Qualification for the Champions League league phase</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><th>Arsenal</th><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>+4</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><th>Hull City</th><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>+3</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><th>Chelsea</th><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>+2</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><th>Brentford</th><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>+3</td><td>5</td><td rowspan="1">Qualification for the Europa League league phase</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><th>Liverpool</th><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>+2</td><td>5</td><td rowspan="12"></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><th>Newcastle United</th><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>+2</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><th>Leeds United</th><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>+1</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><th>Brighton & Hove Albion</th><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>+3</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><th>Everton</th><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>+2</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><th>Sunderland</th><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><th>Manchester United</th><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>+1</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><th>Crystal Palace</th><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>−4</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><th>Ipswich Town</th><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>−4</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><th>Bournemouth</th><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>−1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><th>Nottingham Forest</th><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>−1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><th>Tottenham Hotspur</th><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>−5</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><th>Fulham</th><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>−3</td><td>0</td><td rowspan="3">Relegation to EFL Championship</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><th>Coventry City</th><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>−5</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><th>Aston Villa</th><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>−5</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Season statistics

Top scorers

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3">1</td><td>Bruno Fernandes</td><td>Manchester United</td><td rowspan="3">3</td></tr><tr><td>Erling Haaland</td><td>Manchester City</td></tr><tr><td>Alexander Isak</td><td>Liverpool</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="10">4</td><td>Rayan Cherki</td><td>Manchester City</td><td rowspan="10">2</td></tr><tr><td>Anthony Elanga</td><td>Newcastle United</td></tr><tr><td>Jack Hinshelwood</td><td>Brighton & Hove Albion</td></tr><tr><td>Vitaly Janelt</td><td>Brentford</td></tr><tr><td>Josh King</td><td>Fulham</td></tr><tr><td>Tyrick Mitchell</td><td>Crystal Palace</td></tr><tr><td>Cole Palmer</td><td rowspan="2">Chelsea</td></tr><tr><td>João Pedro</td></tr><tr><td>Bukayo Saka</td><td>Arsenal</td></tr><tr><td>Marcus Tavernier</td><td>Bournemouth</td></tr></tbody></table>

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Bruno Fernandes	Manchester United	Ipswich Town	5–2 (H)	30 August 2026

Clean sheets

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Clean sheets</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2">1</td><td>David Raya</td><td>Arsenal</td><td rowspan="2">2</td></tr><tr><td>Konstantinos Tzolakis</td><td>Hull City</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="10">3</td><td>Alisson</td><td>Liverpool</td><td rowspan="10">1</td></tr><tr><td>Gianluigi Donnarumma</td><td>Manchester City</td></tr><tr><td>Lukáš Horníček</td><td>Newcastle United</td></tr><tr><td>Caoimhín Kelleher</td><td>Brentford</td></tr><tr><td>Antonín Kinský</td><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td></tr><tr><td>Jordan Pickford</td><td>Everton</td></tr><tr><td>Robin Roefs</td><td>Sunderland</td></tr><tr><td>Matz Sels</td><td>Nottingham Forest</td></tr><tr><td>James Trafford</td><td>Leeds United</td></tr><tr><td>Bart Verbruggen</td><td>Brighton & Hove Albion</td></tr></tbody></table>

Player

• Most yellow cards: 3 • Vitaly Janelt (Brentford)

• Most red cards: 1 • João Gomes (Aston Villa)

Club

• Fewest yellow cards: 2 • Arsenal • Crystal Palace • Everton • Manchester United