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Premier League Sets 2026–27 Dates With Later Start to Ease Player Workload

Officials framed the move as a player-welfare measure responding to the expanded summer World Cup.

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Premier League 2026-27 season to start on August 22
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - Sunday, November 9, 2025: Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Ibrahima Konaté, Andy Robertson, Alexis Mac Allister line-up before the FA Premier League match between Manchester City FC and Liverpool FC at the City of Manchester Stadium. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
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Overview

  • The 2026/27 campaign will run from August 22, 2026 to May 30, 2027 after a one-week delay to the usual start.
  • Players will have 89 days from this season’s finish and 33 days from the World Cup final before the new season begins.
  • The format features 33 weekend rounds and five midweek rounds, with at least 60 hours between match rounds over Christmas and New Year.
  • Boxing Day 2026 falls on a Saturday, enabling a fuller programme to return after this season’s single December 26 fixture.
  • The league will seek to avoid UEFA club competition dates and will finish one week before the 2027 Champions League final, and separate reports suggest a longer September international window with no October break.