With the World Cup now over, attention is turning towards the 2026/27 Premier League season.
Following the latest official announcement, we now expect FPL to launch this week. Read more in our FPL Drops Major 2026/27 Update as Launch Moves Closer article, while our Elite managers have also predicted the prices of several key players in Could Palmer Drop and Bruno Rise? Elite Managers Predict FPL Prices.
Pre-season friendlies can offer valuable Gameweek 1 clues, including possible starting line-ups, formations, set-piece takers and new signings.
Here is every confirmed Premier League pre-season fixture so far.
Results are rarely the most important part of pre-season from an FPL perspective. Instead, managers should pay attention to:
Pre-season minutes should not be treated as a guarantee of a Gameweek 1 start, particularly while international players are gradually returning. However, patterns across several friendlies can provide useful early clues.
All kick-off times are BST.
1 August: Girona v Arsenal (Estadi Montilivi, Girona, 19:00)
5 August: Arsenal v Real Betis (Aviva Stadium, Dublin, 19:30)
9 August: Arsenal v Borussia Dortmund (Emirates Stadium, London, 14:00)
12 August: Arsenal v Como (Emirates Stadium, London, 19:30)
16 August: Community Shield – Arsenal v Manchester City (Principality Stadium, Cardiff, 15:00)
21 July: Walsall v Aston Villa (Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium, 19:30)
28 July: Aston Villa v Real Sociedad (Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium, 19:30)
1 August: Indonesia All-Stars v Aston Villa (Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, 19:00)
4 August: BG Pathum United v Aston Villa (True BG Stadium, Pathum Thani, 19:30)
7 August: Aston Villa v Bayern Munich (Kai Tak Stadium, Hong Kong, TBC)
15 August: Borussia Monchengladbach v Aston Villa (Borussia-Park, Monchengladbach, 14:30)
24 July: St. Pauli v Bournemouth (Saalfelden Arena, Austria, 15:00)
30 July: Augsburg v Bournemouth (Saalfelden Arena, Austria, 15:00)
4 August: Bournemouth v Genoa (behind closed doors)
8 August: Real Betis v Bournemouth (Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville, 19:30)
8 August: Stade Rennais v Brentford (Roazhon Park, Rennes, 17:00)
15 August: Brentford v Eintracht Frankfurt (Gtech Community Stadium, London)
25 July: Brighton v Annecy (behind closed doors)
1 August: Brighton v Strasbourg (behind closed doors)
8 August: Brighton v Roma (Amex Stadium, Brighton, 15:00)
15 August: Brighton v Bologna (Amex Stadium, Brighton, 15:00)
28 July: Western Sydney Wanderers v Chelsea (Accor Stadium, Sydney, 10:45)
1 August: Chelsea v Tottenham (Accor Stadium, Sydney, 10:45)
5 August: Chelsea v Juventus (Kai Tak Stadium, Hong Kong, 12:30)
8 August: Chelsea v AC Milan (Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, 13:00)
11 August: Johor Darul Ta'zim v Chelsea (Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Johor, 13:00)
18 July: Northampton 0-0 Coventry (Sixfields Stadium, Northampton)
8 August: Coventry v Espanyol (CBS Arena, Coventry, 17:30)
14 August: Coventry v Monaco (CBS Arena, Coventry, 19:00)
28 July: Crystal Palace v Lens (Lake Como, Italy, 18:00)
28 July: Crystal Palace v FC Famalicao (Lake Como, Italy, 19:30)
18 July: Dundee 0-4 Everton (Dens Park, Dundee)
25 July: Bolton v Everton (Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton, 15:00)
28 July: Stoke City v Everton (bet365 Stadium, Stoke, 19:45)
1 August: Hamburg v Everton (MHP Arena, Stuttgart, 16:00)
8 August: Stuttgart v Everton (MHP Arena, Stuttgart, 16:00)
12 August: Everton v Newcastle (Murrayfield, Edinburgh, 17:15)
No fixtures announced.
No fixtures announced.
29 July: Ipswich v Osasuna (JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester, 19:45)
1 August: Oxford Utd v Ipswich (Kassam Stadium, Oxford, 12:00)
1 August: Wycombe v Ipswich (Adams Park, Wycombe, 16:00)
4 August: Ipswich v Le Havre (Portman Road, Ipswich, 19:45)
8 August: Ipswich v Rayo Vallecano (Portman Road, Ipswich, 15:00)
15 August: Union Berlin v Ipswich (Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, Berlin, 14:30)
25 July: Leeds v Wrexham (Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, 00:30)
30 July: Leeds v Sunderland (Sports Illustrated Stadium, New Jersey, 00:30)
2 August: Leeds United v Liverpool (Soldier Field, Chicago, 21:00)
8 August: Leeds United v RB Leipzig (Elland Road, Leeds, 14:00)
12 August: Leeds United v Manchester United (Croke Park, Dublin, 19:30)
15 August: Leeds United v Augsburg (Elland Road, Leeds, 15:00)
25 July: Liverpool v Sunderland (Geodis Park, Nashville, 23:00)
29 July: Liverpool v Wrexham (Yankee Stadium, New York, 00:30)
2 August: Liverpool v Leeds (Soldier Field, Chicago, 21:00)
9 August: Liverpool v Monaco (Anfield, Liverpool, 14:30)
16 August: Liverpool v Como (Anfield, Liverpool, 18:00)
1 August: Manchester City v Inter Milan (Kai Tak Stadium, Hong Kong, 12:30)
5 August: Manchester City v K-League All-Stars (Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul)
9 August: Manchester City v Atletico Madrid (Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul)
16 August: FA Community Shield – Manchester City v Arsenal (Principality Stadium, Cardiff, 15:00)
18 July: Manchester United 0-1 Wrexham (Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki)
24 July: Manchester United v Rosenborg (Lerkendal Stadium, Trondheim, 17:00)
1 August: Manchester United v Atletico Madrid (Stockholm, 14:00)
8 August: Manchester United v Paris St-Germain (Gothenburg, 16:00)
12 August: Manchester United v Leeds United (Croke Park, Dublin, 15:00)
15 August: Manchester United v AC Milan (Tarczynski Arena, Wroclaw, 15:45)
18 July: Newcastle 3-0 Darlington (behind closed doors)
25 July: Gateshead v Newcastle (Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead, 12:30)
29 July: Bristol City v Newcastle (Ashton Gate, Bristol, 19:30)
8 August: Valencia v Newcastle (Mestalla Stadium, Valencia, 20:00)
12 August: Everton v Newcastle (Murrayfield, Edinburgh, 17:15)
15 August: Newcastle v Bayer Leverkusen (St James' Park, Newcastle, 15:00)
16 August: Newcastle v Strasbourg (St James' Park, Newcastle, 16:00)
18 July: Notts County 0-2 Nottingham Forest (Meadow Lane, Nottingham)
22 July: Nottingham Forest v Blackburn Rovers (Estadio de Nora, Albufeira, 11:00)
26 July: Nottingham Forest v Vitoria (behind closed doors)
31 July: Nottingham Forest v Sporting (Estadio Algarve, Faro, TBC)
12 August: Nottingham Forest v Bayer Leverkusen (City Ground, Nottingham, 19:45)
16 August: Nottingham Forest v Brest (City Ground, Nottingham, 14:00)
18 July: York City 1-5 Sunderland (LNER Community Stadium, York)
25 July: Sunderland v Liverpool (Geodis Park, Nashville, 23:00)
30 July: Sunderland v Leeds (Sports Illustrated Stadium, New Jersey, 00:30)
2 August: Sunderland v Wrexham (Subaru Park, Pennsylvania, 17:00)
8 August: Lens v Sunderland (behind closed doors, 11:00)
8 August: Lens v Sunderland (Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, 16:00)
15 August: Sunderland v Rennes (Stadium of Light, Sunderland, 15:00)
22 July: Tottenham v MK Dons (behind closed doors)
26 July: Auckland FC v Tottenham (Eden Park, Auckland, 04:30)
29 July: Sydney FC v Tottenham (Accor Stadium, Sydney, 10:45)
1 August: Tottenham v Chelsea (Accor Stadium, Sydney, 10:45)
8 August: Tottenham v Getafe (behind closed doors)
15 August: Tottenham v Hoffenheim (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, 15:00)
16 August: Tottenham v Hoffenheim (behind closed doors)
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