The 2026–27 Premier League is the 35th season of the Premier League and the 128th season of English football overall. The season began on 21 August 2026 and is scheduled to conclude on 30 May 2027. The full list of fixtures was released at 10:00 BST on 19 June 2026.
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 at 23:00 BST on 1 September 2026. The winter transfer window will open on 1 January 2027 and close at 23:00 GMT on 1 February 2027.
Arsenal are the 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 at 10:00 BST on 19 June 2026.
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. During the late September-early October international break, it was confirmed by the Premier League that Manchester City were found guilty of 114 charges related to breaching the Premier League's financial regulations between 2009 and 2018.
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 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
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location Stadium Capacity Arsenal London Emirates Stadium60,704 Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park36,887 Bournemouth Bournemouth Dean Court12,357 Brentford London Brentford Community Stadium17,250 Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton and Hove Falmer Stadium32,176 Chelsea London Stamford Bridge40,044 Coventry City Coventry Coventry Building Society Arena32,609 Crystal Palace London Selhurst Park25,194 Everton Liverpool Hill Dickinson Stadium52,769 Fulham London Craven Cottage28,107 Hull City Kingston upon Hull MKM Stadium24,983 Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road30,056 Leeds United Leeds Elland Road37,633 Liverpool Liverpool Anfield 61,276 Manchester City Manchester City of Manchester Stadium61,038 Manchester United Manchester Old Trafford74,158 Newcastle United Newcastle upon Tyne St James' Park52,729 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground31,212 Sunderland Sunderland Stadium of Light48,095Tottenham HotspurLondon Tottenham Hotspur Stadium62,850
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
TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (chest)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)Arsenal Mikel Arteta Martin Ødegaard Adidas Emirates Deel, Inc.Aston Villa Unai Emery John McGinn Adidas Visit Rwanda BetanoBournemouth Marco Rose Adam Smith Hummel Vitality MrQBrentford Keith Andrews Nathan Collins Joma Indeed CazooBrighton & Hove Albion Fabian Hürzeler Lewis Dunk Nike American Express Experience KissimmeeChelsea Xabi Alonso Reece James Nike USDCNoneCoventry City Frank Lampard Matt Grimes Hummel Monzo GeelyCrystal Palace Pierre Sage Dean Henderson Macron Temporal CHEXXEverton David Moyes James Tarkowski Castore CMC Markets Stake.comFulham Álvaro Arbeloa Tom Cairney Adidas Clickhouse HiBobHull City Sergej Jakirović Lewie Coyle Oxen Corendon Airlines McVitie'sIpswich Town Gary O'Neil Dara O'Shea Umbro Halo Service Solutions PlayLeeds United Daniel Farke Ethan Ampadu Adidas Red Bull KChatLiverpool Andoni Iraola Virgil van Dijk Adidas Standard Chartered ExpediaManchester City Enzo Maresca Rúben Dias Puma Etihad Airways OKXManchester United Michael Carrick Bruno Fernandes Adidas Qualcomm Snapdragon SumUpNewcastle United Matthias Jaissle Dan Burn Adidas KNOX Hydrate NoonNottingham Forest Oliver Glasner Ryan Yates Adidas Marex Bally's IntralotSunderland Régis Le Bris Granit Xhaka HummelTBC ShuffleTottenham Hotspur Roberto De Zerbi Micky van de Ven Nike AIA Kraken
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentBournemouth Andoni IraolaEnd of contract24 May 2026Pre-season Marco Rose1 June 2026Chelsea Calum McFarlaneEnd of interim spell Xabi Alonso1 July 2026Manchester City Pep GuardiolaResigned Enzo Maresca29 June 2026Crystal Palace Oliver GlasnerEnd of contract27 May 2026 Pierre Sage15 June 2026Liverpool Arne SlotSacked30 May 2026 Andoni Iraola4 June 2026Fulham Marco SilvaEnd of contract2 June 2026 Álvaro Arbeloa7 July 2026Ipswich Town Kieran McKennaResigned10 June 2026 Gary O'Neil23 June 2026Nottingham Forest Vítor PereiraSacked2 July 2026 Oliver Glasner6 July 2026Newcastle United Eddie HoweResigned 30 July 2026 Matthias Jaissle5 August 2026
League table
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Erling HaalandManchester City52 Alexander IsakLiverpool43 Brian BrobbeySunderland3 Dominic Calvert-LewinLeeds United Rayan CherkiManchester City Bruno FernandesManchester United Pascal GroßBrighton & Hove Albion João PedroChelsea Morgan Rogers Bukayo SakaArsenal Kevin SchadeBrentford Marcus TavernierBournemouth
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Bruno FernandesManchester UnitedIpswich Town5–2 (H)30 August 2026 Brian BrobbeySunderlandManchester City3–5 (A)20 September 2026
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 AlissonLiverpool3 Jordan PickfordEverton David RayaArsenal Konstantinos TzolakisHull City Bart VerbruggenBrighton & Hove Albion6 Gianluigi DonnarummaManchester City2 Caoimhín KelleherBrentford Antonín KinskýTottenham Hotspur James TraffordLeeds United10 Walter BenítezCrystal Palace1 Lukáš HorníčekNewcastle United Bernd LenoFulham Robin RoefsSunderland Carl RushworthCoventry City Matz SelsNottingham Forest Zion SuzukiAston Villa
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 3 Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United) Matt Crooks (Hull City) Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) Oli McBurnie (Hull City) Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) Adam Smith (Bournemouth)
Most red cards: 1 Taiwo Awoniyi (Coventry City) Axel Disasi (Crystal Palace) Abdul Fatawu (Ipswich Town) Phil Foden (Manchester City) João Gomes (Aston Villa) Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland)
Club Most yellow cards: 17 Hull City
Fewest yellow cards: 4 Coventry City
Most red cards: 1 Aston Villa Coventry City Crystal Palace Ipswich Town Manchester City Sunderland
Fewest red cards: 0 Fourteen clubs
Awards Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthGoal of the MonthSave of the MonthReferencesManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubAugust Sergej JakirovićHull City João PedroChelsea Anthony ElangaNewcastle United Jordan PickfordEvertonSeptember Fabian HürzelerBrighton & Hove Albion Pascal GroßBrighton & Hove Albion Lewis DunkBrighton & Hove Albion David RayaArsenal
References