Leeds United Premier League fixtures 2026-27: Whites have history to beat in opening games
Leeds United will start their 2026-27 Premier League programme with a couple of fixtures that have caused them problems in recent years.
The Whites kick off their campaign at Nottingham Forest's City Ground, where they have not won since August 2017. They have only played there four times since, but have lost all four matches, including November's 3-1 defeat at a time when pressure was mounting on manager Daniel Farke.
The match will kick off on Saturday, August 22 at 3pm.
Starting away from home gives Leeds extra time to work on the expansion of Elland Road, with work stepping up a level as soon as last season ended.
Their first home game is against last season's surprise package Brentford, who have drawn all three Premier League matches they have played at Elland Road.
Eddie Nketiah scored the only goal the last time Leeds won at home to the Bees, in the 2019-20 Championship.
The long trip to Brighton and Hove Albion at least comes in early September, and the first games against the eight other English teams playing European football next season are held back until those competitions are up and running, which should be to Leeds' advantage.
This year sees the Premier League's first mega international break, with three weeks off in September/October. Leeds come out of it with a trip to Arsenal and a visit from Manchester United.
They have consecutive away games at Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool on the back of the November international break, reviving memories of the spell in November/December last season which kick-started a successful campaign.
Christmas takes them to Aston Villa on Boxing Day, then Hull City in the midweek. They ring in 2027 with a game at home to Everton.
They are at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in mid-January, Everton in mid-February, Newcastle United in mid-March and their penultimate away game is at Manchester United's Old Trafford, where they won last season for the first time in the league since 1981.
The home season finishes against Sunderland, and they are at Crystal Palace on the final day, on May 30.
The Premier League fixture list is only a guide at this stage.
With a minimum of 215 matches a season showed on live television and nine teams in European competition complicating when matches can be played, the dates of many games will move, but the basic order should be largely unchanged.
FIXTURES
2026
Sat Aug 22 Nottingham Forest A
Wed Aug 26 League Cup second round
Sat Aug 29 Brentford H
Sat Sep 5 Brighton and Hove Albion A
Wed Sep 9 League Cup third round (or 16th)
Sat Sep 12 Newcastle United H
Wed Sep 16 League Cup third round (or 9th)
Sat Sep 19 Crystal Palace H
International break
Sat Oct 10 Arsenal A
Sat Oct 17 Manchester United H
Sat Oct 24 Sunderland A
Wed Oct 28 League Cup fourth round
Sat Oct 31 Bournemouth A
Sat Nov 7 Tottenham Hotspur H
International break
Sat Nov 21 Chelsea A
Sat Nov 28 Coventry City H
Wed Dec 2 Manchester City A
Sat Dec 5 Ipswich Town H
Sat Dec 12 Liverpool A
Wed Dec 16 League Cup fifth round
Sat Dec 19 Fulham H
Sat Dec 26 Aston Villa A
Wed Dec 30 Hull City A
2027
Sat Jan 2 Everton H
Wed Jan 6 Manchester City H
Sat Jan 9 FA Cup third round
Wed Jan 13 League Cup semi-final first leg
Sat Jan 16 Tottenham Hotspur A
Sat Jan 23 Chelsea H
Sat Jan 30 Coventry City A
Wed Feb 3 League Cup semi-final second leg
Sat Feb 6 Bournemouth H
Wed Feb 10 Everton A
Sat Feb 13 FA Cup fourth round
Sat Feb 20 Aston Villa H
Sat Feb 27 Fulham A
Wed Mar 3 Hull City H
Sat Mar 6 FA Cup fifth round
Sat Mar 13 Brighton and Hove Albion H
Sat Mar 20 Newcastle United A
Sun Mar 21 League Cup final
International break
Sat Apr 3 FA Cup quarter-final
Sat Apr 10 Nottingham Forest H
Sat Apr 17 Brentford A
Sat Apr 24 Liverpool H or FA Cup semi-final
Sat May 1 Ipswich Town A
Sat May 8 Arsenal H
Sat May 15 Manchester United A
Sat May 22 FA Cup final
Sun May 23 Sunderland H
Sun May 30 Crystal Palace A