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Arsenal players celebrate their Premier League title with the trophy after the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal in London, England, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo\/Kin Cheung)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

LONDON \u2014 Arsenal will begin its Premier League<\/a> title defense at home against newly promoted Coventry<\/a> , kicking off the league\u2019s 2026-27 season on Aug. 21.<\/p>

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Manchester City, in its first season in 10 years without Pep Guardiola<\/a> as manager, will host Bournemouth in its opener, and Manchester United will visit promoted Hull. Liverpool plays at Newcastle.<\/p>\n

The season\u2019s fixtures were released by the league on Friday.<\/p>\n

Chelsea and new coach Xabi Alonso<\/a> visit Fulham in a west London derby on Aug. 24 that concludes the opening round of fixtures.<\/p>\n

After facing Coventry, Mikel Arteta\u2019s team visits Aston Villa and then hosts Chelsea as it looks to repeat as champion after winning its first league title in 22 years<\/a> last season.<\/p>\n

Andoni Iraola<\/a> , Liverpool\u2019s new manager, will get his first taste of the Merseyside derby on Nov. 28 at Everton\u2019s Hill Dickinson Stadium.<\/p>\n

Man United\u2019s second game of the season is also against a promoted team \u2014 Ipswich \u2014 this one at Old Trafford with coach Michael Carrick<\/a> starting a two-year contract.<\/p>\n

The first Manchester derby is scheduled for Sept. 12 at Old Trafford. United visits Anfield on Nov. 21.<\/p>

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The season starts one week later than the 2025-26 campaign, to allow for player recovery following the World Cup<\/a> .<\/p>\n

The final round will be played on Sunday, May 30 \u2014 six days before the Champions League final on June 5 in Madrid.<\/p>\n

Frank Lampard, the Chelsea great who coaches Coventry, welcomes his old team to Coventry Building Society Arena on Boxing Day, Dec. 26.<\/p>\n

Ipswich opens its campaign at home against Sunderland. Ipswich is looking for a new coach after Kieran McKenna stepped down<\/a> just over a week ago despite leading the club to promotion.<\/p>\n

Man City is also without a manager but is reportedly eying Enzo Maresca, the former Chelsea coach who was assistant to Guardiola at City in its treble-winning season of 2022-23.<\/p>\n

The season\u2019s curtain-raising Community Shield between league champion Arsenal and FA Cup winner Man City will be on Aug. 16 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff.<\/p>

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AP soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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