When are the 2026-27 Premier League fixtures released?

[BBC] The Premier League fixtures for the 2026-27 season will be released on Friday at 10:00 BST. The fixture announcement comes an hour later in previous years. Both the start and end dates of the 2026-27 season are later than usual as a result of World Cup 2026. The new campaign will start on Saturday, 22 August, 2026 - 34 days on from the World Cup final in the United States. The Premier League season will end on Sunday, 30 May, 2027, with the Champions League final six days later. There will be 33 rounds of weekend fixtures next term, with the remaining five taking place midweek. The Premier League has said next season's schedule will be designed to "avoid domestic competition clashes with Uefa competition dates, wherever possible". During the Christmas and New Year period, no two rounds of matches will take place within 60 hours of each other, in keeping with commitments made to clubs to address the congested schedule during that period. Arsenal will go into the 2026-27 Premier League season as defending champions [Getty Images] A major change to international breaks When the fixtures are announced, one major change to the schedule will come across late September and early October. Traditionally, the opening months of the season have three two-week international breaks: one in September, one in October and one in November. From next season onward, this is changing. November's international break will continue as normal, but with September's and October's being merged into one larger break. That will therefore mean a three-week break in the Premier League season after the weekend of September 19/20 until October 10/11. As things stand, the longer autumn break will continue until at least the 2030-31 season. This article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team. More questions answered... Why have there been two World Cup trophies? What is 'Snicko' and how does it work? Will three points guarantee a spot in World Cup knockouts?