Arsenal 2026/27 academy fixture lists confirmed

Arsenal 2026/27 academy fixture lists confirmed Arsenal have confirmed their fixture lists for the Premier League 2 and u18 Premier League, adding some key dates to the academy diary. Photo via Arsenal.com Arsenal have released their fixtures lists for the u21 and u18 league campaigns in 2026/27, confirming both on Monday morning. As an overview, the u21s kick off their Premier League 2 season against Crystal Palace on August 22nd and conclude it against Southampton on April 9th. Depending on their league finish, the team may then make the play-offs, which kick off on April 23rd and end in May. The eye-catching fixtures include hosting Chelsea early in the season on September 12th, facing Manchester City at home just before the festive break on December 20th, and playing Spurs away on February 5th. As a reminder, u21 teams don’t face every other team in the PL2, and they only play each opponent once, just like in the new Champions League. So Arsenal will play Chelsea (H), City (H), Spurs (A), Liverpool (A), and they won’t play Manchester United at all. Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Then the u18s will kick off their season on August 15th, away to West Bromwich Albion, concluding it on May 8th away to Reading. The u18s play a more standard season format, facing each opponent once at home and once away, with no play-off rounds at the end. The u18 north London derbies are on October 17th (H) and February 27th (A), and the grudge matches against Chelsea are on November 21st (A) and March 20th (H). The two fixture lists are provided in full below. Premier League 2 fixtures Photo via Arsenal.com September 12th: Arsenal v Chelsea, 1pm, Mangata Pay UK Stadium 18th: Birmingham v Arsenal, 1pm, Knighthead Performance Centre October 10th: Arsenal v Sunderland, 1pm, Mangata Pay UK Stadium 23rd: Leicester City v Arsenal, 7pm, LCFC Training Ground November 8th: Arsenal v Aston Villa, 2pm, Mangata Pay UK Stadium 30th: Blackburn v Arsenal, 7pm, Lancashire FA December 13th: Arsenal v Newcastle United, 12pm, Mangata Pay UK Stadium 20th: Arsenal v Manchester City, 12pm, Mangata Pay UK Stadium January 8th: Reading v Arsenal, 7pm, The Select Car Leasing Stadium 15th: Arsenal v Fulham, 7pm, Mangata Pay UK Stadium 22th: Norwich City v Arsenal, 7pm, Avant Training Centre February 5th: Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal, 7pm, The Lamex Stadium 18th: Arsenal v Bournemouth, 7pm, Mangata Pay UK Stadium March 1st: Wolves v Arsenal, 7pm, Aggborough Stadium 5th: Arsenal v Derby County, 7pm, Mangata Pay UK Stadium 12th: Arsenal v Leeds United, 7pm, Mangata Pay UK Stadium 20th: Liverpool v Arsenal, 2pm, LFC Academy April 9th: Southampton v Arsenal, 7pm, Silverlake Stadium 23rd-26th: Potential play-off round-of-16 May Potential play-off quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final U18 Premier League fixtures Photo via Arsenal.com August 15th: West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal, 12pm 22nd: Arsenal v Ipswich Town, 12pm 29th: Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal, 2.30pm September 5th: Arsenal v Southampton, 12pm 12th: Arsenal v Crystal Palace, 1pm 19th: Norwich City v Arsenal, 12pm October 17th: Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur, 11am 24th: Aston Villa v Arsenal, 12pm 31st: Arsenal v Brentford, 11am November 21st: Chelsea v Arsenal, 11am 28th: Arsenal v Bournemouth, 12pm December 12th: Birmingham v Arsenal, 12pm 19th: Fulham v Arsenal, 12pm January 9th: Arsenal v Reading, 11.30am 16th: Ipswich v Arsenal, 12pm 23rd: Arsenal v Brighton, 12pm 30th: Southampton v Arsenal, 12pm February 6th: Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion, 12pm 13th: Crystal Palace v Arsenal, 11am 16th: Arsenal v West Ham United, 12pm 20th: Arsenal v Norwich City, 12pm 27th: Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal, 11am March 6th: Arsenal v Aston Villa, 12pm 13th: Brentford v Arsenal, 11.30am 20th: Arsenal v Chelsea, 11am April 10th: West Ham United v Arsenal, 11am 17th: Arsenal v Birmingham City, 12pm 24th: Bournemouth v Arsenal, 12pm May 1st: Arsenal v Fulham, 11am 8th: Reading v Arsenal, 11.30am image via Arsenal