Arsenal will kick off the defence of their Premier League title against newly-promoted Coventry City on the opening night of the 2026/27 campaign.Having won their first top-flight crown in more than two decades, Mikel Arteta’s champions host Frank Lampard’s side at the Emirates Stadium on Friday 21 August in the first fixture of the new season.It is a demanding start for Coventry, back in the Premier League after 25 years away, with a trip to Manchester City in the third round of fixtures.Hull, meanwhile, host Manchester United in their first game after promotion via the play-offs, while Ipswich take on Sunderland on the opening Saturday of the season.New Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola faces an early reunion with Bournemouth as the two sides meet on 19 September, while the Basque manager is also set to face his former club on the final day of the season, 30 May 2027.A full array of Boxing Day fixtures is set to return to the schedule with Lampard and Coventry up against Chelsea, now managed by Xabi Alonso.The two North London derbies will be held on 5 December and 1 May with Tottenham seeking a better campaign under Roberto De Zerbi. Everton host Liverpool at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on 28 November before travelling across Merseyside on 30 January – a week before Iraola’s team take on Arsenal in a potentially pivotal period.Andoni Iraola will take on former club Bournemouth early in his Liverpool tenure (PA Wire)Manchester City, who are primed to appoint Enzo Maresca as successor to Pep Guardiola, begin against Bournemouth on Sunday 23 August and take on cross-town rivals Manchester United on 12 September.Michael Carrick is now in permanent charge at Old Trafford, and is perhaps afforded a kind start against promoted Hull and Ipswich.There are 33 weekend rounds and five midweek sets of fixtures across the season, although plenty will be subject to change with nine Premier League clubs in European competition.Sky Sports and TNT Sports will again share television coverage, with the former channel showing at least 215 exclusively live games including the Boxing Day action.The new campaign will start just 34 days after the World Cup final in the United States. It will end on Sunday 30 May 2027, with the Champions League final six days later.