Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMikel Arteta's Arsenal will play in the opening game of the season (Reuters)The 2026-27 Premier League season will get underway on Friday night when defending champions Arsenal will face newly promoted Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium.The game is due to kick-off at 8pm BST, with Arsenal hoping to make a winning start to their title defence.Fantasy Premier League managers up and down the country will also be rushing to ensure they have their teams ready ahead of the deadline.With Friday’s match due to start at 8pm, the FPL deadline for Gameweek 1 is 6.30pm BST on 21 August.It looks set to be an intriguing opening weekend, with Manchester United facing Hull City on Saturday, while Liverpool travel to Newcastle on Sunday.More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
FPL deadline: When does my team need to be locked in for GW1?
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMikel Arteta's Arsenal will play in the opening game of the season (Reuters)The 2026-27 Premier League season will get underway on Friday night when defending champions Arsenal will face newly promoted Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium.The game is due to kick-off at 8pm BST, with Arsenal hoping to make a winning start to their title defence.Fantasy Premier League managers up and down the country will also be rushing to ensure they have their teams ready ahead of the deadline.With Friday’s match due to start at 8pm, the FPL deadline for Gameweek 1 is 6.30pm BST on 21 August.It looks set to be an intriguing opening weekend, with Manchester United facing Hull City on Saturday, while Liverpool travel to Newcastle on Sunday.More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
