The Premier League clubs are already in full swing preparing for the upcoming season, and the pre‑season schedule offers a detailed snapshot of each side's progress. Below is a comprehensive guide to the fixtures, results and venues for all twenty clubs as they fine‑tune their squads ahead of the league's return on 21 August. All kick‑off times are given in UK local time. ### Arsenal Arsenal opened their summer on 25 July with a comfortable 3‑0 win over MK Dons at their own training ground.
A week later they travelled to Girona, where they were out‑scored 4‑1. The Gunners then faced Real Betis in Dublin on 5 August, losing 3‑1, before a high‑profile clash with Borussia Dortmund at the Emirates on 9 August that ended in a 3‑2 defeat. They concluded their pre‑season itinerary with a 1‑1 draw against Como on 12 August at the Emirates, winning 4‑3 on penalties, and finally took part in the Community Shield on 16 August, where they met Manchester City in Cardiff at 3 pm.
### Aston Villa Villa started with a dominant 5‑0 victory over Walsall at the Bescot Stadium on 21 July. They then travelled to Portugal for a 2‑1 win against Porto on 25 July, before a 4‑2 loss to Real Sociedad back at Bescot on 28 July. The English side embarked on a world tour, beating an Indonesia All‑Stars XI 3‑1 in Jakarta on 1 August, then a 3‑1 win over BG Pathum United in Pathum Thani on 4 August.
Their overseas adventure continued with a narrow 2‑1 defeat to Bayern Munich in Hong Kong on 7 August, a 2‑1 loss in the UEFA Super Cup to PSG in Salzburg on 12 August, and a 2‑1 defeat by Borussia Mönchengladbach at the Borussia‑Park on 15 August. ### Bournemouth Bournemouth’s summer began with a 4‑1 win over St Pauli in Saalfelden on 24 July, followed by a 5‑2 triumph against Augsburg on 30 July.
They then staged a behind‑closed‑doors 10‑1 rout of Genoa at their training ground on 4 August (a 120‑minute match). The Cherries drew 2‑2 with Real Betis in Seville on 8 August and secured a 2‑1 victory over Mainz at the Mewa Arena on 15 August.
### Brentford The Bees played a closed‑door friendly against AFC Wimbledon on 15 July, winning 3‑2. They travelled to France for a 4‑2 loss to Rennes on 8 August and capped their pre‑season with a 7‑0 demolition of Eintracht Frankfurt at the Gtech Community Stadium on 15 August. ### Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton began with a 4‑1 win over Wycombe at their training ground on 18 July.
They then faced Annecy in France on 25 July, before a 4‑3 victory over Strasbourg in Austria on 1 August. The Seagulls beat Roma 3‑0 at the Amex on 8 August and secured a 1‑0 win over Bologna at the same venue on 15 August. ### Chelsea Chelsea kicked off their tour with a 6‑4 win over Western Sydney Wanderers in Sydney on 28 July. They suffered a 2‑1 loss to Tottenham in Sydney on 1 August, then a 1‑0 defeat to Juventus in Hong Kong on 5 August.
The Blues rebounded with a 3‑0 win over AC Milan in Jakarta on 8 August and a 3‑3 draw with Johor Darul Ta'zim in Johor on 9 August, before beating Real Sociedad 3‑1 at Stamford Bridge on 15 August. ### Coventry City Coventry opened with a 3‑2 behind‑closed‑doors win over AFC Wimbledon on 11 July, drew 0‑0 with Northampton at Sixfields on 18 July, then beat Espanyol 3‑1 at the Coventry Building Society Arena on 8 August. They capped the month with a 2‑0 victory over Monaco at the same ground on 14 August.
### Crystal Palace Palace enjoyed a 5‑1 win over Swindon at their training ground on 18 July, before a 3‑0 loss to Bromley at Hayes Lane on 25 July. They played two 45‑minute fixtures on 28 July, losing 3‑0 to Lens and drawing 0‑0 with Famalicão.
On 31 July they beat Al Ula 3‑1 in Italy, and on 7 August they fell 2‑0 to Fulham in a closed‑door match at Fulham’s training ground. Their pre‑season concluded with a 3‑0 defeat to Freiburg at the Europa‑Park Stadion on 15 August.
### Everton Everton travelled to Scotland for a 4‑0 win over Dundee on 18 July, then drew 0‑0 with Bolton at the Toughsheet Community Stadium on 25 July. They suffered a 1‑0 loss to Stoke at the bet365 Stadium on 28 July, before a 2‑1 defeat to Hamburg at the Volksparkstadion on 1 August. The Toffees then beat Stuttgart 3‑1 at the MHP Arena on 8 August, edged Newcastle 3‑1 at Murrayfield on 12 August, and drew 1‑1 with Lille at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on 15 August.
### Fulham Fulham’s summer featured a 1‑1 draw with Al Ahli in Portugal on 28 July, a 2‑1 loss to Crystal Palace in a closed‑door match at Fulham’s training ground on 7 August, and a 1‑0 victory over Stuttgart at Craven Cottage on 15 August. ### Hull City Hull began with a 3‑0 win over Konyaspor in Slovenia on 25 July, then beat Çaykur Rizespor 2‑1 on 28 July. They drew 1‑1 with Kasımpaşa in Istanbul on 1 August, lost 2‑0 to Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany on 8 August, and finished with a 0‑0 stalemate against Nice at the MKM Stadium on 15 August.
### Ipswich Town Ipswich travelled to Colchester for a 2‑1 loss to Osasuna on 29 July, then beat Oxford 2‑0 at the Kassam Stadium on 1 August. They suffered a 2‑1 defeat to Wycombe at Adams Park on the same day, before a 1‑0 win over Le Havre at Portman Road on 4 August. The Town then thrashed Rayo Vallecano 3‑0 at home on 8 August and secured a 4‑2 away victory against Union Berlin at the Stadion An der Alten Forsterei on 15 August.
### Leeds United Leeds recorded a 3‑2 loss to Wrexham on 26 July, then travelled to New Jersey for a 1‑0 defeat by Sunderland on 31 July. They embarked on a trans‑Atlantic tour, beating Liverpool 4‑2 in Chicago on 2 August, then drawing 2‑2 with RB Leipzig in a 120‑minute match at Elland Road on 8 August.
Leeds lost a penalty shoot‑out to Manchester United after a 1‑1 draw in Dublin on 12 August, and wrapped up the month with a 4‑0 win over Augsburg at Elland Road on 15 August. ### Liverpool Liverpool opened with a 4‑2 win over Sunderland in Nashville on 25 July, then beat Wrexham 1‑0 in New York on 30 July. They suffered a 4‑2 loss to Leeds in Chicago on 2 August, then a 3‑2 defeat to Monaco at Anfield on 9 August. Their final pre‑season fixture listed is a match against Como at Anfield on 16 August, scheduled for 6 pm.
### Manchester City City drew 1‑1 with Inter Milan (winning 3‑1 on penalties) in Hong Kong on 1 August, then beat the K‑League All Stars 3‑1 in Seoul on 5 August and defeated Atletico Madrid 3‑1 in Seoul on 9 August. They will meet Arsenal in the Community Shield in Cardiff on 16 August at 3 pm. ### Manchester United United suffered a 1‑0 loss to Wrexham in Helsinki on 18 July, then enjoyed a 5‑0 win over Rosenborg in Trondheim on 24 July.
They beat Atletico Madrid 2‑1 in Stockholm on 1 August, drew 1‑1 with PSG in Gothenburg on 8 August, lost a penalty shoot‑out to Leeds after a 1‑1 draw on 12 August, and fell 4‑2 to AC Milan in Wroclaw on 15 August. ### Newcastle United Newcastle started with a 3‑0 win over Darlington at their training ground on 18 July, drew 1‑1 with Gateshead at the Gateshead International Stadium on 25 July, then thrashed Bristol City 4‑1 at Ashton Gate on 29 July.
They beat Valencia 2‑1 at the Mestalla on 8 August, lost 3‑1 to Everton at Murrayfield on 12 August, and were defeated 2‑1 by Bayer Leverkusen at St James’ Park on 15 August. Their next scheduled match is against Strasbourg at St James’ Park on 16 August at 4 pm. ### Nottingham Forest Forest recorded a 2‑0 win over Notts County at Meadow Lane on 18 July, then beat Blackburn 3‑0 in Portugal on 22 July. They drew 1‑1 with Vitória in Portugal on 26 July (behind closed doors), won 2‑1 against Portimonense in the Algarve on 31 July, and suffered a 4‑1 loss to Sporting in the Algarve on the same day.
Forest then lost 1‑0 to Udinese in Udine on 8 July, were beaten 1‑0 by Barcelona in Udine on 8 July, won 2‑1 over Bayer Leverkusen at the City Ground on 12 August, and will host Brest at the City Ground on 16 August at 2 pm. ### Sunderland Sunderland opened with a 5‑1 loss to York City at the LNER Community Stadium on 18 July, then beat Liverpool 4‑2 in Nashville on 25 July. They lost 1‑0 to Leeds in New Jersey on 31 July, beat Wrexham 1‑0 in Philadelphia on 2 August, suffered a 4‑1 loss to Lens at their training ground on 8 August, then lost 2‑0 to Lens at Stade Bollaert‑Delelis on the same day. Sunderland finished pre‑season with a 2‑1 win over Rennes at the Stadium of Light on 15 August.
### Tottenham Hotspur Spurs began with a 1‑0 win over MK Dons at their training ground on 22 July, then beat Auckland FC 2‑0 on 26 July. They drew 1‑1 with Sydney FC (winning 4‑2 on penalties) in Sydney on 29 July, then beat Chelsea 2‑1 in Sydney on 1 August.
Tottenham drew 1‑1 with Getafe at their training ground on 8 August (a shortened 70‑minute game), then recorded a 3‑0 victory over Hoffenheim at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 15 August. A further closed‑door fixture against Hoffenheim is scheduled at the Spurs training ground on 16 August at 12 pm. ### Broadcasting and Subscription Details Sky Sports remains the primary home for domestic club football across the UK and Ireland, promising over 1,500 live matches covering the Premier League, Women’s Super League, English Football League and Scottish Premiership for the 2026/27 season.
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