Tag: fixtures

Championship fixtures: Relegated Burnley and West Ham to meet on opening weekend
25 June 2026 Off

Championship fixtures: Relegated Burnley and West Ham to meet on opening weekend

By Total Football News

Relegated Burnley and West Ham will meet on the opening weekend of the Championship season on Sunday, 16 August.

The Clarets, whose bid to appoint Wales manager Craig Bellamy as boss looks to have fallen through, finished 19th in the top flight last season and will host the Hammers, who went down on the final day.

Fellow relegated side Wolves will play the league’s curtain-raiser against Blackburn at Molineux on

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Premier League fixtures 2026-27: Newly promoted Coventry travel to champions Arsenal on opening day
19 June 2026 Off

Premier League fixtures 2026-27: Newly promoted Coventry travel to champions Arsenal on opening day

By Total Football News

There will be a change in the way Premier League referees judge hair-pulling next season after three players were sent off for the offence in 2025-26.

All three red cards for hair-pulling came through a video assistant referee review, but from next season, not every time a player is seen to pull an opponent’s hair will they be dismissed.

Instead, greater emphasis will be placed on both the level of

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Premier League: When are the 2026-27 fixtures released?
18 June 2026 Off

Premier League: When are the 2026-27 fixtures released?

By Total Football News

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.

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EFL: Fixtures for 2026-27 season to be released on June 25
10 April 2026 Off

EFL: Fixtures for 2026-27 season to be released on June 25

By Total Football News

The EFL has announced the fixtures for the 2026-27 season will be published at midday on Thursday, 25 June.

The first-round draws for the Carabao Cup and the Vertu Trophy will be made on the same day.

The new season will kick off on the weekend of August 7-9 with the first round of the Carabao Cup, and the opening fixtures in the Championship, League One and League Two will

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Gerhard Struber: Bristol City boss has ‘trust’ in squad ahead of tough festive fixtures
5 December 2025 Off

Gerhard Struber: Bristol City boss has ‘trust’ in squad ahead of tough festive fixtures

By Total Football News

Bristol City are currently sixth in the table, one point ahead of the three teams below them, and they face the Lions on Saturday having won two of their past three matches.

Struber said he is not looking beyond the next game, with eight fixtures between now and 4 January, and that ensuring his players are all individually motivated was key to gaining as many points as possible from a

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Championship fixtures 2025-26: Wrexham at Southampton, Birmingham City host Ipswich Town on first weekend
26 June 2025 Off

Championship fixtures 2025-26: Wrexham at Southampton, Birmingham City host Ipswich Town on first weekend

By Total Football News

Wrexham’s first second-tier match for 43 years will be at Southampton on Saturday, 9 August – a day after Birmingham City open the Championship season by hosting Ipswich Town.

Leicester City’s return to the second tier begins at home against Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday, 10 August.

League One play-off final winners Charlton Athletic mark their return to the Championship after a five-year absence with a home game against a Watford

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Premier League 2025-26 fixtures: Liverpool host Bournemouth, Manchester United face Arsenal on opening weekend
18 June 2025 Off

Premier League 2025-26 fixtures: Liverpool host Bournemouth, Manchester United face Arsenal on opening weekend

By Total Football News

The devil can sometimes be in the detail with a set of fixtures.

For instance, how will England boss Thomas Tuchel feel when he realises Liverpool must play Arsenal at home, Chelsea away and then old rivals Manchester City away from home immediately before the international windows in September, October and November.

The Premier League confirmed within their fixtures announcement that, with nine teams in Europe – and six in

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