Aston Villa's 2026/27 Premier League fixtures: all the key dates

Villa's first, last and Boxing Day fixtures, and everything in between

Jun 19, 2026

The Premier League has unveiled its fixtures for the 2026/27 season.

Aston Villa will play everybody in the Premier League twice between August and May, yes, but it’s always nice to have a scan through the full list and start mentally sketching out the season a little bit.

So, who will Villa play first and last? What’s happening on Boxing Day and around New Year? When do Villa face the three teams promoted from the Championship?

Let’s find out.

The first month

Villa start with an away game at Brighton & Hove Albion followed by a home fixture against Arsenal at Villa Park.

Those are the only two matches in August. The season starts a week later than last year because of the World Cup, so it’ll be September 5th before the third game away at promoted Hull City.

The second home fixture brings Europa League semi-final opponents Nottingham Forest back to Villa Park. In the last match before the new bumper international break, Villa will take on Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The last month

Spurs pop up again at the very end of the season, which concludes with a home game against the North Londoners on May 30th.

Before that, Villa face Crystal Palace (A), Brentford (A), Newcastle United (H) and Manchester City (A) in a busy May.

Going to the Etihad Stadium at the end of the season seems to have become a tradition for Villa so perhaps it’s best that they finally have a win there to wave Pep Guardiola off over the horizon.

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Villa will be at home against Leeds United on Boxing Day unless the fixture is moved for television, which is a distinct possibility with December 26th falling on a Saturday this year and therefore potentially being subject to the 3pm blackout.

Liverpool visit Villa Park in between Christmas and New Year before Unai Emery’s team head off to the south coast to play AFC Bournemouth on January 2nd.

Promoted teams

Villa’s six matches against the teams promoted from the Championship have been handily divided into away fixtures in the first half of the season in 2026 and home games in the second half of the season in 2027:

September 5th – Hull City (A)
November 28th – Ipswich Town (A)
December 12th – Coventry City (A)
January 30th – Ipswich Town (H)
March 13th – Hull City (H)
April 24th – Coventry City (H)

Depending on what’s at stake for the teams involved, the last two of those could be particularly meaningful affairs. There are only five games left after the Sky Blues match, so both teams will know exactly what’s on the line.

Here are Villa’s 2026/27 fixtures in full.

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