Not many people predicted that Liverpool would go on to win the Premier League in their first season post-Klopp era, but the Reds managed to reign supreme with a 10-point winning margin. They broke Manchester City’s four-year dominance in the league. After gaining his reputation in the Netherlands, Arne Slot became only the fifth manager in Premier League history to win the title in their first season. He hopes to create his own legacy with the club as they look to build on their second Premier League title win. Liverpool knows the challenge of the new season will be stiffer with City strengthening as well as other title rivals, which made an otherwise spending-conservative club break the bank for German star Florian Wirtz to strengthen the side.
The club also tied two big stars, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, to long-term contracts, signalling an intent to defend their league honour for the first time and also pursue the Champions League title. However, the task is as challenging as it gets with the Reds exposed to a tough schedule. Only the promoted sides, Burnley and Sunderland and 14th-finishing West Ham last season, are not among the top 10 opponents Slot’s side will face in the first 10 games, making it one of the toughest starts to the season they have ever had. Likewise, the end of the season will also provide a tough test, threatening to dislodge their hold on the top spot if they manage to maintain it.
Here is the full Premier League 2025-26 fixture list for Liverpool:
August
Friday 15 August 2025
Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth
Saturday 23 August 2025
Newcastle United v Liverpool
Saturday 30 August 2025
Liverpool v Arsenal
Liverpool begins the 2025-26 season at Anfield, welcoming surprise packages from last season, AFC Bournemouth, on 15th August 2025. Slot’s men have a difficult start to their title defence with the first away game against Newcastle United, whom they lost their League Cup defence against, at St James Park, with an early title decider against Arsenal at home, all coming in the first three games of the season. The fixtures could easily derail Liverpool’s early motivation for the campaign, so the Reds had to prove their capability in this period.
September
Saturday 13 September 2025
Burnley v Liverpool
Saturday 20 September 2025
Liverpool v Everton
Saturday 27 September 2025
Crystal Palace v Liverpool
There is no relaxation in the schedule after a tough opening month, as Liverpool play their first Merseyside derby against Everton at home before making the trip to Selhurst Park to face FA Cup champions Crystal Palace. The Toffees are on the rise in the second stint under David Moyes, while the Eagles have found a new life under Oliver Glasner, whom they also face in the Community Shield before starting the Premier League season. None of the fixtures are a walk in the park and the Reds have to stay focused for another intense period ahead.
October
Saturday 4 October 2025
Chelsea v Liverpool
Saturday 18 October 2025
Liverpool v Manchester United
Saturday 25 October 2025
Brentford v Liverpool
Slot’s side will then face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and play the first North-
West derby of the season against Manchester United at Anfield in back-to-back games. Even though the pair finished way behind the Premier League champions, they gave enough trouble with the Blues defeating the Reds 3-1 in London last season, while United played a thrilling 2-2 draw at Anfield. The teams will be raring to go for more this time and the holders need to be careful about it. Despite Brentford no longer having their star coach, Thomas Frank, who moved to Tottenham Hotspur, they are a tricky side to face at home, which is Liverpool’s final game of October. Considering the League Phase of the Champions League will be busier at this time, it will be a real test for them to balance the duties properly.
November
Saturday 1 November 2025
Liverpool v Aston Villa
Saturday 8 November 2025
Manchester City v Liverpool
Saturday 22 November 2025
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
Saturday 29 November 2025
West Ham United v Liverpool
The fixtures only get tougher from here as Liverpool will then welcome Unai Emery’s challenging Aston Villa team to start November, ahead of making the daunting trip to the Etihad Stadium. Manchester City has already made transformative signings in the summer window to pull themselves back into title contention after a rare trophyless campaign last time, making this clash an all-important one for the visitors to show their mettle. Nottingham Forest was the first side to beat Slot’s men last season at Anfield, before they went for an incredible unbeaten run, with Nuno Santos’s team securing European football in a remarkable campaign. There will be a headache again, so caution is required.
December
Wednesday 3 December 2025
Liverpool v Sunderland
Saturday 6 December 2025
Leeds United v Liverpool
Saturday 13 December 2025
Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion
Saturday 20 December 2025
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
Saturday 27 December 2025
Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tuesday 30 December 2025
Liverpool v Leeds United
After a crunching opening few months, Liverpool will be relieved to have a less intense schedule in December in terms of opponents. Except for Europa League winners Tottenham, under a new manager, or Brighton, the Reds don’t have much to worry about facing promoted side Sunderland and Leeds twice in the same month, apart from a home fixture against Wolves. There will be no excuses for the team not to take full points from most of these games to end 2025 on a high. Slot’s team will also have to juggle the final games of the League Phase side by side.
January
Saturday 3 January 2026
Fulham v Liverpool
Wednesday 7 January 2026
Arsenal v Liverpool
Saturday 17 January 2026
Liverpool v Burnley
Saturday 24 January 2026
AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool
Saturday 31 January 2026
Liverpool v Newcastle United
The New Year for Liverpool will start with a lot of fireworks, with Fulham, having suffered a frustrating loss at Craven Cottage last time, to start 2026 and then taking on Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal at the Emirates in the reverse clash in the first week of January. They have not defeated the Gunners away in the league since 2022, held to a 2-2 draw twice last season, making it one of the crucial fixtures on the calendar. The Reds will end January with two tough fixtures, facing tricky Bournemouth, who raised eyebrows last season, away and then taking on Newcastle United back at home. Similar to the beginning of the season, it is a tough start to the second half of the campaign for them.
February
Saturday 7 February 2026
Liverpool v Manchester City
Wednesday 11 February 2026
Sunderland v Liverpool
Saturday 21 February 2026
Nottingham Forest v Liverpool
Saturday 28 February 2026
Liverpool v West Ham United
Straight after facing the Magpies, the Premier League holders will welcome Manchester City in back-to-back home games to begin the second month of the year 2026. Liverpool has lost only once against City at Anfield since 2003 and wants to maintain that streak, which could be a significant clash in the title chase. Nottingham Forest at Craven Cottage will be another tricky fixture, considering the side’s excellent showings at home in the last two seasons, but dropping points at this crucial juncture of the season could be catastrophic for the Reds.
March
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool
Saturday 14 March 2026
Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
Saturday 21 March 2026
Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool
Although March will only have three Premier League fixtures for Liverpool, the schedule could become hectic if they advance further in the Champions League knockout stage. Tottenham Hotspur at home and Brighton away are two games to watch out for in this period, but Wolves could be challenging on their day at Molineux.
April
Saturday 11 April 2026
Liverpool v Fulham
Saturday 18 April 2026
Everton v Liverpool
Saturday 25 April 2026
Liverpool v Crystal Palace
Likewise, April will bring three games and the Reds will have to aim to win them all ahead of a daunting end to the season. Despite possessing the capability of causing an upset, Fulham, Everton and Crystal Palace should be kept quiet by the quality of Slot’s men who might seal the title at this period, provided they maintain their levels of the previous season, albeit in a tougher schedule. Otherwise, all hopes will be pinned on the final month of the 2025-26 campaign, which will decide their fate.
May
Saturday 2 May 2026
Manchester United v Liverpool
Saturday 9 May 2026
Liverpool v Chelsea
Sunday 17 May 2026
Aston Villa v Liverpool
Sunday 24 May 2026
Liverpool v Brentford
Liverpool could not have asked for a difficult end to their season, starting with Manchester United at Old Trafford, Chelsea at home and Aston Villa away, before concluding the season against Brentford at Anfield. If the title race goes to the wire, the final few games could be spiked in their way, with a wrong step potentially costing the title defence. It will be remarkable if Liverpool manage to retain their title, something they haven’t done in the top-flight since 1983, after such a gruelling schedule and make Slot one of the best tacticians in the club’s history.
Note: Fixtures are subject to change
