Premier League Teams' Pre-Season Friendlies & Tours (Summer 2026)

Premier League teams will shortly return to pre-season training following the completion of the World Cup as they build towards the opening weekend. Set to return on August 21, the 2026/27 campaign will see Arsenal return as reigning champions whilst the league welcomes Hull City, Coventry and Ipswich Town after their collective promotion. Players will have the chance for a rest period depending on their international exploits — albeit it varies player to player — before rejoining their teams ahead of their pre-season schedules, which often involve international preparation, tournaments and behind-closed-doors matches. With that in mind, we've looked ahead to see how each Premier League side is preparing for the new season, their tours, friendlies and overall plans. Arsenal | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 1 August | Girona | Away | | 5 August | Real Betis | Dublin | | 9 August | Borussia Dortmund | Home (Emirates Cup) | | 16 August | Man City (FA Community Shield) | Cardiff | Aston Villa | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 21 July | Walsall | Away | | 28 July | Real Sociedad | Walsall | | 1 August | Indonesia All-Stars | Jakarta | | 4 August | BG Pathum United | Pathum Thani | | 7 August | Bayern Munich | Hong Kong | | 15 August | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Away | Bournemouth | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 24 July | St.Pauli | Saalfelden | | 30 July | Augsburg | Saalfelden | | 4 August | Genoa | Behind closed doors | | 8 August | Real Betis | Seville | Brentford | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 8 August | Rennes | Away | | 15 August | Eintracht Frankfurt | London | Brighton | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 25 July | Annecy | Behind closed doors | | 1 August | Strasbourg | Behind closed doors | | 8 August | Roma | Home | | 15 August | Bologna | Home | Chelsea | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 28 July | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | | 1 August | Spurs | Sydney | | 5 August | Juventus | Hong Kong | | 8 August | AC Milan | Jakarta | | 9 August | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Johor | Coventry | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 18 July | Northampton Town | Away | | 8 August | Espanyol | Home | Crystal Palace | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 18 July | Swindon | Behind closed doors | | 25 July | Bromley | Hayes Lane | | 28 July | Lens | Como | | 28 July | FC Famalicao | Como | | 31 or 1 August | TBC | Como | | 15 August | SC Freiburg | Away | Everton | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 18 July | Dundee | Away | | 25 July | Bolton | Away | | 28 July | Stoke | Away | | 1 August | Hamburg | Away | | 12 August | Newcastle | Edinburgh | Fulham No Fixtures Announced Hull City No Fixtures Announced Ipswich Town | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 29 July | Osasuna | Colchester | | 1 August | Oxford Utd | Away | | 4 August | Le Havre | Home | | 8 August | Rayo Vallecano | Home | | 15 August | Union Berlin | Berlin | Leeds United | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 25 July | Wrexham | Tampa | | 30 July | Sunderland | New Jersey | | 2 August | Liverpool | Chicago | | 8 August | RB Leipzig | Home | | 12 August | Man Utd | Dublin | Liverpool | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 25 July | Sunderland | Nashville | | 29 July | Wrexham | New York | | 2 August | Leeds | Chicago | | 9 August | Monaco | Anfield | | 16 August | Como | Anfield | Manchester City | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 1 August | Inter Milan | Hong Kong | | 5 August | K-League All Stars | Seoul | | 9 August | Atlético Madrid | Seoul | | 16 August | Arsenal (FA Community Shield) | Cardiff | Manchester United | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 18 July | Wrexham | Helsinki | | 24 July | Rosenborg | Trondheim | | 1 August | Atlético Madrid | Stockholm | | 8 August | Paris Saint-Germain | Gothenburg | | 12 August | Leeds United | Dublin | | 15 August | AC Milan | Wroclaw | Newcastle United | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 18 July | Darlington | Behind closed doors | | 25 July | Gateshead | Away | | 29 July | Bristol City | Away | | 8 August | Valencia | Away | | 12 August | Everton | Edinburgh | | 15 August | Bayer Leverkusen | Home | | 16 August | TBC | Home | Nottingham Forest | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 18 July | Notts County | Away | | 22 July | Blackburn | Albufeira | | 26 July | Vitoria | Behind closed doors | | 31 July | Sporting | Faro | | 12 August | Bayer Leverkusen | Home | | 16 August | Brest | Home | Sunderland | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 18 July | York City | York | | 25 July | Liverpool | Nashville | | 30 July | Leeds | New Jersey | | 2 August | Wrexham | Philadelphia | | 8 August | Lens | Lens | | 15 August | Rennes | Stadium of Light | Tottenham | Date | Opponent | Venue | |---|---|---| | 22 July | MK Dons | Behind closed doors | | 26 July | Auckland FC | Auckland | | 29 July | Sydney FC | Sydney | | 1 August | Chelsea | Sydney | | 8 August | Getafe | Behind closed doors | | 15 August | Hoffenheim | Home | | 16 August | Hoffenheim | Behind closed doors |