Preseason Is a Global Party: Every Premier League Summer Friendly You Need to Know
It's almost go time. The 2026-27 Premier League season fires up on Aug. 21, and before the real noise begins, the clubs are crisscrossing the globe for summer friendlies, training-ground workouts and absolute bangers of exhibitions. Coventry City, Hull City and Ipswich Town are back among the big boys after winning promotion. Arsenal are the defending champs — ending a 22-year title drought — while Man City and Liverpool, now led by Enzo Maresca and Andoni Iraola, are ready to hunt. New managers, new signings, first minutes: this is where the story starts.
Already-played results include scores; upcoming matches are confirmed but times are only listed where available. Here's your complete rundown.
Arsenal
July 25: Arsenal 3-0 MK Dons, Arsenal training ground
Aug. 1: Girona 1-4 Arsenal, Girona
Aug. 5: Arsenal 1-3 Real Betis, Dublin
Aug. 9: Arsenal 2-3 Borussia Dortmund, Emirates Stadium
Aug. 12: Arsenal vs Como, Emirates Stadium, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 16: Community Shield — Arsenal vs Man City, Cardiff, 3 p.m.
Aston Villa
July 21: Walsall 0-5 Aston Villa, Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium
July 25: Porto 2-1 Aston Villa, Estadio Do Dragao
July 28: Aston Villa 2-4 Real Sociedad, Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium
Aug. 1: Indonesia All-Stars 1-3 Aston Villa, Jakarta
Aug. 4: BG Pathum United 1-3 Aston Villa, Pathum Than
Aug. 7: Aston Villa 1-2 Bayern Munich, Hong Kong
Aug. 12: Aston Villa vs Paris Saint-Germain, Salzburg, 8 p.m.
Aug. 15: Borussia Monchengladbach vs Aston Villa, 2:30 p.m.
Bournemouth
July 24: St Pauli 1-4 Bournemouth, Saalfelden
July 30: Augsburg 2-5 Bournemouth, Saalfelden
Aug. 4: Genoa 1-10 Bournemouth, Bournemouth training ground (behind closed doors)
Aug. 8: Real Betis 2-2 Bournemouth, Seville
Aug. 15: Mainz vs Bournemouth, Mewa Arena, 2:30 p.m.
Brentford
July 15: Brentford 3-2 AFC Wimbledon (behind closed doors)
Aug. 8: Rennes 2-4 Brentford, Stade Rennais
Aug. 15: Brentford vs Eintracht Frankfurt, Gtech Community Centre, 3 p.m.
Brighton
July 18: Brighton 4-1 Wycombe, Brighton training ground
July 25: Annecy vs Brighton — postponed, France
Aug. 1: Brighton 4-3 Strasbourg, Austria
Aug. 8: Brighton 3-0 Roma, The Amex
Aug. 15: Brighton vs Bologna, The Amex, 3 p.m.
Chelsea
July 28: Chelsea 6-4 Western Sydney Wanderers, Sydney
Aug. 1: Chelsea 1-2 Tottenham, Sydney
Aug. 5: Chelsea 0-1 Juventus, Hong Kong, 12:30 p.m.
Aug. 8: Chelsea vs AC Milan, Jakarta, 1 p.m.
Aug. 9: Johor Darul Ta'zim 3-3 Chelsea, Johor
Aug. 15: Chelsea vs Real Sociedad, Stamford Bridge, 2 p.m.
Coventry City
July 11: AFC Wimbledon 3-2 Coventry (behind closed doors)
July 18: Northampton 0-0 Coventry, Sixfields
Aug. 8: Coventry 3-1 Espanyol, Coventry Building Society Arena
Aug. 14: Coventry vs Monaco, Coventry Building Society Arena, 7:30 p.m.
Crystal Palace
July 18: Crystal Palace 5-1 Swindon (behind closed doors)
July 25: Bromley 3-0 Crystal Palace, Hayes Lane
July 28: Crystal Palace 0-3 Lens, Lake Como (45-minute match)
July 28: Crystal Palace 0-0 Famalicao — Famalicao win 4-5 on penalties, Lake Como (45-minute match)
July 31: Crystal Palace 3-1 Al Ula, Lake Como
Aug. 7: Fulham 1-2 Crystal Palace, Fulham training ground (behind closed doors)
Aug. 15: SC Freiburg vs Crystal Palace, Freiburg, 1 p.m.
Everton
July 18: Dundee 0-4 Everton, Dens Park
July 25: Bolton 0-0 Everton, Toughsheet Community Stadium
July 28: Stoke 1-0 Everton, bet365 Stadium
Aug. 1: Hamburg 1-2 Everton, Volksparkstadion
Aug. 8: Stuttgart 3-1 Everton, MHP Arena
Aug. 12: Everton vs Newcastle, Murrayfield, 5:15 p.m.
Aug. 15: Everton vs Lille, Hill Dickinson Stadium, 3 p.m.
Fulham
July 28: Al Ahli 1-1 Fulham, Portugal
Aug. 7: Fulham 1-2 Crystal Palace, Fulham training ground (behind closed doors)
Aug. 15: Fulham vs Stuttgart, Craven Cottage, 4 p.m.
Hull City
July 25: Hull 3-0 Konyaspor, Slovenia
July 28: Hull 1-2 Caykur Rizespor, Slovenia, 5 p.m.
Aug. 1: Kasimpasa 1-1 Hull, Istanbul
Aug. 8: Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 Hull, Germany
Aug. 15: Hull vs Nice, MKM Stadium, 3 p.m.
Ipswich Town
July 29: Ipswich 1-2 Osasuna, Colchester
Aug. 1: Oxford 2-0 Ipswich, Kassam Stadium
Aug. 1: Wycombe 1-2 Ipswich, Adams Park
Aug. 4: Ipswich 1-0 Le Havre, Portman Road
Aug. 8: Ipswich 3-0 Rayo Vallecano, Portman Road
Aug. 15: Union Berlin vs Ipswich, Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, 2:30 p.m.
Leeds United
July 26: Leeds 2-3 Wrexham, Tampa
July 31: Leeds 1-0 Sunderland, New Jersey
Aug. 2: Leeds 4-2 Liverpool, Chicago
Aug. 8: Leeds 2-0 RB Leipzig, Elland Road (120-minute game)
Aug. 12: Leeds vs Man Utd, Dublin, 7:30 p.m.
Liverpool
July 25: Liverpool 4-2 Sunderland, Nashville
July 30: Liverpool 1-0 Wrexham, New York
Aug. 2: Liverpool 2-4 Leeds, Chicago
Aug. 9: Liverpool 2-3 Monaco, Anfield
Aug. 16: Liverpool vs Como, 6 p.m.
Manchester City
Aug. 1: Man City 1-1 Inter — Inter win 3-1 on penalties, Hong Kong
Aug. 5: Man City 3-1 K-League All-Stars, Seoul
Aug. 9: Man City 3-1 Atletico Madrid, Seoul
Aug. 16: Community Shield — Arsenal vs Man City, Cardiff, 3 p.m.
Manchester United
July 18: Man Utd 0-1 Wrexham, Helsinki
July 24: Man Utd 5-0 Rosenborg, Trondheim
Aug. 1: Man Utd 2-1 Atletico Madrid, Stockholm
Aug. 8: Man Utd 1-1 PSG, Gothenburg
Aug. 12: Man Utd vs Leeds, Dublin, 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 15: Man Utd vs AC Milan, Wroclaw, 3:45 p.m.
Newcastle United
July 18: Newcastle 3-0 Darlington, Newcastle training ground (behind closed doors)
July 25: Gateshead 1-1 Newcastle, Gateshead International Stadium
July 29: Bristol City 4-1 Newcastle, Ashton Gate
Aug. 8: Valencia 1-2 Newcastle, Mestalla
Aug. 12: Everton vs Newcastle, Murrayfield, 5:15 p.m.
Aug. 15: Newcastle vs Bayer Leverkusen, St James' Park, 3 p.m.
Aug. 16: Newcastle vs Strasbourg, St James' Park, 4 p.m.
Nottingham Forest
July 18: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Notts County, Meadow Lane
July 22: Forest 3-0 Blackburn, Estadio da Nora, Portugal
July 26: Vitoria 1-1 Forest, Portugal (behind closed doors)
July 31: Portimonense 1-2 Forest, Algarve
July 31: Sporting 4-1 Forest, Estadio Algarve
Aug. 8: Udinese 1-0 Forest, Udine
Aug. 8: Barcelona 1-0 Forest, Udine
Aug. 12: Nottingham Forest vs Bayer Leverkusen, City Ground, 7:45 p.m.
Aug. 16: Nottingham Forest vs Brest, City Ground, 2 p.m.
Sunderland
July 18: York City 1-5 Sunderland, LNER Community Stadium
July 25: Sunderland 2-4 Liverpool, Nashville
July 31: Leeds 1-0 Sunderland, New Jersey
Aug. 2: Sunderland 1-0 Wrexham, Philadelphia
Aug. 8: Lens 4-1 Sunderland, Lens training ground (behind closed doors)
Aug. 8: Lens 0-2 Sunderland, Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Aug. 15: Sunderland vs Stade Rennais, Stadium of Light, 3 p.m.
Tottenham Hotspur
July 22: Tottenham 1-0 MK Dons, Spurs training ground (behind closed doors)
July 26: Tottenham 2-0 Auckland FC, Auckland
July 29: Tottenham 1-1 Sydney FC — Spurs win 4-2 on penalties, Sydney
Aug. 1: Tottenham 2-1 Chelsea, Sydney
Aug. 8: Tottenham 1-1 Getafe, Spurs training ground (behind closed doors, 70-minute game)
Aug. 15: Tottenham vs Hoffenheim, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 3 p.m.
Aug. 16: Tottenham vs Hoffenheim, Spurs training ground (behind closed doors), 3 p.m.
Key 2026-27 Season Dates
Aug. 21: Premier League season starts
Aug. 27: Champions League league phase draw
Sept. 8-10: Champions League league phase starts
Jan. 9: FA Cup third round
Jan. 27: Champions League league phase ends
Feb. 16: Champions League knockout phase begins
March 21: Carabao Cup final
May 22: FA Cup final
May 30: Premier League season ends
June 5: Champions League final, Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid