Fulham will kick off the 2026/27 Premier League season at home, welcoming west London rivals Chelsea to Craven Cottage on Monday, August 24, in a fixture broadcast live on Sky Sports.

The opening-day encounter carries an intriguing subplot: if Alvaro Arbeloa is appointed Fulham manager before the season begins, the match would pit the two most recent Real Madrid head coaches against one another — with Arbeloa hosting Xabi Alonso, who takes charge of Chelsea for the first time in competitive football.

Festive fixtures to watch

Fulham supporters have two home fixtures to look forward to over the Christmas period. Brighton visit Craven Cottage on Boxing Day, December 26, before Arsenal arrive four days later on December 30 for an 8pm kick-off.

End-of-season run-in

Fulham close their campaign with a run of matches that takes in all three sides promoted from the Championship. Ipswich and Coventry both travel to the Cottage in May — on the 8th and 23rd respectively — with a trip to Hull sandwiched between those two home dates on May 15. The season then concludes away at Manchester United on May 30.

Full 2026/27 fixture list

August: 24 Chelsea (h) 8pm; 29 Sunderland (a) 3pm.

September: 5 Crystal Palace (h) 3pm; 12 Liverpool (a) 3pm; 19 Man Utd (h) 3pm.

October: 10 Ipswich (a) 3pm; 17 Hull (h) 3pm; 24 Coventry (a) 3pm; 31 Aston Villa (a) 3pm.

November: 7 Newcastle (h) 3pm; 21 Man City (a) 3pm; 28 Bournemouth (h) 3pm.

December: 2 Tottenham (a) 8pm; 5 Everton (a) 3pm; 12 Brentford (h) 3pm; 19 Leeds (a) 3pm; 26 Brighton (h) 3pm; 30 Arsenal (h) 8pm.

January: 2 Nottingham Forest (a) 3pm; 6 Tottenham (h) 8pm; 16 Newcastle (a) 3pm; 23 Aston Villa (h) 3pm; 30 Bournemouth (a) 3pm.

February: 6 Man City (h) 3pm; 10 Nottingham Forest (h) 8pm; 20 Arsenal (a) 3pm; 27 Leeds (h) 3pm.

March: 3 Brighton (a) 8pm; 13 Crystal Palace (a) 3pm; 20 Liverpool (h) 3pm.

April: 10 Chelsea (a) 3pm; 17 Sunderland (h) 3pm; 24 Brentford (a) 3pm.

May: 1 Everton (h) 3pm; 8 Ipswich (h) 3pm; 15 Hull (a) 3pm; 23 Coventry (h) 3pm; 30 Man Utd (a) 4pm.

Key season dates

The Premier League campaign gets underway across August 22–24. The FA Cup third round follows on January 9, the Carabao Cup final is scheduled for March 21, the FA Cup final falls on May 22, and the Premier League season concludes on May 30.