Liverpool to face double derby issue as Everton get Premier League fixtures boost

Liverpool will face eight Champions League group phase games in the 2026-27 season, and both Merseyside derbies immediately follow one of those games

Liverpool will go into both Merseyside derby fixtures of the 2026/27 Premier League season off the back of Champions League games.

Both the Reds and Everton discovered their schedules for the new season on Friday, with the derby games placed on the weekends of November 28, 2026 and January 30, 2027.

Both matches are of course subject to television schedules, but one thing that is certain is that Liverpool will be going into them after playing a Champions League game in the previous midweek.

The Reds scraped into European football’s premier competition for the new season after Arne Slot guided them to a fifth place Premier League finish, with the Dutchman sacked and subsequently replaced by Andoni Iraola, who will be managing in the Champions League for the first time.

Next up the following month there will be a trip to Brentford after Matchday 2, followed by a home game with Brighton after Matchday 3 and after the Seagulls themselves would have played a Conference League fixture.

The Reds then go to Crystal Palace after Matchday 4, with the Londoners having played a Europa League fixture in that week, before the first derby of the season at Hill Dickinson Stadium at the end of November after Matchday 5.

Leeds United are the Anfield opponents after the final Champions League Matchday of 2026, and then Liverpool will face fellow Champions League side Manchester United away and Everton at home in January after Matchdays 7 and 8.

Liverpool’s 2026/27 Premier League Fixtures and Champions League group phase dates

August

• Sun, Aug 23 (16:30) – Newcastle United vs Liverpool
• Sat, Aug 29 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest

September

• Sat, Sep 05 (15:00) – Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
• Tue, Sep 08-Thu Sep 10 – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY ONE
• Sat, Sep 12 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Fulham
• Sat, Sep 19 (15:00) – Bournemouth vs Liverpool

October

• Sat, Oct 10 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Manchester City
• Tue, Oct 13-Wed Oct 14 – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY TWO
• Sat, Oct 17 (15:00) – Brentford vs Liverpool
• Tue, Oct 20-Wed Oct 21 – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY THREE
• Sat, Oct 24 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Brighton and Hove Albion
• Sat, Oct 31 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Arsenal

November

• Tue, Nov 03-Wed Nov 04 – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY FOUR
• Sat, Nov 07 (15:00) – Crystal Palace vs Liverpool
• Sat, Nov 21 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Manchester United
• Tue, Nov 24-Wed Nov 25 – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY FIVE
• Sat, Nov 28 (15:00) – Everton vs Liverpool

December

• Wed, Dec 02 (20:00) – Liverpool vs Sunderland
• Sat, Dec 05 (15:00) – Chelsea vs Liverpool
• Tue, Dec 08-Wed Dec 09 – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY SIX
• Sat, Dec 12 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Leeds United
• Sat, Dec 19 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
• Sat, Dec 26 (15:00) – Hull City vs Liverpool
• Wed, Dec 30 (20:00) – Aston Villa vs Liverpool

January

• Sat, Jan 02 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Coventry City
• Wed, Jan 06 (20:00) – Sunderland vs Liverpool
• Sat, Jan 16 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Crystal Palace
• Tue, Jan 19-Wed Jan 20 – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY SEVEN
• Sat, Jan 23 (15:00) – Manchester United vs Liverpool
• Wed Jan 27 – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY EIGHT
• Sat, Jan 30 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Everton

February

• Sat, Feb 06 (15:00) – Arsenal vs Liverpool
• Wed, Feb 10 (20:00) – Coventry City vs Liverpool
• Sat, Feb 20 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Hull City
• Sat, Feb 27 (15:00) – Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool

March

• Wed, Mar 03 (20:00) – Liverpool vs Aston Villa
• Sat, Mar 13 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Ipswich Town
• Sat, Mar 20 (15:00) – Fulham vs Liverpool

April

• Sat, Apr 10 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Newcastle United
• Sat, Apr 17 (15:00) – Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool
• Sat, Apr 24 (15:00) – Leeds United vs Liverpool

May

• Sat, May 01 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Chelsea
• Sat, May 08 (15:00) – Manchester City vs Liverpool
• Sat, May 15 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Brentford
• Sun, May 23 (15:00) – Brighton and Hove Albion vs Liverpool
• Sun, May 30 (16:00) – Liverpool vs Bournemouth