Premier League Fixture Announcement: A Tottenham Hotspur Perspective

 

Tottenham Hotspur learned their 2025/26 Premier League fixtures on Wednesday morning

Just 24 days after the climax of the 2024/25 Premier League season, the teams in the top flight of English football have learnt their fixture schedule for the upcoming 2025/26 campaign.

For Tottenham Hotspur, a new era will dawn on Saturday 16^th August 2025. Highly-rated manager Thomas Frank has already been confirmed as the successor to Ange Postecoglou, arriving from cross-capital rivals Brentford, and it can be argued that he has a somewhat favourable opening league match in charge, at home to newly-promoted Burnley.

Frank inherits a Spurs squad who have just finished a pitiful 17^th place in the league, but lifted the Europa League under his predecessor Postecoglou. Given that the Australian was a firm favourite among players and large sections of the fanbase, Frank will be keen to win over those who felt that the club should’ve given Postecoglou more time.

The Dane has been thrown into life in N17 at the deep end, with his opening competitive match in the job being the UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain at Udinese’s Stadio Friuli. Spurs will be massive underdogs in Udine, but Frank has proven the doubters wrong time and time again during his time at the Bees, and will no doubt relish the challenge.

Despite having to face the current Champions League champions, Scott Parker’s newly-promoted Burnley are the visitors on the opening day, and despite their record-breaking defensive record in the Championship, the Lilywhites will feel that they can get off to a winning start under their new boss.

Spurs then travel to the Etihad, which has been somewhat of a happy hunting ground for them in recent years, but they will be facing a Manchester City side with a point to prove after finishing trophyless last season under Pep Guardiola for the first time since 2017, and will be an incredibly tough fixture.

But, the trip to the Etihad aside, the fixture list sees Tottenham avoid matches against fellow Big 6 sides until November. Following the away game against Man City, Frank’s men then host Bournemouth, before a trip to local rivals West Ham after the international break. They then travel to Brighton, before hosting Wolves to round off September. In theory, it is a run that is more favourable than what other members of the Big 6 have to endure.

North London Derby hostilities resume at the Emirates on 22^nd November

As soon as the fixtures are released, there is one fixture that Spurs fans look out for before anything else: the North London Derby.

Frank’s first trip to the Emirates will take place on the weekend of the 22^nd November, continuing a very difficult month which would have previously seen home ties against both Chelsea and Manchester United.

The home match against Arsenal is scheduled for the weekend of the 21^st February, again ending an unfavourable run which sees matches against both Manchester clubs and Newcastle before they welcome Mikel Arteta’s side.

Other notable London derby dates include travelling to the London Stadium on 13^th September to face West Ham United, before hosting the Hammers on 17^th January. Following the home match against Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea on 1^st November, Spurs travel to Stamford Bridge for their final away match of the season – currently scheduled for 16^th May. If either side are challenging for Champions League football by May, that could be a monumental match in deciding who gets to compete among Europe’s elite for the 2026/27 season.

The season then concludes at home to Everton – while the reverse fixture sees us visit the brand new Hill Dickinson Stadium for the first time on 25^th October. Time will tell whether the match on the final day will be a dead rubber, or whether Spurs will have something to play for.

 

Thomas Frank will be looking to get off to a strong start at Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur 2025/26 Premier League fixtures in full:

August:

16^th Burnley (H)

23^rd Man City (A)

30^th Bournemouth (H)

September:

13^th West Ham (A)

20^th Brighton (A)

27^th Wolves (H)

October:

4^th Leeds United (A)

18^th Aston Villa (H)

25^th Everton (A)

November:

1^st Chelsea (H)

8^th Man United (H)

22^nd Arsenal (A)

29^th Fulham (H)

December:

3^rd Newcastle (A)

6^th Brentford (H)

13^th Nottingham Forest (A)

20^th Liverpool (H)

27^th Crystal Palace (A)

30^th Brentford (H)

January:

3^rd Sunderland (A)

7^th Bournemouth (A)

17^th West Ham (H)

24^th Burnley (A)

31^st Man City (H)

February:

7^th Man United (A)

11^th Newcastle (H)

21^st Arsenal (H)

28^th Fulham (A)

March:

4^th Crystal Palace (H)

14^th Liverpool (A)

21^st Nottingham Forest (H)

April:

11^th Sunderland (A)

18^th Brighton (H)

25^th Wolves (A)

May:

2^nd Aston Villa (A)

9^th Leeds United (H)

16^th Chelsea (A)

24^th Everton (H)