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Everton's 2026/27 Premier League Schedule: Heavyweight Openers and Derby Dates
Everton’s 2026/27 Premier League campaign will begin under familiar skies and with little room to ease themselves in. David Moyes’ side open at the Hill Dickinson Stadium against Crystal Palace on Saturday, August 22, before a quick shift south to Bournemouth and then the early arrival of Manchester United on Merseyside.
Three games in, and Goodison’s successor will already have felt most of the emotional range this league can offer.
Early tests and old faces
Crystal Palace at home is no gentle curtain-raiser, but it does give Everton a chance to set the tone in front of their own supporters. One week later they head to Bournemouth, a ground that rarely offers visiting sides much comfort, before United roll into town on September 5 for a first major glamour fixture of the season.
The schedule wastes no time tightening the screws. A trip to Tottenham on September 12 is followed by newly-promoted Ipswich at home on September 19, the first of several early meetings with clubs fresh from the Championship.
By mid-October, the stakes rise again. An away day at Hull on October 10 is immediately followed by Chelsea’s visit to the Hill Dickinson on October 17 and then a daunting double away at Arsenal (October 24) and Newcastle (October 31). For a team that finished 13th last season, that run will reveal quickly whether Everton are climbing or simply clinging on.
The narrative takes a more personal twist in November. On the 7th, former manager Frank Lampard brings his Coventry City side to Merseyside. Whatever the reception, it will be one of the more intriguing subplots of the early months. Everton also travel to Brentford on November 21 before the fixture every blue circle on the calendar: Liverpool at home on November 28.
Derby dates circled in red
The Merseyside derby arrives with extra edge this time. Everton lost to Liverpool in stoppage time last season; this November meeting offers a very public chance to settle that score in front of a home crowd desperate for a shift in the city’s balance.
The reverse fixture at Anfield lands on January 30, deep in winter and potentially deep in the battle for league position. Two derbies, two very different backdrops, but the same unforgiving spotlight.
Winter grind and Boxing Day at home
December brings the familiar slog. Everton start the month at Aston Villa on December 2 under the lights in an 8pm kick-off, then face Fulham at home on December 5. Trips to Brighton (December 12) and Nottingham Forest (December 19) follow, before Boxing Day delivers a more traditional scene: Sunderland visiting the Hill Dickinson for a 3pm kick-off.
The year closes with a heavyweight clash. Manchester City come to Merseyside on December 30 for an 8pm showdown that could test both legs and nerves at the end of a demanding month.
January offers no real respite. Leeds away on January 2, Aston Villa at home on January 6, Coventry away on January 16, Brentford at home on January 23, and then that Anfield derby on January 30. It is a run that could define momentum heading into the second half of the season.
Run-in takes shape
By February, patterns will be set, but the calendar still bites. Newcastle at home on February 6, Leeds under the lights at the Hill Dickinson on February 10, Sunderland away on February 20, and Nottingham Forest at home on February 27 complete a month that looks manageable on paper but unforgiving in reality if points are needed.
March raises the bar again. Everton travel to Manchester City for an 8pm kick-off on March 3, head to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on March 13, then bring Tottenham to Merseyside on March 20. Three fixtures that will show exactly how far Moyes’ side can stretch against the league’s established powerhouses.
The final weeks offer a mixed bag. April brings Crystal Palace away (April 10), Bournemouth at home (April 17) and Brighton at home (April 24). Then comes the sprint to the line.
Fulham away on May 1, Hull at home on May 8, Chelsea away on May 15, Arsenal at home on May 23 and, finally, Ipswich away at Portman Road on May 30. The season ends on the road, and if Everton’s campaign still hangs in the balance by then, Portman Road will not be a forgiving place to chase one last result.
Key dates on the calendar
Beyond the league, the domestic cups still loom large. The Premier League season starts on August 22, with the FA Cup third round set for January 9 and the Carabao Cup final on March 21. The FA Cup final is pencilled in for May 22, a date every club quietly dreams of keeping free.
Everton’s path is now clear. A home start, early meetings with promoted sides, a punishing winter run, and derby days that will shape the mood far beyond 90 minutes.
Whether this fixture list becomes a platform or a gauntlet depends on how quickly Moyes’ team can turn that opening roar at the Hill Dickinson into something more lasting.
