Liverpool Premier League fixtures in full as Andoni Iraola handed hostile first assignment
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SportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool will begin their Premier League campaign with a visit to Newcastle United before welcoming Nottingham Forest to AnfieldThe Andoni Iraola era will begin with a trip to Newcastle United with Liverpool visiting St James' Park in their first game of the new Premier League season.The Reds will travel to Tyneside on Sunday, August 23 for what is expected to be a raucous affair and a difficult assignment for new boss Iraola.Liverpool pipped Newcastle to transfer target Victor Munoz earlier this week when they triggered his £34.5m release clause with Osasuna and with the £125m deal for striker Alexander Isak last year still fresh in the memory, a hostile atmosphere will await Iraola's Reds in the North East.Iraola will play his first Premier League match at Anfield against Nottingham Forest on August 29 before a trip to newly-promoted Ipswich Town the following week.After a visit from Fulham and a trip to Bournemouth in September, Liverpool will welcome Manchester City to Anfield on October 10, following the international break.City are yet to officially name a successor to Pep Guardiola but the FA Cup and League Cup holders are expected to travel across the M62 with former Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca in charge.The first clash with champions Arsenal will be at Anfield on October 31, while the first Merseyside derby of the campaign will be played at Hill Dickinson Stadium on November 28, a week after the Reds host Michael Carrick's Manchester United.The reverse fixtures of those two games will also be also played a week apart, with the Reds hosting the Blues in the Anfield derby in late January after a meeting with United at Old Trafford on the 23rd of that month.A first meeting with Chelsea arrives on December 12 before a Boxing Day trip to Hull City follows on from visits from Leeds United (December 12) and Tottenham Hotspur (December 19).Liverpool play Aston Villa before the calendar year is out, on December 30 before 2027 kicks off with a visit from Frank Lampard's Coventry on January 2. Iraola ends the season against his former club, Bournemouth, on May 30.All games at this stage of the summer are subject to change around television schedules.Liverpool's 2026/27 Premier League FixturesAugustSun, Aug 23 (16:30) – Newcastle United vs LiverpoolSat, Aug 29 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Nottingham ForestSeptemberSat, Sep 05 (15:00) – Ipswich Town vs LiverpoolSat, Sep 12 (15:00) – Liverpool vs FulhamSat, Sep 19 (15:00) – Bournemouth vs LiverpoolOctoberSat, Oct 10 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Manchester CitySat, Oct 17 (15:00) – Brentford vs LiverpoolSat, Oct 24 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Brighton and Hove AlbionSat, Oct 31 (15:00) – Liverpool vs ArsenalNovemberSat, Nov 07 (15:00) – Crystal Palace vs LiverpoolSat, Nov 21 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Manchester UnitedSat, Nov 28 (15:00) – Everton vs LiverpoolDecemberWed, Dec 02 (20:00) – Liverpool vs SunderlandSat, Dec 05 (15:00) – Chelsea vs LiverpoolSat, Dec 12 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Leeds UnitedSat, Dec 19 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Tottenham HotspurSat, Dec 26 (15:00) – Hull City vs LiverpoolWed, Dec 30 (20:00) – Aston Villa vs LiverpoolJanuarySat, Jan 02 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Coventry CityWed, Jan 06 (20:00) – Sunderland vs LiverpoolSat, Jan 16 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Crystal PalaceSat, Jan 23 (15:00) – Manchester United vs LiverpoolSat, Jan 30 (15:00) – Liverpool vs EvertonFebruarySat, Feb 06 (15:00) – Arsenal vs LiverpoolWed, Feb 10 (20:00) – Coventry City vs LiverpoolSat, Feb 20 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Hull CitySat, Feb 27 (15:00) – Tottenham Hotspur vs LiverpoolMarchWed, Mar 03 (20:00) – Liverpool vs Aston VillaSat, Mar 13 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Ipswich TownSat, Mar 20 (15:00) – Fulham vs LiverpoolAprilSat, Apr 10 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Newcastle UnitedSat, Apr 17 (15:00) – Nottingham Forest vs LiverpoolSat, Apr 24 (15:00) – Leeds United vs LiverpoolMaySat, May 01 (15:00) – Liverpool vs ChelseaSat, May 08 (15:00) – Manchester City vs LiverpoolSat, May 15 (15:00) – Liverpool vs BrentfordSun, May 23 (15:00) – Brighton and Hove Albion vs LiverpoolSun, May 30 (16:00) – Liverpool vs BournemouthFOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!
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