Everton's 2026/27 Premier League Fixtures: Key Dates and Derby Matches
Everton’s Premier League road map for 2026/27 is set, and it starts under familiar grey skies on Merseyside – but at a new address.
David Moyes’ side open the campaign at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday, August 22, with Crystal Palace the first visitors to Everton’s new home. A fresh stadium, a clean slate, and a fanbase desperate to turn 13th place last season into something far more ambitious.
From there, the pace picks up quickly. A first away day at Bournemouth on August 29, then Manchester United roll into town on September 5. United at the new ground, under Moyes, in the first month of the season: it’s an early stress test for both the team and the stands.
Early hurdles and familiar faces
The schedule wastes no time in throwing up storylines. Within the first 10 league games, Everton will have met all three promoted sides, including a particularly charged reunion.
On November 7, former Everton manager Frank Lampard brings his Coventry City team to the Hill Dickinson. Lampard’s return adds an edge to a run of autumn fixtures that already includes trips to Arsenal and Newcastle and home dates with Chelsea and Palace. It’s the kind of stretch that can quietly define a season long before the run-in.
There is also a first meeting with newly promoted Ipswich Town at home on September 19, ahead of a final-day visit to Portman Road on May 30. Ipswich at either end of the calendar; a neat bookend that might carry very different stakes by the time spring rolls around.
Derby revenge ringed in red
The fixture every Evertonian looked for first needs no introduction.
The Merseyside derby at the Hill Dickinson is pencilled in for the weekend of November 28. It comes with a clear narrative: a shot at payback after last season’s stoppage-time defeat to Liverpool. A new stadium, a bitter memory, and a fanbase that will demand a different ending.
The return game at Anfield lands on January 30. By then, the season’s shape will be clearer, but the emotion will be the same. Liverpool away, in the depth of winter, with league positions and pride on the line.
Festive football at home
Boxing Day belongs to Everton supporters.
On December 26, Sunderland visit the Hill Dickinson, giving Moyes’ team a festive fixture in front of their own crowd. It sits in the middle of a busy December that features trips to Aston Villa, Brighton and Nottingham Forest, and a heavyweight home clash with Manchester City on December 30 under the lights at 8pm.
That City game closes the calendar year and could set the tone heading into 2027. Before that, Fulham come to Merseyside on December 5, offering a different kind of examination between the away tests.
The winter grind
The turn of the year brings little respite. Everton start January with Leeds away on the 2nd, then host Aston Villa on the 6th. A trip to Coventry on the 16th reunites Lampard with his old club again, this time on his own turf, before Brentford come to the Hill Dickinson on January 23.
Then comes Anfield on January 30. Derby day, again.
February’s rhythm is relentless rather than glamorous: Newcastle at home, Leeds at home under the lights on February 10, Sunderland away, Nottingham Forest at home. These are the kind of fixtures that rarely dominate headlines but often decide whether a club quietly drifts or quietly climbs.
Spring tests and a demanding run-in
March sharpens the focus. Everton travel to Manchester City on March 3 for an 8pm kick-off, then head to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on March 13. Between those two trips, there’s a home date with Tottenham on March 20, bringing three high-profile fixtures in quick succession.
April offers its own balance of opportunity and threat. Palace away on April 10, Bournemouth at home on the 17th, Brighton at home on the 24th. None of them easy, all of them winnable if Everton find consistency.
Then comes May, when the margins tighten and nerves fray. Fulham away on May 1, Hull at home on the 8th, Chelsea away on the 15th, Arsenal at home on the 23rd, and that final-day visit to Ipswich on May 30 at 4pm. Chelsea away followed by Arsenal at home is a demanding prelude to whatever awaits at Portman Road.
Key dates beyond the league
The domestic cups are already inked into the calendar. The FA Cup third round begins on January 9, the Carabao Cup final is set for March 21, and the FA Cup final is scheduled for May 22. Where Everton fit into those dates will depend on how ruthlessly they can navigate the early rounds.
What is certain is the framework: a home start, an early meeting with Manchester United, a derby at the new ground in late November, and a season that closes on the road in Suffolk.
From Crystal Palace on August 22 to Ipswich on May 30, Everton know exactly what lies ahead. The only question now is how far Moyes’ side can push themselves within that unforgiving grid of dates and kick-off times.
