Premier League 2026-27 preseason friendlies set: Arsenal to face Dortmund, Man City in Community Shield

Published Jul 17, 03:55 PM UTC

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A forum post on RedCafe.net compiles the preseason friendly schedules for several Premier League and other clubs ahead of the 2026-27 season. Key fixtures include Arsenal playing Girona, Real Betis, Borussia Dortmund, and Como, plus the Community Shield against Manchester City. Aston Villa has a packed schedule including matches against Porto, Bayern Munich, and the UEFA Super Cup against PSG. Other clubs with listed fixtures include Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Coventry, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Ipswich, Leeds, and Liverpool. The matches take place across Europe, Asia, and the United States from mid-July to mid-August 2026.

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Arsenal

August 1: Girona vs Arsenal – Girona, 7pm
August 5: Arsenal vs Real Betis – Dublin, 7.30pm
August 9: Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund – Emirates Stadium, 2pm
August 12: Arsenal vs Como – Emirates Stadium, 7.30pm
August 16: Community Shield – Arsenal vs Man City, Cardiff, 3pm

Aston Villa

July 21: Walsall vs Aston Villa – Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium, 7.30pm
July 25: Porto vs Aston Villa – Estadio Do Dragao, 7pm
July 28: Aston Villa vs Real Sociedad – Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium, 7.30pm
August 1: Indonesia All-Stars vs Aston Villa – Jakarta, 1pm
August 4: BG Pathum United vs Aston Villa – Pathum Thani, 1.30pm
August 7: Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich – Hong Kong, 1pm
August 12: UEFA Super Cup – PSG vs Aston Villa, Salzburg, 8pm
August 15: Borussia Monchengladbach vs Aston Villa – Borussia-Park, 2.30pm

Bournemouth

July 24: St Pauli vs Bournemouth – Saalfelden, 4pm
July 30: Augsburg vs Bournemouth – Saalfelden, 4pm
August 4: Genoa vs Bournemouth – Bournemouth training ground (behind closed doors)
August 8: Real Betis vs Bournemouth – Seville, 7.30pm
August 15: Mainz vs Bournemouth – Mewa Arena, 2.30pm

Brentford

August 8: Rennes vs Brentford – Stade Rennais, 5pm
August 15: Brentford vs Eintracht Frankfurt – Gtech Community Stadium, 3pm

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Brighton

July 25: Annecy vs Brighton – France (behind closed doors)
August 1: Strasbourg vs Brighton – France (behind closed doors)
August 8: Brighton vs Roma – The Amex, 3pm
August 15: Brighton vs Bologna – The Amex, 3pm

Chelsea

July 28: Chelsea vs Western Sydney Wanderers – Sydney, 10.45am
August 1: Chelsea vs Tottenham – Sydney, 10.45am
August 5: Chelsea vs Juventus – Hong Kong, 12.30pm
August 8: Chelsea vs AC Milan – Jakarta, 1pm
August 9: Johor Darul Ta'zim vs Chelsea – Johor, 1pm

Coventry

July 11: AFC Wimbledon 3-2 Coventry – behind closed doors
July 18: Northampton vs Coventry – Sixfields, 2pm
August 8: Coventry vs Espanyol – Coventry Building Society Arena, 5.30pm

Crystal Palace

July 18: Palace vs Swindon – Palace training ground (behind closed doors), 12.30pm
July 25: Bromley vs Palace – Hayes Lane, 3pm
July 28: Palace vs Lens (6pm – 45-minute match)
July 28: Palace vs Famalicao (7.30pm – 45-minute match)
July 31 or August 1: Palace vs TBC (5pm or 7.45pm)
August 15: Freiburg vs Crystal Palace – Europa-Park Stadion, 1pm

Everton

July 18: Dundee vs Everton – Dens Park, 2pm
July 25: Bolton vs Everton – Toughsheet Community Stadium, 3pm
July 28: Stoke vs Everton – bet365 Stadium, 7.45pm
August 1: Hamburg vs Everton – Volksparkstadion, 4pm
August 8: Stuttgart vs Everton – MHP Arena, 4pm
August 12: Everton vs Newcastle – Murrayfield, 5.15pm
August 15: Everton vs Lille – Hill Dickinson Stadium, 3pm

Fulham

August 15: Fulham vs Stuttgart – Craven Cottage, 4pm

Hull City

July 25: Hull vs Konyaspor – Slovenia, KO TBC
July 28: Hull vs Caykur Rizespor – Slovenia, KO TBC
August 1: Hull vs Kasımpasa – Istanbul, KO TBC
August 8: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Hull – Germany, 2pm
August 15: Hull vs Nice – MKM Stadium, 3pm

Ipswich

July 29: Ipswich vs Osasuna – Colchester, 7.45pm
August 1: Oxford vs Ipswich – Kassam Stadium, 12pm
August 1: Wycombe vs Ipswich – Adams Park, 4pm
August 4: Ipswich vs Le Havre – Portman Road, 7.45pm
August 8: Ipswich vs Rayo Vallecano – Portman Road, 3pm
August 15: Union Berlin vs Ipswich – Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, 2.30pm

Leeds

July 26: Leeds vs Wrexham – Tampa, 12.30am
July 31: Leeds vs Sunderland – New Jersey, 12.30am
August 2: Leeds vs Liverpool – Chicago, 9pm
August 8: Leeds vs RB Leipzig – Elland Road, 2pm
August 12: Leeds vs Man Utd – Dublin, 7.30pm

Liverpool

July 25: Liverpool vs Sunderland – Nashville, 11pm
July 30: Liverpool vs Wrexham – New York, 12.30am
August 2: Liverpool vs Leeds – Chicago, 9pm
August 9: Liverpool vs Monaco – Anfield, 2.30pm
August 16: Liverpool – TBC

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