Premier League forced to apologise as Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham fixture dates confirmed

The Premier League have confirmed the dates, kick-off times and broadcast schedule for fixtures taking place in the upcoming 2025/26 campaign this September.

Both Arsenal and Tottenham have pre-season preparations underway and will soon be joined by Chelsea, who have taken their summer break after winning the FIFA Club World Cup earlier this month.

The likes of Brentford, Crystal Palace, Fulham and West Ham will also be hoping for strong seasons, which they are already looking towards.

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The new season gets underway midway through August. The league had previously announced the final schedule for the three rounds of matches matches taking place next month but had not done so for September.

So, the Premier League have finally locked in their September matches and in the statement released issued an apology for only just doing so, despite still following their commitment to finalise details at least six weeks in advance.

The statement read: "The broadcast selections have been announced for live TV in the UK for Premier League matches in Matchweeks 4, 5 and 6 in September.

"While the Premier League's fixture announcement dates advised that September's fixtures would be released on 9 July, delays in local approvals for fixtures unfortunately meant only August fixtures were announced on this date.

"The Premier League would like to apologise for not being able to confirm these fixtures until now. However, today’s announcement is in line with our commitment to give at least six weeks’ notice for fixture announcements before January.

"All kick-off times are 15:00 BST unless otherwise mentioned."

With that, here is the complete list of September matches each with their designated dates, kick-off slot and if they have been selected for broadcast:

Saturday 13 September

12:30pm - Arsenal v Nott'm Forest (TNT Sports)
3:00pm - AFC Bournemouth v Brighton
3:00pm - Crystal Palace v Sunderland
3:00pm - Everton v Aston Villa
3:00pm - Fulham v Leeds United
3:00pm - Newcastle United v Wolves
17:30pm - West Ham United v Spurs (Sky Sports)
20:00pm - Brentford v Chelsea (Sky Sports)

Sunday 14 September
14:00pm - Burnley v Liverpool (Sky Sports)
16:30pm - Man City v Man Utd (Sky Sports)

Saturday 20 September
12:30pm - Liverpool v Everton (TNT Sports)*
3:00pm - AFC Bournemouth v Newcastle United
3:00pm - Brighton v Spurs
3:00pm - Burnley v Nott'm Forest
3:00pm - West Ham United v Crystal Palace
3:00pm - Wolves v Leeds United
17:30pm - Man Utd v Chelsea (Sky Sports)
20:00pm - Fulham v Brentford (Sky Sports)

*Match will move to Sept 21, 12:00pm, on TNT Sports should Liverpool play away in Champions League the preceding Wednesday.

Sunday 21 September
14:00pm - Sunderland v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)
16:30pm - Arsenal v Man City (Sky Sports)

Saturday 27 September
12:30pm - Brentford v Man Utd (TNT Sports)
3:00pm - Aston Villa v Fulham
3:00pm - Chelsea v Brighton
3:00pm - Crystal Palace v Liverpool
3:00pm - Leeds United v AFC Bournemouth
3:00pm - Man City v Burnley
17:30pm - Nott'm Forest v Sunderland (Sky Sports)

Sunday 28 September
14:00pm - Spurs v Wolves (Sky Sports)**
16:30pm - Newcastle United v Arsenal (Sky Sports)

**Match is subject to movement dependent on Spurs' participation in Champions League the following Tuesday

Monday 29 September
20:00pm - Everton v West Ham United (Sky Sports)

So, in September there are set to be four all-London clashes shown live on TV for viewers in the United Kingdom.

Of particular note is also Manchester United vs Chelsea, Arsenal vs Manchester City and Newcastle United vs Arsenal.

Spurs fans will still have to keep an eye on their fixture vs Wolves as the result of the Champions League's league phase draw could still impact the date and kick-off time.