Leeds will begin their 2026/27 Premier League season away to Nottingham Forest on Saturday August 22, and Daniel Farke’s side will end it the same way they started it: on the road. The fixtures released for the campaign also show Leeds closing the season away to Crystal Palace on Sunday May 30.
That makes the opening and the finish clear before a ball is kicked. Leeds’ first home game comes the following weekend against Brentford at Elland Road, with Brighton next on the road and home matches against Newcastle and Crystal Palace following in September. For supporters checking Leeds United fixtures now, the dates give the season its shape before the long run begins.
The numbers matter because the calendar is front-loaded and then stretches all the way to late May. Leeds visit Arsenal on October 10 and host Manchester United at Elland Road a week later on October 17, then return to Old Trafford on May 15 in what is their penultimate away match of the season. The final home game is set for May 23 against Sunderland, leaving one last trip to Crystal Palace to close the campaign eight days later.
There is also a small wrinkle in the opening weeks: Brentford’s visit to Elland Road lands on Leeds Festival weekend, which helps explain why the first home date will feel crowded even before the season has settled. Leeds start and finish away from home, yet they still have a home run through September and key October dates that will shape how the campaign is judged long before May arrives.
Sky Sports said it will show at least 215 live Premier League matches next season, adding to a schedule that will be heavily watched as Leeds map out their return through the division. For Farke, the immediate task is simple enough: get through Nottingham Forest away on August 22, because the rest of the season will already be waiting.
