The English Premier League has officially unveiled the dates for the 2025/26 season through a statement released late Friday. According to the statement found on the EPL website, the new campaign will kick start on Saturday, August 16, 2025, with the final match round slated for Sunday, May 24, 2026, ensuring a awesome season from start to finish for fans.
With the mind of prioritising player’s welfare, the league officials have made significant changes to the festive period schedule.
On the EPL website, titled “Dates for 2025/26 Premier League season confirmed,” emphasises a renewed commitment to player welfare, particularly during the congested festive period.
What stands out in the new timetable is that, no two match rounds will take place within 60 hours of each other, addressing long-standing concerns about the congested holiday fixture list.
More so, no matches will be held on Christmas Eve in 2025, a decision likely to be welcomed by players and fans alike.
The statement partly reads, “The schedule continues to allow more rest time for players over the festive match-round period, with no two rounds taking place within 60 hours of each other.
“This is in keeping with commitments made to clubs to address the congested Christmas and New Year schedule.”
The recent changes in the schedule according to the statement, highlights the Premier League’s commitment to maintaining a competitive edge while protecting the well-being of its players.
Football lovers can conveniently now Fans can now mark their calendars as the countdown to another non omissible season kicks-in!
The statement further continued, “The 2025/26 season will consist of 33 weekends and five midweek match rounds.
“The start date of August 16 allows for the maximum player rest time available—83 clear days—from the end of the 2024/25 season.
“The season end date of May 24 2026 ensures the Premier League season finishes ahead of the FIFA 2026 World Cup call-up period.
“There will be no fixture on December 24, 2025,” it concluded.
