🗣️ “first 5 games is cool but October, December and the last four games of the season look so scary” : Fans lament as Aston Villa 2025/26 Premier League fixtures is released
Aston Villa to Kick Off 2025/26 Premier League Campaign at Home Against Newcastle United
Aston Villa will begin their 2025/26 Premier League journey with a high-profile clash at Villa Park, as they host Newcastle United in the opening fixture of the season. Scheduled for Saturday, August 16, with a 12:30pm kickoff live on TNT Sports, the match marks a symbolic and exciting return to opening day home action for the club.
Remarkably, this will be Villa’s first home match to start a league campaign in five years, and their first opening-day home fixture in the Premier League with supporters in attendance since the 2010/11 season. The occasion promises to be a lively one, as the Claret and Blue faithful look to pack Villa Park and set the tone for a season that brings both ambition and European aspirations.
Historically, Villa have fared well against the Magpies at home, winning five of their last six encounters against Newcastle in Birmingham. With head coach Unai Emery at the helm and fresh off an impressive previous campaign, Villa will be eager to continue that strong record and get their season off to a flying start.
Following the season opener, Villa head to the capital for their first away trip of the campaign. They’ll face Brentford in west London before returning to Villa Park to take on Crystal Palace at the end of August. These early matches provide Emery’s squad with a chance to establish rhythm and form in what is expected to be another highly competitive Premier League season.
September brings another milestone as Villa will visit Everton’s new home—the Hill Dickinson Stadium—for the first time. That landmark encounter is scheduled for the weekend of Saturday, September 13. Later in the month, Villa travel to the Stadium of Light to face newly-promoted Sunderland, rounding out a diverse and potentially tricky set of opening five fixtures.
October kicks off with a home game against Burnley, another recently promoted side, as Villa aim to make Villa Park a fortress once again. The month of November includes a trip to face Leeds United at Elland Road, followed by a home showdown with local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers—a fixture that always brings extra energy and tension.
As the festive period approaches, Villa’s schedule ramps up with marquee clashes. The club begins their Christmas run with a blockbuster home match against Manchester United on the weekend of Saturday, December 20. That is quickly followed by a difficult away trip to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea on December 27. Just days later, Villa remain in the capital for one more test before the year ends—an away encounter with Arsenal, which will be their final match of 2025.
The new year begins at Villa Park, where the team will host Nottingham Forest in their first fixture of 2026. January concludes with the reverse fixture against Newcastle United, this time at St James’ Park.
February wraps up with a regional derby away to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux, a match that could carry significant implications as the season enters its latter stages.
The final stretch of the campaign begins in late April with a visit to Craven Cottage to face Fulham. That match signals the start of Villa’s last five fixtures of the season, which include hosting Tottenham Hotspur at Villa Park and traveling to Turf Moor to take on Burnley in early May.
As the 2025/26 season nears its conclusion, Villa will face a challenging but potentially defining pair of fixtures. The club’s final home match of the season will be against current Premier League champions Liverpool on the weekend of Sunday, May 17—a fixture that could have implications at both ends of the table depending on how the season unfolds.
Villa will then bring the curtain down on their campaign with one of the toughest possible tests: an away trip to face Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, May 24. With City consistently in title contention and Villa pushing for European places in recent seasons, the season finale could prove dramatic.
As anticipation builds for the new season, Unai Emery and his players will be aiming to build on the solid foundations laid last year, when Villa impressed both domestically and in Europe. With exciting fixtures, historic venues, and rivalries lined up throughout the calendar, the 2025/26 season promises to be another thrilling chapter in Aston Villa’s proud history.