Everton's 2026/27 Premier League Schedule: Key Matches and Derby Dates
Everton’s route through the 2026/27 Premier League season is set – and it begins under the Hill Dickinson Stadium lights with a familiar sense of jeopardy and opportunity.
David Moyes’ side open at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday August 22, a fixture that offers a clean slate after last season’s 13th-place finish but little margin for early stumbles. A week later they head south to Bournemouth, before Manchester United arrive on Merseyside on September 5 for the first major test of Moyes’ new campaign in front of the home crowd.
The calendar wastes no time in tightening the screws. Tottenham away on September 12, Ipswich at home a week later, then a bruising October that drags Everton from Hull to Chelsea at Hill Dickinson, then to Arsenal and Newcastle on the road. By the end of that month, Moyes will have a clear idea of what his squad is made of.
Lampard’s return and a derby with a score to settle
November brings storylines of its own. On the 7th, former Everton manager Frank Lampard returns to the Hill Dickinson Stadium in charge of newly promoted Coventry City. It is one of three early meetings with promoted clubs inside the first 10 league games, a stretch Everton simply have to exploit if they want to climb higher than mid-table.
Two weeks later comes a trip to Brentford, always awkward, always physical.
Then the date that jumps off the page.
On the weekend of November 28, Liverpool cross Stanley Park for the first Merseyside derby of the season. Everton still carry the sting of last season’s stoppage-time defeat; Moyes now gets his shot at payback in front of his own fans. The reverse fixture at Anfield is set for January 30, bookending a critical winter period with the kind of occasion that can define a campaign.
Festive tests and a brutal New Year
December offers little respite. An away night at Aston Villa on December 2 opens a demanding month that also features Fulham at home, trips to Brighton and Nottingham Forest, and a Boxing Day clash at home to Sunderland – a traditional date, but hardly a gentle one.
Four days later, on December 30, Manchester City visit Hill Dickinson for an 8pm kick-off. City at full tilt, Everton at the end of a punishing festive run: it has all the makings of a season checkpoint.
The new year starts as intensely as the old one ends. Leeds away on January 2, Villa at home on January 6, then Coventry away on January 16 and Brentford at home on January 23. Liverpool at Anfield closes the month. By then, the FA Cup third round – scheduled for January 9 – will also be in play, adding another layer of pressure and possibility.
Run-in shaped by heavyweights
February offers no hiding places. Newcastle at home on the 6th, Leeds under the lights at Hill Dickinson on the 10th, Sunderland away on the 20th and Nottingham Forest at home on the 27th. These are the kind of fixtures that decide whether Everton are glancing up the table or nervously over their shoulders when spring arrives.
March sharpens the focus. A daunting trip to Manchester City on the 3rd, Manchester United away on the 13th, then Tottenham at home on the 20th. The Carabao Cup final falls the following day, March 21, a reminder of what could be on offer if Moyes can turn cup runs into something more substantial.
April brings a return to familiar faces and old challenges: Crystal Palace away on the 10th, Bournemouth at home on the 17th, Brighton at Hill Dickinson on the 24th. By then, the table will be taking its final shape.
Final hurdles at home and away
The season closes with a jagged mix of danger and opportunity. Fulham away on May 1, Hull at home on May 8, Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on May 15 and Arsenal at Hill Dickinson on May 23. Those four games could frame anything from a late European push to a desperate scramble for safety.
Everton finish their Premier League campaign on May 30 with a trip to Portman Road to face Ipswich Town, a fixture that may yet carry significant weight. The FA Cup final follows a day earlier in the calendar, on May 22, offering the ultimate target if Moyes’ men can navigate the knock-out path.
From the opening whistle against Crystal Palace on August 22 to that last journey to Ipswich on May 30, the route is clear. The question now is whether Everton can turn a demanding fixture list into the season that finally shifts their trajectory.
