Tottenham Hotspur and Thomas Frank kick off the 2025-26 season at home to newly-promoted Burnley and face a visit to Manchester City on matchday two.
Frank will be at the helm after replacing Ange Postecoglou as head coach earlier this month. That came despite Postecoglou having led the club to their first silverware — the Europa League — in 17 years.
Frank’s first competitive north London derby in charge takes place at the Emirates Stadium on November 22, with the reverse fixture at Spurs scheduled for February 21.
The Dane will face former club Brentford twice in December – at home on the 6th and in west London on the 30th.
Tottenham’s final game of the campaign is the trip to Everton’s new stadium.
Their Europa league win last season ended their trophy drought of 17 years but could not cover up their worst ever Premier League finish of 17th. Spurs will hope to move further away from the relegation zone in 2025-26 with their new manager.
Tottenham Hotspur’s 2025-26 Premier League fixtures
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Analysis
Thomas Frank gets underway at Tottenham Hotspur in front of a home crowd against newly promoted Burnley on August 16.
The following week, Spurs travel to Manchester City (23/08) in what promises to be the Dane’s first major test.
November looks set to be a particularly tricky month for Tottenham, with a two-game home stand against Chelsea (1/11) and Manchester United (8/11) followed by a trip to local rivals Arsenal (22/11).
Spurs’ last game before Christmas will be against the champions Liverpool, while their new-year celebrations will (hopefully) kick off early against Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on December 30.
Perhaps Spurs’ most challenging stretch of the season will come at the end of January and into February, where they are scheduled to face City (31/01), United (07/02), Newcastle United (11/02), and Arsenal (21/02).
All four of those sides will harbour ambitions to challenge for European places next season, so this four-game stretch may prove defining in Tottenham’s drive to significantly improve on their 17th-placed finish last season and join them in the race.
For the second successive term, Spurs will finish their league season at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Frank will no doubt be keen to end the 2025/26 season in style against Everton (24/05).
Key dates for the 2025-26 season
The exceptional pre-Club World Cup transfer window opened on June 1 and closed nine days later on June 10.
The summer window re-opened on June 16, while the cut-off date for the 2024-25 profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) reporting period coming at the end of the month on June 30. The window closes on Monday, September 1, at 11pm BST (6pm ET).
The winter transfer window opens on Thursday, January 1, and closes on Monday, February 2.
The new Premier League season gets underway on the weekend of August 15-17, a week after the Community Shield on August 8, when league champions Liverpool face FA Cup winners Crystal Palace.
The final match round will be played on Sunday, May 24, 2026, when all 10 matches will kick off simultaneously as usual.
Premier League clubs will enter the FA Cup at the third round, which begins on Saturday, January 10. The Carabao Cup will begin in mid-August, with Premier League teams not playing in Europe entering in the second round, which starts in the week commencing August 25, and the remaining seven clubs receiving a bye to the third round, which takes place in the weeks commencing September 15 and 22.
What about the Champions League?
Spurs qualified for the Champions League after winning the Europa League last season. The 2025-26 Champions League marks the second season of the expanded format, with the 36-team competition again beginning with a league phase consisting of eight fixtures against eight different teams before the knockout stages.
The Champions League final takes place at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.
League phase draw: August 28
Matchday 1: September 16/18
Matchday 2: September 30–October 1
Matchday 3: October 21/22
Matchday 4: November 4/5
Matchday 5: November 25/26
Matchday 6: December 9/10
Matchday 7: January 20/21
Matchday 8: January 28
Knockout round play-off: February 17/18 & 24/25
Last 16: March 10/11 & 17/18
Quarter-final: April 7/8 & 14/15
Semi-final: April 28/28 & May 4/5
Final: May 30
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