Everton have an opportunity to make a bright start to the 2026/27 Premier League season as they kick-off with back-to-back fixtures against clubs under new management.
The Blues begin with a home game against Crystal Palace, a side who they are unbeaten against in their last 11 matches in all competitions. In the corresponding fixture last season, Jack Grealish’s goal secured the first-ever stoppage-time winner at Hill Dickinson Stadium as David Moyes’ men came from behind to end the Eagles’ 19-match unbeaten run.
Although the previous year’s FA Cup winners subsequently went on to lift the UEFA Conference League, Austrian Oliver Glasner, who guided them to both successes, has subsequently departed to be replaced by Frenchman Pierre Sage.
Then, in their second game of the new season, Everton have a repeat of another fixture where Grealish grabbed the winner, as they go to Bournemouth on August 29. The on-loan Manchester City star’s strike there on December 2 last year secured the Blues’ first ever three points at the Vitality Stadium and while Andoni Iraola would go on to steer the Cherries into the Europa League, he has since left for Liverpool with Marco Rose having already been named as his successor.
Because of the World Cup, the first international break of 2026/27 is later than usual at the end of September, and Everton have a potentially tricky run when they return to action. They resume action at Hull City on October 10, still early enough in the campaign for their hosts to be enjoying the feel-good factor of promotion in the Championship play-off final at Wembley.
After that, there is a hat-trick of heavyweight encounters against Chelsea at home – although Moyes guided his side to a 3-0 romp in the corresponding clash last season – on October 17; champions Arsenal away on October 24 and then a Halloween trip to Newcastle United on October 31.
After that, the Blues have their final fixture before the second international break as former manager Frank Lampard is set to face them for the first time since he was sacked with his Coventry City side that romped to the Championship title coming to Hill Dickinson Stadium on November 7.
Everton clock up the miles during Advent as they have away days at Aston Villa (December 2); Brighton & Hove Albion (December 12) and Nottingham Forest (December 19) but then have a brace of post-Christmas home fixtures against Sunderland (December 26) and Manchester City (December 28) ahead of their trip to Leeds United on January 2 to kick-off the new calendar year.
Other than the Anfield derby on January 30, the Blues have their two shortest away trips of the season back-to-back as they curiously go to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City on March 3 and Old Trafford to tackle Manchester United on March 13.
Everton finished last season with five consecutive away games in London and after the Mancunian double header, they have three straight visits to the capital – Crystal Palace (April 10); Fulham (May 1); Chelsea (May 15) before an even longer trek to Suffolk to end the 2026/27 at Portman Road against an Ipswich Town side currently managerless after Kieran McKenna stepped down following a second promotion to the Premier League in three seasons.
