Liverpool to face double derby issue as Everton get Premier League fixtures boost
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SportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool will face eight Champions League group phase games in the 2026-27 season, and both Merseyside derbies immediately follow one of those gamesLiverpool will go into both Merseyside derby fixtures of the 2026/27 Premier League season off the back of Champions League games.Both the Reds and Everton discovered their schedules for the new season on Friday, with the derby games placed on the weekends of November 28, 2026 and January 30, 2027.Both matches are of course subject to television schedules, but one thing that is certain is that Liverpool will be going into them after playing a Champions League game in the previous midweek.The Reds scraped into European football's premier competition for the new season after Arne Slot guided them to a fifth place Premier League finish, with the Dutchman sacked and subsequently replaced by Andoni Iraola, who will be managing in the Champions League for the first time.Fulham are the first Premier League opponent the Reds will face following one of their eight Champions League group phase games, as the Londoners head to Anfield the weekend of September 12.Next up the following month there will be a trip to Brentford after Matchday 2, followed by a home game with Brighton after Matchday 3 and after the Seagulls themselves would have played a Conference League fixture.The Reds then go to Crystal Palace after Matchday 4, with the Londoners having played a Europa League fixture in that week, before the first derby of the season at Hill Dickinson Stadium at the end of November after Matchday 5.Leeds United are the Anfield opponents after the final Champions League Matchday of 2026, and then Liverpool will face fellow Champions League side Manchester United away and Everton at home in January after Matchdays 7 and 8.Liverpool's 2026/27 Premier League Fixtures and Champions League group phase datesAugustSun, Aug 23 (16:30) – Newcastle United vs LiverpoolSat, Aug 29 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Nottingham ForestSeptemberSat, Sep 05 (15:00) – Ipswich Town vs LiverpoolTue, Sep 08-Thu Sep 10 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY ONESat, Sep 12 (15:00) – Liverpool vs FulhamSat, Sep 19 (15:00) – Bournemouth vs LiverpoolOctoberSat, Oct 10 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Manchester CityTue, Oct 13-Wed Oct 14 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY TWOSat, Oct 17 (15:00) – Brentford vs LiverpoolTue, Oct 20-Wed Oct 21 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY THREESat, Oct 24 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Brighton and Hove AlbionSat, Oct 31 (15:00) – Liverpool vs ArsenalNovemberTue, Nov 03-Wed Nov 04 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY FOURSat, Nov 07 (15:00) – Crystal Palace vs LiverpoolSat, Nov 21 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Manchester UnitedTue, Nov 24-Wed Nov 25 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY FIVESat, Nov 28 (15:00) – Everton vs LiverpoolDecemberWed, Dec 02 (20:00) – Liverpool vs SunderlandSat, Dec 05 (15:00) – Chelsea vs LiverpoolTue, Dec 08-Wed Dec 09 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY SIXSat, Dec 12 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Leeds UnitedSat, Dec 19 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Tottenham HotspurSat, Dec 26 (15:00) – Hull City vs LiverpoolWed, Dec 30 (20:00) – Aston Villa vs LiverpoolJanuarySat, Jan 02 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Coventry CityWed, Jan 06 (20:00) – Sunderland vs LiverpoolSat, Jan 16 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Crystal PalaceTue, Jan 19-Wed Jan 20 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY SEVENSat, Jan 23 (15:00) – Manchester United vs LiverpoolWed Jan 27 - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY EIGHTSat, Jan 30 (15:00) – Liverpool vs EvertonFebruarySat, Feb 06 (15:00) – Arsenal vs LiverpoolWed, Feb 10 (20:00) – Coventry City vs LiverpoolSat, Feb 20 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Hull CitySat, Feb 27 (15:00) – Tottenham Hotspur vs LiverpoolMarchWed, Mar 03 (20:00) – Liverpool vs Aston VillaSat, Mar 13 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Ipswich TownSat, Mar 20 (15:00) – Fulham vs LiverpoolAprilSat, Apr 10 (15:00) – Liverpool vs Newcastle UnitedSat, Apr 17 (15:00) – Nottingham Forest vs LiverpoolSat, Apr 24 (15:00) – Leeds United vs LiverpoolMaySat, May 01 (15:00) – Liverpool vs ChelseaSat, May 08 (15:00) – Manchester City vs LiverpoolSat, May 15 (15:00) – Liverpool vs BrentfordSun, May 23 (15:00) – Brighton and Hove Albion vs LiverpoolSun, May 30 (16:00) – Liverpool vs BournemouthFOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageChoose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FC