When 2026/27 Premier League fixtures are released as Andoni Iraola discovers first Liverpool game
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Liverpool doesn't have to wait long to discover who Andoni Iraola will face in his first competitive game, with the 2026/27 Premier League fixture release day just around the cornerNew Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola looks around Anfield.(Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)The new Premier League season will kick off on the weekend of August 22 and 23, with Andoni Iraola having fewer than 80 days to get his Liverpool side into top shape.In that time, the Reds will have to get plenty done in the transfer market and on the training field, while there is also a World Cup to be played, in which lots of Liverpool stars will feature. There are just 33 days between the World Cup final and the start of the new season, which has been pushed back a week to allow some additional recovery time.Ahead of the 2026/27 season, the Premier League will reveal the provisional order of fixtures on Friday, June 19.
The confirmation will come at 10am UK time (5am ET).Iraola was confirmed as Arne Slot's successor on Thursday, with Liverpool hoping to implement a higher-paced and more intense style of play at Anfield in the coming years."Really excited, really excited, because obviously you know about Liverpool, you know that it's a big club, a massive club, one of the biggest in the world," Iraola told club media upon his arrival."But feeling inside and understanding a little bit more of this club, I always thought it's a special club.New Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola(Image: Nikki Dyer - LFC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)"Not about the football side, also because what people think about even during the week, how they are passionate about the club and everyone, the ones who like football, the ones that probably are not as interested."But I have some experience with Athletic Club [as a player] that I could in some ways familiarize, but it's going to be fun to experience it from the inside."Football matters a lot to everyone. It is, at the end, about emotion."I understand it's also a privilege but also a big responsibility, because all those people want to be represented properly and we are here for this.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.
Learn moreLiverpool FC have launched their new home kit for the 2026/27, inspired by iconic adidas strip worn during the club's 1989/90 title-winning campaign."I would love from my side, from the players' side, so all those people, [to] identify also with the football, identify with the values of the squad and we are all in for this."Liverpool.com says: Iraola is a risk in some ways for the Reds, but he deserves the chance to get a go at a bigger club. His work at Bournemouth was very impressive, and he has so far said all the right things.Having a strong start to the new season will be important to build some early momentum.