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Everton 2026/27 Premier League Fixtures: Moyes' Early Challenges
Everton’s 2026/27 Premier League campaign will begin in familiar surroundings but under anything but gentle scrutiny. David Moyes opens his latest chapter at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday 22 August, with Crystal Palace the first visitors of a season that quickly sharpens in difficulty and emotion.
Palace at home, then Bournemouth away, followed by Manchester United back on Merseyside. It is a launch that offers little time for settling in, and even less for sentiment.
Early run, early verdict
After the curtain-raiser against Palace (22 August), Everton head to Bournemouth on 29 August before United arrive on 5 September. Three games, three very different examinations of Moyes’ plans.
September does not relent. A trip to Tottenham on 12 September and a home clash with newly promoted Ipswich Town on 19 September complete a month that mixes heavyweight opposition with potential banana skins. For a side that finished 13th last season, there is no soft landing.
October stretches Everton’s away resolve. They travel to Hull on 10 October, then face Chelsea at home a week later. Arsenal and Newcastle away round off the month on the 24th and 31st. Four games, three on the road, and a clear test of whether last season’s inconsistency has truly been addressed.
Lampard returns, derby circled in red
The narrative writes itself in November. On the 7th, Frank Lampard returns to the Hill Dickinson with his Coventry City side, one of three promoted clubs Everton will meet in their opening 10 fixtures. The reunion will be charged, and not just for the former manager.
Brentford away follows on 21 November. Then comes the date Evertonians have already ringed in thick ink: Liverpool at home on 28 November.
Last season’s stoppage-time defeat to their rivals still stings. This time, the Merseyside derby arrives at a point in the campaign where the table will be taking shape and the mood around Moyes’ reign will be far clearer. The reverse fixture at Anfield lands on 30 January, bookending a crucial winter stretch with another high-tension afternoon.
Winter grind and festive spotlight
December’s schedule has a familiar, unforgiving rhythm. Everton visit Aston Villa under the lights on 2 December, then host Fulham three days later. Trips to Brighton (12 December) and Nottingham Forest (19 December) follow, before Boxing Day brings Sunderland to the Hill Dickinson.
Boxing Day at home. A full house, mid-season judgment in the air, and Sunderland – another club with a deep connection to Moyes – in town. It is the kind of fixture that can tilt a mood, one way or the other.
The year closes with Manchester City at home on 30 December, an 8pm kick-off that will demand discipline and nerve. Then, on 2 January, Everton travel to Leeds, before hosting Villa again on 6 January as the calendar turns and the table tightens.
The second meeting with Coventry comes on 16 January at the CBS Arena, followed by Brentford at home on 23 January. Then Anfield on 30 January, and whatever that derby brings.
Spring tests and top-six gauntlet
February offers a slightly more balanced run: Newcastle at home on the 6th, Leeds at home in a night game on the 10th, Sunderland away on the 20th and Forest at home on the 27th. Points will be expected. Dropped ones will not be easily forgiven.
March, though, drags Everton straight back into the deep end. A trip to Manchester City on the 3rd, Manchester United away on the 13th, then Tottenham at home on the 20th. By then, the Carabao Cup final will be on 21 March, the FA Cup third round having arrived on 9 January. Cup ambitions will either be fuelling belief or draining legs.
April feels like a loop back to the beginning: Crystal Palace away on the 10th, Bournemouth at home on the 17th, Brighton at home on the 24th. Three fixtures that could shape whether Everton are looking up the table or over their shoulders.
Run-in with a sting at the end
The final month offers no room for drift. Fulham away on 1 May, Hull at home on 8 May, Chelsea away on 15 May, Arsenal at home on 23 May. Then, on 30 May, a final-day trip to Portman Road to face Ipswich Town.
Portman Road has seen its share of drama over the years. If Everton’s season is still alive with something on the line – Europe, pride, or survival – it could see more.
The FA Cup final sits on 22 May, a week before that last home league game against Arsenal. The dates are clear. So is the challenge.
From the opening whistle against Crystal Palace to that potentially fraught afternoon in Suffolk, Everton’s 2026/27 fixture list leaves little space to hide. The questions are obvious. The answers will come, one demanding weekend at a time.
