Nottingham Forest will get their Premier League season up and running at home against Leeds United.
Forest’s form in the second half of the season under Vitor Pereira was strong enough to see them pull away from the threat of relegation with a 16th-placed finish, leaving them without European football this term.
They also reached the semi-finals of the Europa League, where they suffered a 4-1 aggregate defeat to eventual winners Aston Villa.
Pereira was Forest’s fourth head coach of the season — after Nuno Espirito Santo, Sean Dyche and Ange Postecoglou were sacked.
Forest face a tough start to the season, with a trip to Anfield in their second match of the campaign, before hosting Tottenham Hotspur a week later. They visit Aston Villa the following weekend.
Forest will finish the season away to promoted side Coventry City.
Nottingham Forest’s Premier League fixtures 2026-27
- 22/08/2026 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Leeds United
- 29/08/2026 15:00 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest
- 05/09/2026 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur
- 12/09/2026 15:00 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest
- 19/09/2026 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City
- 10/10/2026 15:00 Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest
- 17/10/2026 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Arsenal
- 24/10/2026 15:00 Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest
- 31/10/2026 15:00 Brentford v Nottingham Forest
- 07/11/2026 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Manchester City
- 21/11/2026 15:00 Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest
- 28/11/2026 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Chelsea
- 02/12/2026 20:00 Hull City v Nottingham Forest
- 05/12/2026 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Brighton & Hove Albion
- 12/12/2026 15:00 Sunderland v Nottingham Forest
- 19/12/2026 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Everton
- 26/12/2026 15:00 Manchester United v Nottingham Forest
- 30/12/2026 20:00 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest
- 02/01/2027 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Fulham
- 06/01/2027 20:00 Nottingham Forest v Hull City
- 16/01/2027 15:00 Manchester City v Nottingham Forest
- 23/01/2027 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth
- 30/01/2027 15:00 Chelsea v Nottingham Forest
- 06/02/2027 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Brentford
- 10/02/2027 20:00 Fulham v Nottingham Forest
- 20/02/2027 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
- 27/02/2027 15:00 Everton v Nottingham Forest
- 03/03/2027 20:00 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United
- 13/03/2027 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest
- 20/03/2027 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa
- 10/04/2027 15:00 Leeds United v Nottingham Forest
- 17/04/2027 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool
- 24/04/2027 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Sunderland
- 01/05/2027 15:00 Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest
- 08/05/2027 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace
- 15/05/2027 15:00 Arsenal v Nottingham Forest
- 23/05/2027 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town
- 30/05/2027 16:00 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest
Analysis
Nottingham Forest will kick-off their fifth consecutive Premier League campaign with games against two of their oldest rivals.
Vitor Pereira’s side start with a home game against Leeds United on opening day, before heading to Anfield to face Liverpool a week later.
Forest will also get an early opportunity to try to exact revenge for their Europa League semi-final defeat to Aston Villa when they head back to the West Midlands on September 12.
Forest will cover some serious miles around the festive period, with trips to face Sunderland, Manchester United (Boxing Day) and Newcastle only broken up by the visit of Everton on the weekend of December 19-20.
Pereira has spoken about his belief that Forest have a squad that is capable of building something better than another fight against relegation this coming season.
Forest’s run-in will see them face title holders Arsenal in the capital on the weekend of May 15-16, before facing two of the promoted sides in Ipswich at home (May 23-24) and an away game at Frank Lampard’s Coventry on the final day.
Key dates for the 2026-27 season
The summer transfer window officially opened on Monday, June 15 and closes on Tuesday, September 1 at 11pm (BST).
Clubs will have a further opportunity to do business during the winter transfer window, which will open on Friday, January 1 and close on Friday, February 1 at 11pm (GMT).
The season begins with the 2026 Community Shield between league champions Arsenal and FA Cup winners Manchester City on Sunday, August 16.
The 11 Premier League teams not participating in European competition will enter the Carabao Cup at the second round, while the nine teams who qualified for Europe will join in round three. These are set to take place in August.
Premier League teams will enter the FA Cup at the third round stage, which takes place across the weekend of January 9 to 10.
The 2026-27 Premier League season will conclude on Sunday, May 30, 2027.
