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James Cormack

Supercomputer Ranks Each Premier League Team’s Start to 2025–26 Season

Manchester United and Arsenal have the two toughest starts to the season, according to Opta. | IMAGO/Sports Press Photo

If the Club World Cup isn’t doing it for you and not even Florian Plettenberg is reporting transfer news for your team, then perhaps you were really looking forward to the Premier League’s fixture release.

All 380 fixtures for the 2025–26 campaign dropped on Wednesday morning, and while there were those keen to remind us how unbothered they were about the release—"everyone plays everyone, innit?"—there’s no denying that schedules do matter. The order of your team’s fixtures is important.

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