Football

The 2026/27 Premier League season will finally get under way on Friday as defending top flight champions Arsenal will have the honor of hosting the opener against Championship winners Coventry City.

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The Gunners topped the table last season by seven points over Manchester City, their first league championship since the Invincibles in 2004.

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Coventry, meanwhile, bagged 95 points over their 46 Championship matches last season, winning the league by a nine-point gap over fellow promoted side Ipswich Town. Their promotion marks their first top flight season since relegation in the 2000/01 campaign when they finished 19th, stopping a 25-year absence from the Premier League.

The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the weekly schedule.

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Arsenal vs. Coventry City live stream, TV channel

Here’s how to watch this Premier League match in Australia

• TV channel: None
• Live stream: Stan Sport

The ONLY place to watch the English Premier League LIVE and ON DEMAND in Australia is on Stan Sport.

Channel 9 will be broadcasting replays of select matches, but not for days after the games are played.

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Arsenal vs. Coventry City start time

This Premier League clash takes place at Emirates Stadium in London, England and kicks off on Friday, August 21 at 8 p.m. local time.

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Here’s how that time translates across Australia:

Premier League schedule in Australia this week

All times below Australian AEST

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Saturday, August 22

• Arsenal vs. Coventry (5:00am)
  Hull City vs. Man United (9:30pm)

Sunday, August 23

• Everton vs. Crystal Palace (12:00am)
• Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds (12:00am)
• Ipswich vs. Sunderland (12:00am)
• Brentford vs. Tottenham (2:30am)
• Brighton vs. Aston Villa (11:00pm)
• Man City vs. Bournemouth (11:00pm)

Monday, August 24

• Newcastle vs. Liverpool (1:30am)

Tuesday, August 25

• Fulham vs. Chelsea (5:00am)