Newcastle United hosted Liverpool at 16:30 BST in the 2026–27 Premier League opening round.
The match was scheduled for Sunday 23 August 2026 at St James’ Park. It was the later of the day’s three fixtures, following the simultaneous 14:00 games between Manchester City and Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove Albion and Aston Villa.
The 16:30 slot made Newcastle versus Liverpool the final Sunday match in the opening round. Liverpool travelled to Newcastle for a high-profile fixture between two clubs with long Premier League histories. Newcastle’s home stadium, St James’ Park, is located in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The kickoff time can be confused with the 17:30 Saturday meeting between Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur or the 14:00 Sunday fixtures. Times in the official schedule were given in British Summer Time, abbreviated BST, because the match took place in August.