The 2026–27 Premier League opening round concluded at 20:00 BST with Fulham versus Chelsea.
The match was played on Monday 24 August 2026 at Craven Cottage. The Premier League schedule set the final fixture for an evening start, after ten opening-round matches had been distributed across Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
Chelsea won the match 3–2. Because the fixture was the final game of Matchweek 1, its result completed the opening-round table rather than merely ending the weekend in the usual Saturday-or-Sunday sense.
The time can be confused with Arsenal’s opening-night start of 20:00 BST on Friday 21 August. Both fixtures had the same scheduled kick-off time, but they occurred at opposite ends of the opening round: Arsenal began it, while Fulham and Chelsea concluded it.