Which club did Liverpool face away from home on the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend?

Liverpool faced Newcastle United away from home on the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend.

The match took place at St James’ Park on Sunday, 23 August 2026. Newcastle and Liverpool drew 2–2, making it one of the two drawn matches in the opening Match Round. The other draw was not part of the opening weekend’s listed results because the round’s remaining matches produced wins and losses.

Newcastle versus Liverpool was the latest Sunday fixture, scheduled for 16:30. It followed Brighton versus Aston Villa and Manchester City versus Bournemouth, both played at 14:00. The opening weekend then concluded with Fulham versus Chelsea on Monday.

The fixture was also a notable managerial debut for Matthias Jaissle at Newcastle. Liverpool were managed by Andoni Iraola, who had taken over before the new season. These details help distinguish the match from Newcastle’s later fixtures against Tottenham and Arsenal.