Newcastle United hosted Liverpool in the 16:30 BST match on Sunday of the 2026–27 Premier League opener.
The fixture was scheduled for Sunday 23 August 2026 at St James’ Park in Newcastle upon Tyne. It followed the two simultaneous 14:00 matches involving Manchester City, Bournemouth, Brighton and Aston Villa.
St James’ Park was listed as Newcastle United’s home stadium, with a 2026–27 capacity of 52,729. Liverpool’s home ground was Anfield, but this opening-round meeting was played in Newcastle.
The match was the final Sunday fixture before the opening Match Round concluded with Fulham versus Chelsea on Monday evening. That spread meant the opening round continued across four calendar days rather than ending on Sunday.