Which club hosted Liverpool on the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend?
Answer
Newcastle United
Newcastle United hosted Liverpool on the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend.
The fixture was scheduled for Sunday 23 August 2026 at St James’ Park. It was listed as the 16:30 UK match, following the two 14:00 fixtures involving Brighton, Aston Villa, Manchester City and AFC Bournemouth.
Newcastle’s home ground is in Newcastle upon Tyne and has a listed capacity of 52,729 for the 2026–27 season. Liverpool’s home stadium is Anfield, so the fixture required Liverpool to begin the campaign away from home.
The match was one of ten fixtures in the opening round. Other notable pairings included Arsenal against Coventry City, Hull City against Manchester United and Fulham against Chelsea. The Newcastle–Liverpool game was the only opening-weekend fixture involving Liverpool.
The wording “hosted Liverpool” identifies the home side directly: in a fixture written as Newcastle United v Liverpool, Newcastle appears first and therefore plays at home.