Newcastle United host Liverpool in the 16:30 Sunday match of the 2026–27 Premier League opening round.
The fixture is scheduled for Sunday 23 August 2026 at St James’ Park. It is the final match on Sunday and the only opening-round game listed for the 16:30 BST slot.
The pairing is one of the round’s most prominent fixtures because both clubs have long histories in English top-flight football. Newcastle provide the home venue in northeast England, while Liverpool travel for their first league match of the new campaign.
Manchester City versus AFC Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove Albion versus Aston Villa are the other Sunday fixtures, both scheduled for 14:00. That makes it easy to confuse Newcastle with Manchester City when recalling the day’s home teams, but the 16:30 match specifically belongs to Newcastle United.