Which club was the first 2026–27 Premier League opponent for Leeds United?

Nottingham Forest was Leeds United’s first 2026–27 Premier League opponent.

Leeds United began the campaign away at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, 22 August 2026. Leeds won the match 1–0, making Forest the first opponent faced by Leeds in the new Premier League season.

The fixture was part of the opening Saturday afternoon programme. Nottingham Forest played at the City Ground, their long-standing home in West Bridgford, while Leeds United travelled from Yorkshire.

This question is distinct from asking which opening-weekend match ended 1–0: the relevant detail here is the opponent Leeds faced, not the scoreline. It is also easy to confuse Forest with Leeds’ other early-season opponents, but Nottingham Forest was specifically their first league opponent of 2026–27.