Fulham versus Chelsea was scheduled for Monday in the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend.
The match was listed for Monday, 24 August 2026, at Craven Cottage. It followed the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday fixtures and was therefore the final scheduled game of the opening round.
Premier League opening weekends do not always fit neatly into Saturday and Sunday. Television scheduling, broadcast packages, policing, stadium availability, and European competition can spread fixtures across multiple days. The 2026–27 schedule used all four days from Friday through Monday.
The London derby’s Monday placement should not be confused with the Friday opener, Arsenal versus Coventry City. Both were outside the traditional Saturday-Sunday core, but they occupied different ends of the programme: Arsenal opened the round, while Fulham and Chelsea were scheduled to close it.