Which teams played the last Saturday match of the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend?
Answer
Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur
Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur played the last Saturday match of the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend.
Their match was scheduled for 17:30 BST on Saturday 22 August 2026 at Brentford Community Stadium. It followed three matches at 15:00 and the lunchtime meeting between Hull City and Manchester United, making it the final Saturday fixture in the opening round.
The rest of the opening round continued on Sunday with three matches: Brighton & Hove Albion versus Aston Villa, Manchester City versus Bournemouth, and Newcastle United versus Liverpool. The round then concluded on Monday with Fulham versus Chelsea.
This match is easy to confuse with the final game of the whole opening round because the Premier League spread Matchweek 1 across four days. Brentford versus Tottenham was the Saturday finale, not the round’s overall finale. The official fixture schedule listed it as a televised evening match.