Which three 2026–27 Premier League opening-round matches kicked off at 15:00 on 22 August 2026?

Everton–Crystal Palace, Ipswich–Sunderland and Nottingham Forest–Leeds kicked off at 15:00 on 22 August 2026.

Those three fixtures formed the simultaneous mid-afternoon group on the first Saturday of the 2026–27 Premier League season. Everton beat Crystal Palace 2–0, Ipswich beat Sunderland 2–1 and Leeds defeated Nottingham Forest 1–0.

The scheduling left Hull City versus Manchester United as the earlier Saturday lunchtime match and Brentford versus Tottenham Hotspur as the later evening fixture. Premier League schedules commonly spread matches across different broadcast windows, but some games retain the same start time.

All three 15:00 matches involved at least one promoted or newly returned club. Ipswich and Sunderland met in a match featuring two sides associated with the season’s promoted teams, while Leeds and Nottingham Forest also opened their campaigns in that central Saturday slot.