Premier League schedules all 10 kickoffs

The Premier League will stage all 10 matches of its 2025/26 final day at the same time on Sunday, May 24, with kickoff set for 16:00 BST, or 11 a.m. ET in the United States. The league said the synchronized schedule is intended to preserve “the integrity of the competition” while Champions League, Europa League, Conference League and relegation outcomes remain unresolved. The title has already been decided, but the last round still carries consequences across both ends of the table. UK live rights this season are held by Sky Sports and TNT Sports, while U.S. rights are held by NBC Sports. ### Why do all 10 matches start together? The Premier League said on May 21 that the final round is the only matchday when all 10 fixtures begin simultaneously. The league said staggered kickoffs could give one club “the unfair advantage” of knowing exactly what result it needs after a rival has already finished. (premierleague.com) The tradition dates back to Sunday, May 5, 1996, when all final-day matches kicked off at the same time, the league said. It has been maintained ever since, apart from 2015/16, when Manchester United against Bournemouth was postponed by two days after a bomb scare. (premierleague.com) ### Which races are still alive on Sunday? Six of the 10 matches still carry significant stakes, the Premier League said on May 22. Those include places in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League, plus the final relegation spot. Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United are the two clubs still fighting to avoid the last relegation place, according to the league’s final-day guide. (premierleague.com) Spurs stay up if they beat Everton, while West Ham must beat Leeds United and hope Spurs lose. ### Why is Aston Villa at the center of the European permutations? (premierleague.com) Aston Villa begin the day in fourth place on 62 points and Liverpool are fifth on 59, according to the league’s permutations page. Villa have already secured a place in next season’s Champions League by guaranteeing a top-five finish, helped by the Premier League receiving a European Performance Spot, the league said. (premierleague.com) Villa’s Europa League title changes the final-day math. The league said that if Villa lose at Manchester City and Liverpool beat Brentford, Villa would drop to fifth and the extra Champions League berth would pass instead to the team finishing sixth. ### How can sixth place become a Champions League place? (premierleague.com) Bournemouth start the day sixth on 56 points and have already secured European football, the league said. Their competition is still undetermined. The Premier League said Bournemouth can qualify for the Champions League if Villa lose to Manchester City and Liverpool beat Brentford, provided Bournemouth avoid defeat at Nottingham Forest, or Brighton fail to beat Manchester United. (premierleague.com) If Villa hold fourth, by contrast, sixth and seventh would go into the Europa League and eighth would enter the Conference League. ### Where can viewers follow Sunday’s matches? The Premier League’s fixture list shows the 10-match slate on Sunday, May 24: Brighton vs. Manchester United, Burnley vs. Wolves, Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal, Fulham vs. Newcastle, Liverpool vs. Brentford, Manchester City vs. Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest vs. Bournemouth, Sunderland vs. Chelsea, Spurs vs. Everton and West Ham vs. (premierleague.com) Leeds. In the United Kingdom, Sky Sports and TNT Sports hold live rights for 2025/26, while BBC Sport has highlights rights, the league says. In the United States, the rights holder listed by the league is NBC Sports. The matches begin Sunday at 16:00 BST, with league tables and permutations available on Premier League platforms ahead of kickoff. (premierleague.com 1) (premierleague.com 2)