The new campaign will start on Friday, 21 August – 34 days after the World Cup final in the United States.
The Premier League season will end on Sunday, 30 May 2027, with the Champions League final six days later.
Both the start and end dates of the 2026-27 season are later than usual as a result of the World Cup.
There will be 33 rounds of weekend fixtures next term, with the remaining five taking place midweek.
The Premier League has said the schedule will be designed to “avoid domestic competition clashes with Uefa competition dates, wherever possible”.
A joint-record nine Premier League teams have qualified for European competition next season.
Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa and Liverpool will play in the Champions League.
Bournemouth, Sunderland and Crystal Palace will feature in the Europa League, with Brighton qualifying for the Conference League.
During the Christmas and New Year period, no two rounds of matches will take place within 60 hours of each other in keeping with commitments made to clubs to address congested schedules.
Last season, Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Newcastle was the only Premier League game to take place on Boxing Day but a full round of fixtures will return on Saturday, 26 December.
Rather than the traditional three two-week international breaks during the opening months of the season, there will now be two.
September and October’s international breaks will merge into a new three-week break beginning after the weekend of September 19/20, while November’s two-week international break will remain.
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