English Premier League Fixtures & Schedule - Matchday 5

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 16 Sep 2026

Simon Lewis 16 Sep 2026

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English Premier League Matchday 5 runs from 18-20 September 2026.
Arsenal and Manchester City have both won their opening four league matches.
Brighton host champions Arsenal, while Manchester City welcome Sunderland.
All Premier League matches are available live in South Africa on SuperSport.

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Ipswich are unbeaten after four matches back in the Premier League (Getty Images).

English Premier League fixtures, 18-20 September 2026, Matchday 5

Premier League Matchday 5 takes place from Friday to Sunday, with Arsenal and Manchester City looking to protect the only perfect records remaining in the division. Both have taken 12 points from their opening four matches, with defending champions Arsenal travelling to Brighton while City host Sunderland.

Elsewhere, Chelsea visit Brentford on Friday night, Tottenham host Aston Villa and Liverpool travel to Bournemouth. Manchester United will attempt to respond to their derby defeat when they visit Fulham on Sunday. Matchday 5 is also the final round before the extended international break running from 21 September to 6 October.

Date	SAST	Home team (form)	vs	Visitors (form)	Venue
18/9	21:00	Brentford WDDD	vs	Chelsea WWLD	Gtech
19/9	13:30	Tottenham LLDD	vs	Aston Villa LLDL	Tottenham Hotspur
19/9	16:00	Brighton WLDW	vs	Arsenal WWWW	American Express
19/9	16:00	Everton WDDD	vs	Ipswich Town WLLW	Hill Dickinson
19/9	16:00	Newcastle DWDL	vs	Hull City WWDD	St James’ Park
19/9	18:30	Notts Forest LDDW	vs	Coventry City LLLL	The City Ground
20/9	15:00	Bournemouth LDDD	vs	Liverpool DDWD	Vitality Stadium
20/9	15:00	Leeds United WDDW	vs	Crystal Palace LLWL	Elland Road
20/9	15:00	Man City WWWW	vs	Sunderland LWDL	Etihad Stadium
20/9	17:30	Fulham LLLD	vs	Man United LWDL	Craven Cottage

The fixture dates and venues are confirmed for Matchweek 5, with Friday’s Brentford-Chelsea game opening the round and Fulham-Manchester United closing it on Sunday evening.

Match Schedule & Kick-Off Times

In South Africa, all English Premier League matches will be broadcast live on SuperSport. All times above are SAST (South African Standard Time).

Simon is a talented sports writer in South Africa with a strong focus on cricket having played first-team level for UCT, including playing at two Universities Weeks.

From a young age Simon was an avid reader of cricket magazines and books, and went on to be Editor of The Googly, CricketScene SA and SA Cricket, in addition to being a Features Writer on SA Sports Illustrated.

He has interviewed most of South Africa's premier cricketers and was the first writer to interview a teenaged Jacques Kallis.

Simon has also written about English and local football, rugby and cricket, in addition to major international tennis and golf stars and competitions.

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