Premier League confirm crucial May fixtures for Arsenal and Manchester City
The Premier League has confirmed the live television broadcast schedule for the critical first two weeks of May, featuring crucial run-in fixtures for title rivals Arsenal and Manchester City.
The updated calendar highlights the intense race for the championship as the 2025-26 season enters its tense final month.
Current league leaders Arsenal and the defending champions are both set for pivotal televised encounters that could ultimately decide the destination of the trophy.
Gunners and City face crucial early May tests
The North London club will host local rivals Fulham on Saturday, 2 May in an evening kick-off.
Their closest championship challengers then travel to Merseyside two days later on the bank holiday Monday to face an Everton side still harbouring ambitions of European qualification.
This intense schedule continues into the second week of the month with both title contenders facing tricky weekend assignments.
Tricky trips and vital relegation battles
Manchester City will welcome high-flying Brentford to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, 9 May.
Twenty-four hours later, the current table-toppers make the short trip across the capital to face West Ham United at the London Stadium.
The latest fixture selections also feature significant clashes at the bottom end of the table, where the fight for top-flight survival remains incredibly tight.
Relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest are scheduled to host Newcastle United, whilst fellow strugglers Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United meet in a potentially decisive Monday night encounter.
Historic rivalries highlighted in the run-in
Beyond the immediate title and relegation races, the updated broadcast schedule includes one of English football’s most storied fixtures.
Manchester United will welcome arch-rivals Liverpool to Old Trafford on Sunday, 3 May, with vital Champions League qualification points potentially at stake.
Top-five hopefuls Chelsea are also featured prominently in the holiday weekend coverage when they face a desperate Forest side battling to avoid the drop.
