Premier League · Matchweek 6
English football stops for three weeks and then comes back with ten matches in three days. Here is the full weekend, the state of the table, and what the extended break was actually for.
The Premier League returns on Saturday 10 October 2026 with Matchweek 6. The competition has been paused for 19 days, longer than the usual fortnight, because FIFA merged the September and October international windows into a single extended window this season.
Ten fixtures run from Saturday to Monday and all twenty clubs play. Liverpool host leaders Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday afternoon; Manchester United meet bottom club Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Saturday evening; and Arsenal open the weekend at home to unbeaten Leeds United.
The gap ran from the end of Matchweek 5 to the opening kick-off at the Emirates on 10 October. The international window itself closed on Tuesday 6 October.
01Why the League Stopped for 19 Days
A normal international break takes a fortnight: clubs release players, two rounds of national-team fixtures are played, everyone flies home and the league restarts. This one did not work that way.
For 2026/27, FIFA revised the international match calendar and folded the September and October windows together into one extended window. Instead of two short camps either side of a fortnight, national teams got a single block of up to three weeks in which to play as many as four matches — qualifiers, friendlies and tournament preparation in one stretch.
The knock-on effect for clubs is straightforward arithmetic. A longer window means a longer stand-down, so the Premier League played Matchweek 5 and then stepped aside until the window closed on Tuesday 6 October. The league resumes on Saturday 10 October, 19 days after the last ball was kicked.
Why it matters beyond the calendar: clubs lose players to travel and to the injury list at the same time. Two of the weekend’s biggest names came back with problems — Sweden forward Alexander Isak picked up a thigh issue on international duty and Germany’s Kai Havertz returned to Arsenal for treatment — which is exactly the trade-off a three-week window creates.
02Matchweek 6: The Full Fixture List
All twenty clubs play across three days. Times below are British Summer Time, which is the published kick-off convention for the competition.
- Sat 10 OctArsenal v Leeds UnitedEmirates Stadium12:30 BST
- Sat 10 OctAston Villa v BrentfordVilla Park15:00 BST
- Sat 10 OctChelsea v AFC BournemouthStamford Bridge15:00 BST
- Sat 10 OctIpswich Town v FulhamPortman Road15:00 BST
- Sat 10 OctSunderland v Brighton & Hove AlbionStadium of Light15:00 BST
- Sat 10 OctManchester United v Tottenham HotspurOld Trafford17:30 BST
- Sun 11 OctCrystal Palace v Nottingham ForestSelhurst Park14:00 BST
- Sun 11 OctHull City v EvertonMKM Stadium14:00 BST
- Sun 11 OctLiverpool v Manchester CityAnfield16:30 BST
- Mon 12 OctCoventry City v Newcastle UnitedCoventry Building Society Arena20:00 BST
Kick-off times are British Summer Time, the format the Premier League publishes. A full conversion for US readers sits in the next section.
03What Time Is Kick-off Where You Are
There are six different kick-off slots in Matchweek 6. If you are watching from the United States, this is the conversion you need.
| BST | US Eastern | US Pacific | Which fixture |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30 | 07:30 | 04:30 | Saturday early kick-off |
| 14:00 | 09:00 | 06:00 | Sunday afternoon |
| 15:00 | 10:00 | 07:00 | Saturday 3pm block |
| 16:30 | 11:30 | 08:30 | Sunday: Liverpool v Manchester City |
| 17:30 | 12:30 | 09:30 | Saturday evening |
| 20:00 | 15:00 | 12:00 | Monday night |
Both the UK and the US east coast are still on daylight time in mid-October, so the gap is a flat five hours to US Eastern and eight to Pacific. That changes when the clocks move at the end of the month.
04The Table After Five Matchweeks
Five rounds is enough for a picture and not enough for a verdict. One team is perfect, three are unbeaten, and last season’s champions have already lost once.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
| 8 | Hull City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 8 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +0 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 2 |
Manchester City have won all five. Leeds United and Brentford are unbeaten alongside them, and Liverpool, Everton and Leeds are separated only on goal difference. At the other end, Tottenham have taken two points and scored twice.
05Three Fixtures Worth the Wait
Liverpool v Manchester City — Sunday, 16:30, Anfield
The only meeting of the weekend between two sides who finished in last season’s top six. City arrive with five wins from five and the leading scorer in the division in Erling Haaland, on five goals. Liverpool have drawn three of their five and sit sixth on goal difference, with Alexander Isak one behind Haaland on four.
It is also a test of a new-look Liverpool: Andoni Iraola is unbeaten in his first five league matches in charge, a start only Bob Paisley in 1974 and Joe Fagan in 1983 have managed before him at the club.
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur — Saturday, 17:30, Old Trafford
Two clubs with one win between them across ten matches. United have scored eight and conceded eight; Tottenham have scored two and are bottom of the table. It is the kind of fixture that is decided by which side blinks first, and for both managers it arrives earlier in the season than they would like.
Arsenal v Leeds United — Saturday, 12:30, Emirates Stadium
The champions open the weekend. Arsenal lost their last match before the break, 3–0 at Brighton, and have had three weeks to sit with it. Leeds are one of five unbeaten teams and have not started a top-flight season this well since 2001/02 — but Arsenal have won nine of the last ten meetings between the two, including each of the last seven.
06What Happens Next
The compressed calendar has a second consequence: once the league restarts, it barely stops. Matchweek 6 rolls straight into a weekly rhythm, with European and cup fixtures filling the midweeks.
| Round | Dates |
|---|---|
| Matchweek 7 | Saturday 17 – Monday 19 October 2026 |
| Matchweek 8 | Friday 23 – Sunday 25 October 2026 |
| Matchweek 9 | Saturday 31 October – Monday 2 November 2026 |
| Matchweek 10 | Friday 6 – Sunday 8 November 2026 |
| Matchweek 11 | From Saturday 21 November 2026 |
07Wear the Weekend
Every club in Matchweek 6 is in the store, in men’s, women’s and youth fits. Each button opens that exact product, and each carries its own price.
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- Tottenham
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- Newcastle United
- Aston Villa
- Everton
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08Questions
When does the Premier League return?
The league restarts on Saturday 10 October 2026 with Matchweek 6, after a break of 19 days. The first match is Arsenal against Leeds United at the Emirates Stadium, kicking off at 12:30 BST.
Why was the break longer than usual?
FIFA revised the international calendar for this season and merged the traditional September and October windows into one extended window, which gave national teams up to three weeks together and as many as four matches. The club game stood down for the whole of it.
How many matches are in Matchweek 6?
Ten. Six are played on Saturday 10 October, three on Sunday 11 October, and one on Monday 12 October. Every one of the twenty clubs plays.
Which is the biggest fixture of the weekend?
Liverpool against Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday at 16:30 BST. It is the only meeting of two sides from last season's top six, and Manchester City arrive with a perfect record of five wins from five.
What time is kick-off in the United States?
The Saturday 15:00 BST block is 10:00 ET, the Sunday Anfield game is 11:30 ET, and the Monday night match at Coventry is 15:00 ET. A full conversion table sits above.
Who is top of the table going into Matchweek 6?
Manchester City, on 15 points from five matches. Arsenal are second on 12, Brighton third on 10. Tottenham Hotspur are bottom on two points.
09Keep Reading
We cover the club game club by club in 2026/27 Serie A home and away kits, and the international calendar that caused this break in the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League fixture guide and how the Nations League works.
Prices shown on each button are the live prices of that exact product. Each shirt is sold as a standalone men’s, women’s or youth product.
Fixtures, kick-off times and the league table are taken from the Premier League’s own fixtures, table and Matchweek 6 pages and cross-checked against three independent fixture mirrors. Injury notes follow the clubs’ published team news. The table is as it stood after five matchweeks.