Leeds United can map out the entirety of their 2025/26 Premier League campaign following the fixture schedule release on Wednesday morning. Daniel Farke’s side kick off their top-flight season at home to Everton on Monday, August 18, and things don’t get any easier from there.
Away-day number one will see Leeds due at likely title challengers Arsenal and Newcastle United are due in West Yorkshire before August is up. Farke’s side will be confident of taking points throughout but it’s not the easiest opening few weeks of their Premier League return.
But it could also be worse and according to Opta, Leeds are just into the top-half when it comes to the difficulty of their opening five games. Take a look below to see exactly where they rank compared to their 19 domestic rivals.
7. West Ham United
Next 5 fixtures: Everton (A), Arsenal (A), Brentford (H), Leeds (A), Newcastle (H) | Opta difficulty rating: 91.5 | Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
8. Chelsea
Next 5 fixtures: Brighton (H), Liverpool (H), Nottingham Forest (A), Sunderland (H), Tottenham (A) | Opta difficulty rating: 91.2 | AFP via Getty Images
9. Bournemouth
Next 5 fixtures: Leeds (A), Fulham (H), Crystal Palace (A), Nottingham Forest (H), Man City (A) | Opta difficulty rating: 91.0 | Getty Images
10. Newcastle United
Next 5 fixtures: Arsenal (H), Nottingham Forest (H), Brighton (A), Fulham (H), West Ham (A) | Opta difficulty rating: 91.0 | Getty Images
11. Manchester United
Next 5 fixtures: Brentford (A), Sunderland (H), Liverpool (A), Brighton (H), Nottingham Forest (A) | Opta difficulty rating: 90.8 | Manchester United via Getty Images
12. Nottingham Forest
Next 5 fixtures: Sunderland (H), Newcastle (A), Chelsea (H), Bournemouth (A), Man Utd (A) | Opta difficulty rating: 90.6 | Nigel Roddis/Getty Images