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.
13. Everton
Next 5 fixtures: West Ham (H), Crystal Palace (H), Man City (A), Tottenham (H), Sunderland (A) | Opta difficulty rating: 90.4 | Stu Forster/Getty Images
14. Brighton
Next 5 fixtures: Chelsea (A), Wolves (A), Newcastle (H), Man Utd (A), Leeds (H) | Opta difficulty rating: 89.8 | Getty Images
15. Sunderland
Next 5 fixtures: Nottingham Forest (A), Man Utd (A), Wolves (H), Chelsea (A), Everton (H) | Opta difficulty rating: 89.8 | Getty Images
16. Tottenham Hotspur
Next 5 fixtures: Wolves (H), Leeds (A), Aston Villa (H), Everton (A), Chelsea (H) | Opta difficulty rating: 89.6 | Julian Finney/Getty Images
17. Manchester City
Next 5 fixtures: Burnley (H), Brentford (A), Everton (H), Aston Villa (A), Bournemouth (H) | Opta difficulty rating: 89.5 | Martin Rickett/PA Wire
18. Arsenal
Next 5 fixtures: Newcastle (A), West Ham (H), Fulham (A), Crystal Palace (H), Burnley (A) | Opta difficulty rating: 89.5 | Arsenal FC via Getty Images