AFC Bournemouth: Cherries to kick-off 2025/6 campaign in Liverpool

The Cherries will visit the defending champions on Friday the 15th of August

Author: Oliver MorganPublished 18th Jun 2025

Bournemouth will make the trip to Liverpool on the opening day of the upcoming Premier League season.

The Cherries will visit the defending champions on Friday the 15th of August.

Andoni Iraola’s team will play their first game at home will be against Wolverhampton Wanderers the following Saturday.

There's no big Boxing Day fixture this year, so they're off to Brentford on December 27th, before their trip to Chelsea three days later.

They will then begin their 2026 fixtures with a home game against Arsenal on Saturday 3rd January.

AFC Bournemouth’s final home game of the season will see the Cherries take on Manchester City on Sunday 17th May, while they will end the 2025/26 season away at Nottingham Forest on Sunday 24th May.

Iraola’s side come off the back of a record-breaking 2024/25 season, in which they accumulated a club record 56 points, and ending their year ninth in the table.

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