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.
1. Crystal Palace
Next 5 fixtures: Liverpool (H), Everton (A), Bournemouth (H), Arsenal (A), Brentford | Opta difficulty rating: 93.9 | Getty Images
2. Brentford
Next 5 fixtures: Man Utd (H), Man City (H), West Ham (A), Liverpool (H), Crystal Palace (A) | Opta difficulty rating: 93.3 | Getty Images
3. Aston Villa
Next 5 fixtures: Fulham (H), Burnley (H), Tottenham (A), Man City (H), Liverpool (A) | Opta difficulty rating: 92.5 | Stu Forster/Getty Images
4. Fulham
Next 5 fixtures: Aston Villa (A), Bournemouth (A), Arsenal (H), Newcastle (A), Wolves (H) | Opta difficulty rating: 92.1 | HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images
5. Liverpool
Next 5 fixtures: Crystal Palace (A), Chelsea (A), Man Utd (H), Brentford (A), Aston Villa (H) | Opta difficulty rating: 91.9 | Getty Images
6. Burnley
Next 5 fixtures: Man City (A), Aston Villa (A), Leeds (H), Wolves (A), Arsenal (H) | Opta difficulty rating: 91.8 Photo: Matt McNulty