Opta has ranked the difficulty of each top-flight team's first five Premier League fixtures of the 2025-26 season.
According to Opta's model, Manchester United have the hardest start, followed by their opening-weekend opponents Arsenal and then Bournemouth.
Aston Villa's first five games have been ranked the easiest, alongside Crystal Palace.
Take a look below to see where your side places...
Andrew Bassett
BBC Sport data analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesWe have seen a lot of traffic to our fixtures pages already today.
So far, Leeds United are the fourth most visited club fixtures page on BBC Sport.
Only Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal are ahead of the Whites.
Newly promoted Sunderland also catch the eye inside the top 10 - and in case you were wondering, they are behind Newcastle United.
Aside from the opening weekend's game against Everton and the final fixture of the season against West Ham United, all dates are subject to change as a result of broadcast and other requirements.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe PFA awards have announced a shortlist of six for their Championship Players' Player of the Year award, with promoted Burnley and Leeds United each receiving two nominations.
Clarets captain Josh Brownhill and goalkeeper James Trafford are both up for the prize, while Leeds forward Dan James and midfielder Ao Tanaka are also on the list.
The remaining two nominations have gone to Sheffield United midfielder Gustavo Hamer and Norwich City forward Borja Sainz.
The winner will be announced on 19 August at Manchester's Opera House.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe last meeting between Leeds and Everton at Elland Road ended in a 1-1 draw in August 2022
It's on Leeds United to bring the curtain down on the opening weekend of the Premier League season, with their first game at home to Everton on Monday, 18 August, with kick-off at 20:00 BST.
Elsewhere, Leeds fans will have to wait for the highly anticipated meetings with Manchester United, with their first encounter coming as their opening game of 2026 at Elland Road.
The return fixture is scheduled for the weekend of 11-12 April.
And what about the schedule over Christmas and New Year? Well, their final game before Christmas will see Crystal Palace travel to Elland Road.
Leeds then hit the road for a trip to fellow newly promoted side Sunderland and are due to round off the year with a difficult trip to defending champions Liverpool.
The Whites, who were last in the Premier League in 2023, will close their campaign with a trip to London Stadium to face West Ham on Sunday, 24 May 2026 - when all 10 matches will kick off at 16:00 BST.
Leeds United will host Everton in their opening game of the 2025-26 Premier League season.
The match will take place on Monday, 18 August at 20:00 BST, with the Whites' first away fixture against Arsenal on the weekend of 23-24 August.
See Leeds' Premier League fixtures in full here
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Leeds United and Aston Villa are keen on 21-year-old Strasbourg and Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra. (Sports Mole), external
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Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Leeds manager and club legend Howard Wilkinson says he is extremely grateful for the statue that is being erected outside Elland Road.
Wilkinson's legacy with Leeds is defined by leading the club to its last top-flight league title in 1991–92, making him the last English manager to win the First Division before it became the Premier League.
Appointed in 1988, he also secured promotion from the Second Division in 1990 and laid the foundations for a modernised club structure, including investment in youth development.
"I think early it was over the telephone, and I just went, 'what, why? Statue?" Wilkinson said to BBC Sport West Yorkshire.
"All I can say is, I'm extremely grateful and very aware of what it means.
"Well, I will only be asked my opinion, and my wife will support that I am not the best in what is good and not good art. I do believe that creating a sculpture will require a great deal of artistic talent."
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As the transfer window is now open again until 1 September, we asked for you to tell us one player you want to bring to Leeds United and one player you want the club to sell.
Here are some of your comments:
Lee: Sell Brenden Aaronson and buy James McAtee.
Danny: Sell Joe Gelhardt for his own development and future, he's missed his chance at Leeds. Buy Gustavo Hamer to play the number 10 role and be the bridge between defence and attack.
Steve: I'd sell Meslier as Darlow is more than good enough and the defence look more confident with him behind them. I'd love to see Gustavo Hamer come to Elland Road. Our style of play is perfect for him.
Ronnie: Leeds would benefit tremendously by bringing in Gus Hamer from Sheffield United. He has exceptional talent and speed to win the ball and run with it into the danger area where he will either score or give it to another player who is in a better position. Sam Byram must be let go. He is a lovely lad and would work his socks off but is at the peak of his skills which fall short of the Premier League.
Les: Sell Meslier, buy Ramsdale. Meslier has been the cause of a lot of losses over the years. I think he was a major factor in relegation from the Premier League and could have cost Leeds promotion.
No sooner does the season finish and we start looking forward to key dates for the next campaign - and that will be a lot easier to do on Wednesday when the Premier League fixtures are released.
That's right, that special day in the calendar is almost here already. The day when you'll learn details of derby fixtures, Christmas opponents and end-of-season run-ins.
This page will bring you all the fixtures when they drop at 09:00 BST on Wednesday and we'll be giving you the chance to have your say on how things look.
The new campaign kicks off on the weekend of Saturday, 16 August and it will conclude on Sunday, 24 May 2026, when all 10 games will take place at the same time.
The transfer window is open again for summer business to be conducted.
Clubs can now strike deals until the deadline at 19:00 BST on 1 September.
So if you can sell one player, who is it? And if you can buy one player only, who gets the nod?
Give us reasons for your choice but remember, in this instance it's a strict one player leaving and one coming in.
Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your views on German forward Lukas Nmecha signing for Leeds.
Here are some of your comments:
Ben: It seems like savvy business. A forward who knows the English game, who has international and club experience with top sides and managers - for free.
Mark: He's had a stop-start career but some potential obviously. Whether he'll finally realise his potential at Leeds remains unclear to me. Maybe initially a squad player who can hopefully take his opportunities when they come. Great there is no transfer fee involved.
David: Three goals in 52 Championship appearances for Preston and Middlesbrough are stats I'd expect from a centre-half not a centre-forward. Joel Piroe will be sleeping easily tonight.
Andrew: Let's hope he's as good as Tony Yeboah when he came from Germany. If Patrick Bamford is fit and plays, he will feed off Patrick, who holds the ball well. He should score a few.
Andy: Very useful signing for no transfer cost. We need to add more strength and depth all over the park and this is a good start. Hopefully there will be lots more activity for cover and new leaders in almost every position over the next couple of months.
Nick: Not exactly an exciting signing but as a free transfer it might represent a good bit of business if he gets four or five goals and does a job up front. How many strikers with top-flight experience are free these days?
Image source, Getty ImagesLeeds' latest signing Lukas Nmecha has spoke about Josuha Guilavogui's role in him signing for the Peacocks.
The pair were formerly team-mates at Bundesliga outfit Wolfsburg before Guilavogui left for Mainz in 2023.
"I've got some people that have been here, like Joss [Guilavogui], who I've played with and he told me about the atmosphere and the fans," Nmecha told LUTV about Guilavogui, who left the club this summer.
"I trust Joss. He's one of the nicest guys in football. He said it's a massive club and if I get the opportunity, I should definitely do it. He said the fans are crazy and the boys are great as well. So yes, he gave a really good first impression."
How are you feeling about the signing of Nmecha, Leeds fans? Is the German a good addition to your front line?
Leeds United are in talks with Udinese for 26-year-old Slovenia defender Jaka Bijol. (Sky Sports), external
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Chelsea have put Serbia goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic up for sale, with Leeds among the clubs interested in signing the 25-year-old. (Teamtalk), external
Nottingham Forest are rivalling Leeds and Sunderland for 31-year-old Mozambique left-back Reinildo Mandava, who is out of contract with Atletico Madrid this summer. (Teamtalk), external
Real Betis have offered a three-year deal to Junior Firpo, whose Leeds contract is set to expire, although the 28-year-old is also considering an offer to stay at Elland Road and another from Lyon. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish), external
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Image source, Getty ImagesWill Patrick Bamford still be an asset in the Premier League?
The 31-year-old struggled for fitness last season and did not start a game in the Championship, coming off the bench 17 times without scoring.
However, he boasts more top-flight experience than most in the Leeds squad and did score 17 Premier League goals in the 2021-22 season, the last time the Whites went up.
This week's Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcast episode discusses whether he can still be useful for Daniel Farke.
"Most people listening would probably agree that a nine needs to be bought," said BBC Radio Leeds sports editor Jonny Buchan.
"But if [Bamford] plays every pre-season game, has a decent one, plays in Dublin against AC Milan - he does have Premier League pedigree, something the club need and want," .
"He's already got that and he scored 17 in the top flight before."
Co-host and Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix can also see the value of keeping Bamford around.
"We've seen Bamford trying to get fit," added Rix. "He never gave me any hint he wants to leave Leeds. He knows he needs to get to the first day of pre-season ready to go because last season was a bit of a washout.
"He's back in credit with the fans. There is an argument that if you get Pat fit for 28 games in a Premier League season, he's very worth having. If someone else had him, you'd think he's a good striker for them to have.
"I just don't know if you can go into a very important season again relying on Bamford to be fit. It feels like a stretch."
Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds
Where do you stand on Bamford's future?
Would you use him in the Premier League and, if so, what should his role be?
Ben Ashton
BBC Sport England
Image source, Getty ImagesWatford are getting relegated, Plymouth are staying up, Millwall are in the play-offs and Portsmouth are also battling for a top-six spot.
Does something sound a bit off? Well, that's what would have happened if the Championship season started on 1 January.
Here's a look at the 2025 calendar year table, showing who the form sides were in the second half of the season and who went into freefall.
Perhaps the most notable difference between the actual final top six and the 2025 version is that Millwall would be in the play-offs and Premier League-bound Sunderland would not.
Burnley and Leeds still comfortably occupy the automatic promotion spots, albeit the Clarets would be unbeaten at the top of the pile with the Whites in second.
Coventry improved significantly after Frank Lampard replaced Mark Robins and are third over the course of the year.
The Sky Blues would instead be pitted against Bristol City in the play-off semi-final as opposed to Sunderland. Who knows what difference that would have made to their promotion bid...
Image source, Rex FeaturesPortsmouth - who spent much of the season battling relegation and only secured their Championship safety with two games to spare - are seventh and just one point outside a play-off spot.
Pompey sit above Sunderland, who lost their final five games of the season and are down in eighth.
The data perhaps shows just how long Regis Le Bris' side effectively had a play-off spot sewn up before their victory at Wembley against Sheffield United to claim promotion.
Relegation battlers Oxford find themselves seven places higher than where they actually finished in the 2024-25 campaign (17th), reflecting the good work done by Gary Rowett after he took over as boss from Des Buckingham.
Image source, Rex FeaturesPlymouth would have survived comfortably had the season begun in January 2025, showing a significant uptick after Miron Muslic replaced Wayne Rooney at the helm.
Middlesbrough tailed off significantly in the second half of the season, underpinning why they missed out on the play-offs. It was a drop off that ultimately cost Michael Carrick his job as head coach.
Norwich City conceded more goals (32) than any other side in 2025, which counteracted the hard work they'd done at the other end, having been the fourth top scorers (31) since the turn of the year.
Image source, Rex FeaturesWatford had a disappointing 2025, winning just five of their 23 games and losing 13 to finish bottom of the calendar year table.
The Hornets had the joint-worst goal difference along with Cardiff (-10) and head coach Tom Cleverley was sacked following the end of the season.
Preston and Cardiff won the fewest games of any side in 2025 (4), which cost the Bluebirds their Championship status and almost led to the Lilywhites dropping into League One as they avoided relegation by one point.
Paul Heckingbottom's side would be down if only games this year were counted.
Luton and Derby scored the fewest goals in 2025 (19) and attacking output was an issue that plagued both sides throughout the entire campaign.
It had major consequences for the Hatters with back-to-back relegations, while the Rams survived by a point - and only on goal difference in the yearly table.
Data collated from Transfermarkt
Jonny Buchan and Kaiser Chiefs' bassist Simon Rix have been discussing the comments of Leeds defender Max Wober who said on international duty he was aware the club wanted to sell him.
"Leeds will be disappointed with that because it has lowered the price," said Rix on the Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcast from BBC Radio Leeds.
"What if no one comes for him?," added Buchan.
"Now they all know he's available for cheap he becomes a back-up option for teams on the continent later in the year. What do you do then?"
Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your views on whether Leeds United need to act urgently in the transfer market, as the first of the two transfer windows comes to a close on Tuesday.
Here are some of your comments:
Dave: It would be nice to get a couple of signings sealed in this first window, as the longer a player is with us before next season begins the better. That said, the squad won't be back in training for a good while yet, so there's no reason to panic. I think the players we'll be in for are likely to be those where a lot of wheeling and dealing needs to be done, as we can't throw £120m at specific targets. I expect many of our signings will come at the back end of the second window rather than late in this one. I have faith it will be worth the wait.
Nick: Surely the most straightforward work is getting Manor Solomon secured back at Elland Road. There are so many other links and possibilities out there, but this seems like a no-brainer. I'm not sure what the hold up is.
Boris: I don't expect any signings until after 1 July, when the new financial year starts for clubs.
Philip: We definitely want one addition, just to prove that we're not going to sit on our hands over the opportunity! It would give hope to the fans that, despite the setbacks, we are interested in becoming a Premier League team and not a yo-yo team.
Kevin: Leeds are so frustrating at transfer time. Things always seem to go to the wire. Nottingham Forest went mad a few season back signing players right through the windows - and ultimately it has paid off. It gives players time to settle in and gel, so pull your fingers out Leeds!
Today is the first of two transfer deadline days this summer as the window shuts for seven days before reopening on 16 June.
In a change to the summer transfer window norm, it opened early to allow clubs involved in the Fifa Club World Cup 10 days to sign players for inclusion in the competition.
Whether it turns out to be a day of transfer action or a pretty quiet one for your club, you will be able to keep across it all on BBC Sport.
Follow our live text coverage throughout the day here
And keep up to date with all the latest news, views and transfers for your club
Adonis Storr
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesLeeds fans will get perhaps their first glimpse of potential new signing Habib Diarra when England play his Senegal side at Wembley on Tuesday.
The White's £22m bid was reported by L'Equipe, external over the weekend, and is the first concrete offer that has come to light since this summer's window began.
The 21-year-old Diarra is a box-to-box midfielder who is strong in and out of possession and he progresses the ball with trickery in transition.
Despite his age, the Senegal international has three years of Ligue 1 experience, including captaining Strasbourg last season, and his four goals and five assists were the biggest contribution of his young career.
United owners 49ers Enterprises are known for going about their transfer business very quietly.
Signings like Ethan Ampadu and Largie Ramazani happened with very few rumours before those transfers were completed.
The 49ers see this strategy as crucial to securing the best deals they can for the club.
Midfield was arguably the Whites strongest area in last year's record-breaking 100-point season. Club captain Ampadu, instant fan favourite Ao Tanaka, Illia Gruev and loanee Joe Rothwell formed a brick wall in the Leeds engine room.
But United have lost Rothwell and, with the Premier League being a huge step up, it is vital the team is strengthened in all areas.
Diarra would be an ambitious signing and the size of their opening bid is a measure of what the club think of him.
Having risen through Strasbourg's academy to captain them into Europe, Diarra may need convincing.
But the Peacocks proved with May's parade what a sleeping giant they are, and Leeds in the Premier League are a tempting proposition for anyone.
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