The Premier League calendar

Premier League international breaks 2026/27

The pause, the return, and your club’s next match.

Completed international break

21 Sept – 6 Oct 2026

16 calendar days · between Matchweeks 5 & 6

International window ends6 Oct 2026

Premier League resumed10 Oct 2026

Matchweek 6

League dates are shown in UK time. Your club may play on a different day.Leeds United at ArsenalSat, 10 Oct 202611:30 UTC

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01 · Last EPL match before
Crystal Palace
Home · Matchweek 5 · FT 0–0Sun, 20 Sept 202613:00 UTCMatch result
02 · International window21 Septto 6 Oct
National-team football.
No Premier League fixtures.
03 · First EPL match after
Leeds United at
Arsenal
Away · Matchweek 6 · FT 2–1Sat, 10 Oct 202611:30 UTCMatch result

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Partial coverage. A call-up or unused bench place is not an appearance. Missing records do not mean rest, and unknown minutes are never counted as zero.

Dominic Calvert-LewinEngland15 known min2 recorded appearances

England vs Czechia

6 Oct 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Came on

8 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 22 Oct 2026, 20:32 UTC

England vs Spain

26 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Came on

7 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 19 Oct 2026, 11:17 UTC

Player profile & full workload

Ilia GruevBulgaria325 known min4 recorded appearances

Bulgaria vs Luxembourg

6 Oct 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 21 Oct 2026, 01:36 UTC

Bulgaria vs Iceland

3 Oct 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

55 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 17 Oct 2026, 10:49 UTC

Bulgaria vs Estonia

29 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 22 Oct 2026, 21:12 UTC

Bulgaria vs Luxembourg

26 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 19 Oct 2026, 11:22 UTC

Player profile & full workload

Jaka BijolSlovenia360 known min4 recorded appearances

Slovenia vs Scotland

6 Oct 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 22 Oct 2026, 20:42 UTC

Slovenia vs Switzerland

3 Oct 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 17 Oct 2026, 19:10 UTC

Slovenia vs North Macedonia

29 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 22 Oct 2026, 20:42 UTC

Slovenia vs Scotland

26 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 20 Oct 2026, 05:35 UTC

Player profile & full workload

Nico ElvediSwitzerland360 known min4 recorded appearances

Switzerland vs North Macedonia

6 Oct 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 22 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC

Switzerland vs Slovenia

3 Oct 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 17 Oct 2026, 19:10 UTC

Switzerland vs Scotland

29 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 22 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC

Switzerland vs North Macedonia

26 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 20 Oct 2026, 06:05 UTC

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Gabriel GudmundssonSweden240 known min4 recorded appearances

Sweden vs Romania

5 Oct 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

54 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 20 Oct 2026, 17:51 UTC

Sweden vs Bosnia-Herzegovina

2 Oct 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 23 Oct 2026, 20:24 UTC

Sweden vs Poland

28 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 19 Oct 2026, 12:27 UTC

Sweden vs Romania

25 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Came on

6 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 19 Oct 2026, 12:27 UTC

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Tarik MuharemovicBosnia-Herzegovina360 known min4 recorded appearances

Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Poland

5 Oct 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 21 Oct 2026, 00:21 UTC

Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Sweden

2 Oct 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 23 Oct 2026, 20:24 UTC

Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Romania

28 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 21 Oct 2026, 00:21 UTC

Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Poland

25 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 21 Oct 2026, 00:21 UTC

Player profile & full workload

Ethan AmpaduWales360 known min4 recorded appearances

Wales vs Denmark

4 Oct 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 18 Oct 2026, 21:02 UTC

Wales vs Norway

1 Oct 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 23 Oct 2026, 00:47 UTC

Wales vs Denmark

27 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 20 Oct 2026, 09:33 UTC

Wales vs Portugal

24 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 20 Oct 2026, 08:48 UTC

Player profile & full workload

Daniel JamesWales170 known min3 recorded appearances

Wales vs Norway

1 Oct 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

76 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 23 Oct 2026, 00:47 UTC

Wales vs Denmark

27 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

67 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 20 Oct 2026, 09:33 UTC

Wales vs Portugal

24 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Came on

27 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 20 Oct 2026, 08:48 UTC

Player profile & full workload

James TraffordEngland180 known min2 recorded appearances

England vs Czechia

29 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 22 Oct 2026, 20:32 UTC

England vs Spain

26 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Started

90 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 19 Oct 2026, 11:17 UTC

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Ao TanakaJapan58 known min2 recorded appearances

Japan vs Venezuela

28 Sept 2026 · International Friendly · Came on

45 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 23 Oct 2026, 03:12 UTC

Japan vs Uruguay

24 Sept 2026 · International Friendly · Came on

13 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 23 Oct 2026, 01:32 UTC

Player profile & full workload

Anton StachGermany32 known min2 recorded appearances

Germany vs Greece

27 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Came on

6 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 20 Oct 2026, 10:43 UTC

Germany vs Netherlands

24 Sept 2026 · UEFA Nations League · Came on

26 recorded minutes. Source-reported minutes. Excludes extra time. Added time is not estimated.

ESPN match record ↗Checked 20 Oct 2026, 09:53 UTC

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Appearance data published 24 Oct 2026, 08:15 UTC. Available history: 26 Jul 2026 – 24 Oct 2026.

All international breaks this season

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A quick guide to the break

What the dates mean for club football.

Why does the Premier League stop for internationals?

FIFA sets windows for national-team qualifiers, tournaments and friendlies. The Premier League pauses during the three in-season windows shown here. Summer internationals sit outside this season’s league schedule.

What changed in September and October 2026?

Two separate autumn windows became one 16-day window, with room for up to four matches per national team. November and March retain nine-day windows. The combined window means one longer pause before Matchweek 6.

Why doesn’t the league restart when the window ends?

The international calendar and the league fixture list have different jobs. The window closes first; league fixtures resume on their scheduled dates. Your club’s first match can fall later than the opening game of that round. Kickoffs can also change.

Will a player who played internationally start for their club?

An international appearance confirms participation in that match. It does not confirm fitness, travel, a return to training or the manager’s next XI. Check current team news and the exact match’s lineup; only the official team sheet confirms the starters.

How to read squad rotation

Sources & date checks

Premier League: international breaks in 2026/27 ↗
Published 5 Sept 2026 · Calendar reviewed 6 Oct 2026.

FIFA: international match calendar changes ↗

Club fixtures use Match XI’s Premier League schedule. International appearances use the linked match reports, with partial coverage. Calendar review, fixture retrieval and appearance publication are separate checks.

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