Darren Powell’s side travel to Leeds United on Sunday (18th October), with kick-off brought forward from 12:30 to 12:00 BST.
The Young Eagles’ away fixture against Manchester United has also been brought forward by a day to Sunday, 29th November 2026, with kick-off now at 14:00 GMT instead of the originally scheduled 19:00 GMT on Monday, 30th November.
Finally, the trip to arch-rivals Brighton & Hove Albion will now take place on Friday, 5th February 2027 (19:00 GMT), moved forward from Sunday, 7th February. This accommodates the U21s’ final Premier League International Cup group-stage fixture against FC Porto at home on Wednesday, 10th February (19:00 GMT).
Premier League 2 sees the development sides of Category One academies compete across a 20-match regular season, with the top 16 teams qualifying for the end-of-season knockout play-offs to determine the overall champions.
Any further fixture changes will be communicated across the club’s official channels.