Opening weekend of the league season - There's Nothing Else Like It.
In a ground-breaking first for Scottish football, Sky Sports will broadcast live coverage of every William Hill Premiership fixture this weekend.
The 2026/27 campaign begins with Dundee United v Rangers on Friday July 31 at 8.00pm and will be followed by two games on Saturday August 1. Falkirk host St Mirren (3.00pm) and Aberdeen take on Heart of Midlothian at Pittodrie (5.30pm).
Sky Sports’ comprehensive live coverage continues on Sunday August 2 as St Johnstone mark their top-flight return at home to Kilmarnock, kick-off 2.00pm, with UEFA Conference League entrants Hibernian and Motherwell meeting at Easter Road, kick-off 4.30pm.
To round off the first weekend of action, reigning champions Celtic begin the defence of their William Hill Premiership trophy against Dundee at Celtic Park on Monday August 3, kick-off 7.30pm.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle begin life back in the William Hill Championship with a home game against Dunfermline Athletic while Stenhousemuir’s first game in the second tier for 50 years is against Raith Rovers at Stark’s Park. East Kilbride will unfurl their championship-winning flag before kicking off their League 1 campaign at home to Queen of the South.
You can remain across all the action using the SPFL Match Day Live service as well as delving into the data with the SPFL Stats Centre.
The full fixture card for the opening weekend of season 2026/27 is as follows:
William Hill Premiership
Friday July 31
Dundee United v Rangers (Sky Sports, 8.00pm)
Saturday August 1
Falkirk v St Mirren (Sky Sports, 3.00pm)
Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian (Sky Sports, 5.30pm)
Sunday August 2
St Johnstone v Kilmarnock (Sky Sports, 2.00pm)
Hibernian v Motherwell (Sky Sports, 4.30pm)
Monday August 3
Celtic v Dundee (Sky Sports, 7.30pm)
William Hill Championship
Saturday August 1
Ayr United v Arbroath
Greenock Morton v Partick Thistle
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic
Livingston v Queen’s Park
Raith Rovers v Stenhousemuir
William Hill League 1
Saturday August 1
Alloa Athletic v East Fife
Cove Rangers v Airdrieonians
East Kilbride v Queen of the South
Montrose v Hamilton Academical
Peterhead v Ross County
William Hill League 2
Saturday August 1
Annan Athletic v The Spartans
Clyde v Stranraer
Edinburgh City v Elgin City
Forfar Athletic v Kelty Hearts
Stirling Albion v Dumbarton
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