Football today and this week, 2–8 November

Football today and this week: Newcastle United v Everton closes Premier League Matchday 9 on Monday 2 November at 8pm UK time (3:00 PM US Eastern). Champions League Matchday 4 follows on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 November, with 18 games in all, and the next Premier League round opens on Friday 6 November with Everton v Coventry City.

Among the Champions League games are Barcelona v Aston Villa, Manchester United v Roma, RB Leipzig v Manchester City and Slavia Praha v Arsenal. This guide covers only fixtures that have been checked against an opened source, so other competitions are not yet listed. If you missed the last edition, see last week's football guide.

Day by day: Monday 2 to Wednesday 4 November

Monday 2 November has one match: Newcastle United v Everton, the last game of Premier League Matchday 9. It kicks off at 3:00 PM US Eastern, which is 8pm in the UK.

Tuesday 3 November brings nine Champions League games. Shakhtar Donetsk v Sporting CP and Galatasaray v Stuttgart start early, at 18:45 CET, which is 17:45 UK time. The other seven are at 21:00 CET (20:00 UK), among them Barcelona v Aston Villa and Manchester United v Roma. UEFA lists Barcelona v Aston Villa without a stated time, and its default kick-off is 21:00 CET.

Wednesday 4 November has nine more. AEK Athens v Real Madrid and Fenerbahçe v Liverpool are the early kick-offs at 18:45 CET (17:45 UK). The rest, including RB Leipzig v Manchester City and Slavia Praha v Arsenal, are at 21:00 CET (20:00 UK). Atlético de Madrid v Bayern München is also listed without a stated time, so it follows the same 21:00 CET default.

When is the next Premier League match?

The next Premier League match after Matchday 9 is on Friday 6 November, when Everton v Coventry City kicks off at 3:00 PM US Eastern, or 8pm in the UK.

On Saturday 7 November, the ESPN schedule checked lists Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur at 7:30 AM US Eastern (12:30pm UK), then Arsenal v Hull City and Fulham v Newcastle United, both at 10:00 AM US Eastern (3pm UK). Other weekend fixtures are not covered here until they are checked.

UK time is five hours ahead of US Eastern from 1 November, after the US clock change, so 3:00 PM US Eastern is 8pm UK.

What time is the Champions League this week?

Champions League matches this week are on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 November, the fourth round of the league phase. Unless a time is stated, kick-off is 21:00 CET, which is 8pm UK time and 3:00 PM US Eastern. The earlier games at 18:45 CET are 17:45 UK time and 12:45 PM US Eastern.

The league phase began on 8 September 2026 and runs until 27 January 2027. If the format is unfamiliar, our guide to how the league phase works explains it. In the US, matches stream on Paramount+.

Other leagues, MLS and women's football: not yet confirmed

Fixtures for the Europa League, the Conference League, the domestic cups, La Liga, Serie A, the Bundesliga, Ligue 1, MLS, the NWSL, the WSL and internationals for 2 to 8 November have not yet been checked against an opened source, so they are not listed.

Some listings show La Liga and Serie A matches this week, but their times have not been verified, so they are left out. Check the official league and competition pages before planning to watch. For wider context, see our October football calendar.

What to look out for next

Premier League Matchday 10 continues after the opening game on Friday 6 November, and further fixtures will be added once they are confirmed.

The Champions League league phase runs until 27 January 2027, so more midweek rounds follow after this week. For the previous week's fixtures, see the earlier edition of this weekly guide.