Chelsea face Fulham as Roma meet Fiorentina in a busy football schedule

Chelsea travel to Fulham in the closing fixture of the opening round of the Premier League on 24 August 2026, while Roma host Fiorentina in one of the headline matches in Serie A.

The London derby is scheduled for 22:00 and will be shown on beIN SPORTS 1 HD. It is the main fixture in the English top flight on a day that also includes matches in Spain, Italy and Saudi Arabia.

Fulham and Chelsea are the final Premier League sides listed in action during the opening round, with the fixture bringing the two clubs together at Fulham’s home ground.

Spanish fixtures

Two La Liga matches are also on the programme.

Osasuna face Levante at 20:30, with the game available on beIN SPORTS 3 HD. Malaga then play Deportivo Alaves at 22:30, also on beIN SPORTS 3 HD.

Both fixtures are part of a schedule featuring football from four different domestic competitions. The Spanish matches are listed alongside the Premier League, Serie A and Saudi Pro League games taking place on the same day.

Roma host Fiorentina

The most prominent fixture in Italy sees Roma play Fiorentina at 21:45. The match will be streamed on the Starzplay app.

There is another Serie A fixture earlier in the evening, when Bologna meet Lazio at 19:30. That game will also be available through the Starzplay app.

The two Italian matches provide a double bill from Serie A, with Bologna against Lazio preceding the meeting between Roma and Fiorentina.

Saudi Pro League schedule

Al-Ittihad take on Al-Hazem at 21:00 in the Saudi Pro League. The match will be broadcast on Thmanyah.

Earlier, NEOM face Al-Qadsiah at 19:40, with that fixture also being shown on the Thmanyah channel.

The Saudi matches complete the listed programme for 24 August, alongside the European fixtures involving Fulham, Chelsea, Malaga, Deportivo Alaves, Osasuna, Levante, Roma, Fiorentina, Bologna and Lazio.

The full list of match times and broadcasting information for the day is available through the relevant schedule service. All times in the fixture details are presented as listed in the original programme, while coverage is divided between beIN SPORTS 1 HD, beIN SPORTS 3 HD, the Starzplay app and Thmanyah.