The 2024-25 Premier League season gets underway on Friday, August 16 with Manchester United hosting Fulham.
Ipswich Town’s first game back in the top flight after a 22-year absence is a tricky home game against Liverpool, while Manchester City begin their title defence with a trip to Chelsea. The opening weekend closes out with a Monday night fixture between Championship winners Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur at the King Power Stadium.
The standout fixture for the final round of matches sees Manchester United host Aston Villa. Both of last season’s title contenders face away games to end the season, with Manchester City travelling to Fulham and Arsenal heading to Southampton.
Premier League 2024-25 opening weekend fixtures
All times BST
All times BST
- 25/05/2025 16:00 Bournemouth vs Leicester City
- 25/05/2025 16:00 Fulham vs Manchester City
- 25/05/2025 16:00 Ipswich Town vs West Ham United
- 25/05/2025 16:00 Liverpool vs Crystal Palace
- 25/05/2025 16:00 Manchester United vs Aston Villa
- 25/05/2025 16:00 Newcastle United vs Everton
- 25/05/2025 16:00 Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
- 25/05/2025 16:00 Southampton vs Arsenal
- 25/05/2025 16:00 Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton
- 25/05/2025 16:00 Wolves vs Brentford
Premier League full fixtures by club
Click or tap on the team names below to see a full fixture list for your Premier League club.
Key derby dates
- North London derbies: Tottenham at home, September 14; Arsenal at home, January 14
- Manchester derbies: Manchester City at home, December 14; Manchester United at home, April 5
- Merseyside derbies: Everton at home, December 7; Liverpool at home, April 2
- North west derbies: Manchester United at home, August 31; Liverpool at home, January 4
- M23 derbies: Brighton at home, December 14; Crystal Palace at home, April 5
- East Midlands derbies: Leicester at home, October 26; Forest at home, May 10
Key dates for the 2024-25 season
The transfer window officially opened on Friday, June 14, with the infamous cut-off date for the 2023-24 profit and sustainability rules (PSR) reporting period coming at the end of the month on June 30. The window closes on Friday, August 30, at 11pm BST (6pm ET).
The winter transfer window will open on Wednesday, January 1, closing on Monday, February 3.
The new Premier League season gets underway on the weekend of August 16-18, a week after the Community Shield. That game will be another Manchester derby and a replay of last season’s FA Cup final.
The Premier League season finishes on Sunday, May 25, when all 10 fixtures will be played at the same time.
Premier League clubs will enter the FA Cup at the third round, which begins on Saturday, January 11. The Carabao Cup will begin in mid-August with Premier League teams not playing in Europe entering in the second round and the remaining seven clubs receiving a bye to the third round.
The newly-expanded Champions League, meanwhile, begins on September 17. The Europa League starts on September 25 and the Conference League gets underway on October 3.
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