2024-25 PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES: OPENING WEEKEND, DERBIES, FESTIVE SCHEDULE & FINAL DAY
The excitement for the 2024-25 Premier League season has begun as the best teams across England have learned their fixtures for the upcoming campaign.
This Premier League year gets started on Friday 16th August when Marco Silva’s Fulham travel to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United. It concludes nine months and nine days later on Sunday 25th May with all 20 teams in action.
Manchester City begin the defence of their crown against the team which proved something of an Achilles heel last season: Chelsea.
The Blues managed two draws against Pep Guardiola’s juggernaut last term – including a thrilling 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge – and while it could be a difficult opener the Citizens have the softest run-in according to Opta data with Southampton away, Bournemouth at home and Fulham away.
Ipswich Town are returning to the summit of English football for the first time in 23 years and the Tractor Boys will face the team they last played in the Premier League, Liverpool. It ended 5-0 to the Merseyside outfit back in 2001-02, will we see a different result more than two decades later?
Fans can also start circling the derby days in their calendar, with a litany of intense rivalries spread across the Premier League season. Tottenham vs Arsenal in the battle for North London supremacy is the first on the docket, while the first Manchester Derby spices up the festive period on 14th December.
Speaking of festive fixtures, there is plenty of action to keep football fans warm this winter, including an enticing tie between Wolves and Manchester United at Molineux. Last season, a 97th-minute goal from youngster Kobbie Mainoo stole a 4-3 victory for the Red Devils at the death in the same fixture.
Nine months and nine days of thrills, drama and a lorryload of goals come to a head on Sunday 25th May. Who will be crowned champions? Which team can stave off relegation on the final day? Can a shock contender get European football?
Take a look below for BetMGM’s breakdown of the key dates for the 2024-25 Premier League season.
PREMIER LEAGUE OPENING WEEKEND FIXTURES
Friday 16th August: Manchester United vs Fulham (20:00)
Saturday 17th August: Ipswich Town vs Liverpool (12:30), Arsenal vs Wolves (15:00), Everton vs Brighton (15:00), Newcastle United vs Southampton (15:00), Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth (15:00), West Ham United vs Aston Villa (17:30)
Sunday 18th August: Brentford vs Crystal Palace (14:30), Chelsea vs Manchester City (16:30)
Monday 19th August: Leicester City vs Tottenham (20:00)
PREMIER LEAGUE DERBY DAYS
- Saturday 14th September: Tottenham vs Arsenal
- Saturday 26th October: Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest
- Saturday 9th November: Chelsea vs Arsenal
- Saturday 7th December Everton vs Liverpool, Tottenham vs Chelsea
- Saturday 14th December: Brighton vs Crystal Palace, Manchester City vs Manchester United
- Tuesday 14th January: Arsenal vs Tottenham
- Saturday 15th March Arsenal vs Chelsea
- Wednesday 2nd April Chelsea vs Tottenham, Liverpool vs Everton (20:00)
- Saturday 5th April Manchester United vs Manchester City, Crystal Palace vs Brighton
- Saturday 10th May: Nottingham Forest vs Leicester
PREMIER LEAGUE FESTIVE FIXTURES
Saturday 21st December: Aston Villa vs Manchester City, Brentford vs Nottingham Forest , Crystal Palace vs Arsenal, Everton vs Chelsea, Fulham vs Southampton, Ipswich vs Newcastle, Leicester vs Wolves, Manchester United vs Bournemouth, Tottenham vs Liverpool, West Ham vs Brighton
Thursday 26th December: Arsenal vs Ipswich, Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace, Brighton vs Brentford, Chelsea vs Fulham, Liverpool vs Leicester, Manchester City vs Everton, Newcastle vs Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham, Southampton vs West Ham, Wolves vs Manchester United
Sunday 29th December: Aston Villa vs Brighton, Brentford vs Arsenal, Crystal Palace vs Southampton, Everton vs Nottingham Forest, Fulham vs Bournemouth, Ipswich vs Chelsea, Leicester vs Manchester City, Manchester United vs Newcastle, Tottenham vs Wolves, West Ham vs Liverpool
PREMIER LEAGUE FINAL DAY FIXTURES
Sunday 25th May (all 16:00): Bournemouth vs Leicester, Fulham vs Manchester City, Ipswich vs West Ham, Liverpool vs Crystal Palace, Manchester United vs Aston Villa, Newcastle vs Everton, Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea, Southampton vs Arsenal, Tottenham vs Brighton, Wolves vs Brentford
Fixture dates and kick-off times correct at time of publication but subject to change