Premier League 2024/25 fixtures, dates, schedule: Manchester United host Fulham on opening weekend – live on Sky Sports
Manchester United will kick off the new Premier League 2024/25 season against Fulham at Old Trafford on Friday August 16.
Erik ten Hag’s side are the first offering in a bumper weekend of Premier League football, as they take on Fulham in the first Friday Night Football of the season; kick-off 8pm.
Manchester City begins their title defence at Chelsea on Sunday, August 18; kick-off 4.30pm – in Enzo Maresca’s first game in charge of the Blues.
Crystal Palace make the short trip to Brentford earlier that day; kick-off 2pm.
New West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui begins his spell with the visit of Aston Villa on Saturday August 17; kick-off 5.30pm.
Tottenham go to newly-promoted Leicester, still managerless since losing Maresca to Chelsea, in the first Monday Night Football of the season, on August 19; kick-off 8pm.
Liverpool kick off the Arne Slot era with a trip to Ipswich, returning to the Premier League after a 22-year absence, in the early game on Saturday August 17; kick-off 12.30pm.
Last season’s runners-up Arsenal host Wolves, while newly-promoted Southampton go to Newcastle and Bournemouth head to Nottingham Forest in the 3pm fixtures on Saturday August 17.
Brighton travel to Everton in the same slot with new 31-year-old head coach Fabian Hurzeler, the youngest permanent Premier League manager in history, taking charge of his first game.
Man Utd will also host Liverpool in the opening month of the season and, following September’s international break, Arsenal will feature in two blockbuster clashes when the league resumes with a north London derby at Tottenham before a trip to champions Manchester City the following weekend.
The opening weekend games
Here’s the first round of fixtures for the 2024/25 Premier League season:
Friday August 16
Manchester United vs Fulham, kick-off 8pm
Saturday August 17
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool – Kick-off 12.30pm
Arsenal vs Wolves – Kick-off 3pm
Everton vs Brighton – Kick-off 3pm
Newcastle United vs Southampton – Kick-off 3pm
Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth – Kick-off 3pm
West Ham United vs Aston Villa, kick-off 5.30pm
Sunday August 18
Brentford vs Crystal Palace, kick-off 2pm
Chelsea vs Manchester City, kick-off 4.30pm
Monday August 19
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur, kick-off 8pm
Opening Sky Sports live fixtures in full
Friday August 16
Manchester United vs Fulham – Kick-off 8pm
Saturday August 17
West Ham United vs Aston Villa – Kick-off 5.30pm
Sunday August 18
Brentford vs Crystal Palace – Kick-off 2pm
Chelsea vs Manchester City – Kick-off 4.30pm
Monday August 19
Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur – Kick-off 8pm
The final weekend games
Sunday May 25
Bournemouth vs Leicester City
Fulham vs Manchester City
Ipswich Town vs West Ham United
Liverpool vs Crystal Palace
Manchester United vs Aston Villa
Newcastle United vs Everton
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Southampton vs Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton
Wolves vs Brentford
