English Premier League: Opening fixtures

Four-time reigning champions Manchester City kick off their title defence at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea – managed by newly installed Enzo Maresca – as the Premier League returns


MATCH SCHEDULE	MATCHDAY	KEY CLASH*

*Matches between 2023-24 top six teams

01 Aug 16-19 
Manchester Utd	- Fulham
Ipswich Town 	- Liverpool
Arsenal 	- Wolves
Everton 	- Brighton
Newcastle Utd 	- Southampton   
Notts. Forest 	- Bournemouth
West Ham Utd 	- Aston Villa
Brentford 	- Crystal Palace
Chelsea 	- Manchester City
Leicester City	- Tottenham

02 Aug 24-25 
Brighton	- Manchester Utd  
Crystal Palace 	- West Ham Utd
Fulham 		- Leicester City 
Manchester City - Ipswich Town
Southampton 	- Notts. Forest 
Tottenham 	- Everton
Aston Villa 	- Arsenal
Bournemouth 	- Newcastle Utd
Wolves 		- Chelsea
Liverpool	- Brentford
 
03 Aug 31-Sep 1
Arsenal 	- Brighton
Brentford 	- Southampton
Everton		- Bournemouth
Ipswich Town 	- Fulham
Leicester City 	- Aston Villa 
Notts. Forest 	- Wolves
West Ham Utd 	- Manchester City 
Chelsea 	- Crystal Palace
Newcastle Utd 	- Tottenham
Manchester Utd	- Liverpool

04 Sep 14-15 
Southampton 	- Manchester Utd   
Brighton 	- Ipswich Town
Crystal Palace  - Leicester City
Fulham  	- West Ham Utd
Liverpool  	- Notts. Forest 
Manchester City - Brentford
Aston Villa 	- Everton
Bournemouth  	- Chelsea
Tottenham  	- Arsenal
Wolves		- Newcastle Utd

05 Sep 21-22 
West Ham Utd	- Chelsea 
Aston Villa 	- Wolves
Fulham 		- Newcastle Utd
Leicester City	- Everton
Liverpool 	- Bournemouth
Southampton 	- Ipswich Town  
Tottenham 	- Brentford
Crystal Palace 	- Manchester Utd
Brighton 	- Notts. Forest
Manchester City	- Arsenal

06 Sep 28-30
Newcastle Utd 	- Manchester City  
Arsenal 	- Leicester City
Brentford 	- West Ham Utd
Chelsea 	- Brighton
Everton 	- Crystal Palace 
Notts. Forest 	- Fulham
Wolves 		- Liverpool
Ipswich Town 	- Aston Villa
Manchester Utd 	- Tottenham
Bournemouth 	- Southampton

07 Oct 5
Arsenal 	- Southampton 
Aston Villa 	- Manchester Utd
Brentford 	- Wolves
Brighton 	- Tottenham
Chelsea 	- Notts. Forest 
Crystal Palace 	- Liverpool
Everton 	- Newcastle Utd
Leicester City 	- Bournemouth
Manchester City - Fulham
West Ham Utd 	- Ipswich Town

08 Oct 19 
Bournemouth 	- Arsenal
Fulham 	 	- Aston Villa
Ipswich Town  	- Everton
Liverpool  	- Chelsea
Manchester Utd  - Brentford
Newcastle Utd  	- Brighton
Notts. Forest  	- Crystal Palace
Southampton  	- Leicester City
Tottenham  	- West Ham Utd
Wolves 		- Manchester City

09 Oct 26 
Arsenal  	- Liverpool
Aston Villa   	- Bournemouth
Brentford   	- Ipswich Town
Brighton   	- Wolves
Chelsea  	- Newcastle Utd
Crystal Palace  - Tottenham
Everton   	- Fulham
Leicester City  - Notts. Forest
Manchester City - Southampton
West Ham Utd  	- Manchester Utd

10 Nov 2 
Bournemouth	- Manchester City
Fulham		- Brentford
Ipswich Town 	- Leicester City
Liverpool 	- Brighton
Manchester Utd 	- Chelsea
Newcastle Utd 	- Arsenal
Notts. Forest 	- West Ham Utd
Southampton 	- Everton
Tottenham 	- Aston Villa
Wolves		- Crystal Palace


Manchester City attacking threats Erling Haaland (left) and Phil Foden scored 46 goals collectively in Premier League last season

2023-24 table	Goal difference Pts
1 Manchester City 	62 91 
2 Arsenal 		62 89 
3 Liverpool 		45 82 
4 Aston Villa 		15 68 
5 Tottenham Hotspur 	13 66 
6 Chelsea 		14 63 
7 Newcastle United 	23 60 
8 Manchester United 	-1 60 
9 West Ham United 	-14 52
10 Crystal Palace 	-1 49
11 Brighton 		-7 48
12 Bournemouth 		-13 48
13 Fulham 		-6 47
14 Wolves 		-15 46
15 Everton 		-11 40
16 Brentford 		-9 39
17 Nottingham Forest 	-18 32
18 Luton Town 		-33 26
19 Burnley 		-37 24
20 Sheffield United 	-69 16

Promoted teams 2024-25:
Leicester City, Ipswich Town, Southampton


All fixtures subject to change to fit TV schedules


Source: Premier League
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