Ipswich host Liverpool on Premier League opening weekend

Newly promoted Ipswich will big Liverpool while champions Manchester City are distant to Chelsea connected nan opening play of nan caller Premier League season.

Ipswich, who are backmost successful nan apical formation aft a 22-year absence, will play connected Saturday, 17 August, pinch City starting their title defence astatine Stamford Bridge connected Sunday, 18 August.

Manchester United's crippled against Fulham astatine Old Trafford will footwear disconnected nan run connected Friday, 16 August.

Arsenal, who vanished runners-up to City past season, are astatine location to Wolves connected nan Saturday while fourth-placed Aston Villa person been handed an distant crippled against West Ham connected nan aforesaid day.

Championship play-off winners Southampton look Newcastle astatine St James' Park, Everton big Brighton and Nottingham Forest return connected Bournemouth to complete nan Saturday fixtures.

Brentford invited Crystal Palace connected Sunday and Championship winners Leicester City will big Tottenham connected Monday, 19 August.

Ipswich's past crippled successful nan Premier League was a 5-0 conclusion by Liverpool astatine Anfield connected nan last time of nan 2001-02 season. Their relegation came conscionable a twelvemonth aft nan nine vanished a astonishment 5th successful nan apical flight.

City won a record 4th consecutive English convention title successful May erstwhile they vanished 2 points up of Arsenal.

All times BST

Friday, 16 August

Manchester United v Fulham (20:00)

Saturday, 17 August

Ipswich Town v Liverpool (12:30)

Arsenal v Wolverhampton (15:00)

Everton v Brighton (15:00)

Newcastle United v Southampton (15:00)

Nottingham Forest v Bournemouth (15:00)

West Ham United v Aston Villa (17:30)

Sunday, 18 August

Brentford v Crystal Palace (14:00)

Chelsea v Manchester City (16:30)

Monday, 19 August

Leicester City v Tottenham (20:00)

The 2024-25 play starts connected Friday, 16 August and will reason connected Sunday, 25 May 2025, erstwhile each crippled will footwear disconnected astatine nan aforesaid time.

It will dwell of 33 weekends, 4 midweek rounds and 1 Bank Holiday round, connected 26 December. There is nary abstracted information planned for 1 January.

The world breaks will return spot successful September, October, November and March, pinch nan 3rd information of nan FA Cup moved to nan 2nd play of January alternatively of its accepted slot nan play before.

To accommodate nan mid-August start, location will beryllium nary wintertime break this campaign, while nan Christmas Eve fixture - played past play for nan first clip since 1995 arsenic Wolves faced Chelsea - will not beryllium repeated.

The Premier League has assured clubs they will not beryllium asked to play doubly successful little than 60 hours astatine immoderate constituent complete Christmas and New Year.