Champions Manchester City will kick off the Premier League season on Friday, 11 August at promoted Burnley – managed by their former captain Vincent Kompany.
Luton Town’s first top-flight match since 1992 is at Brighton a day later, when fellow promoted membership Sheffield United host Crystal Palace.
Mauricio Pochettino’s reign as Chelsea supervisor begins at house to Liverpool on Sunday, 13 August.
New Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou takes his facet to Brentford that day.
Manchester United begin the season in opposition to Wolves at Old Trafford on Monday, 14 August.
Manchester City, who’re celebrating a Treble after successful the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup in 2022-23, are actually trying to develop into the primary English staff to win 4 successive titles.
Pep Guardiola’s facet have gained the Premier League in 5 of the previous six seasons.
Burnley supervisor Kompany spent 11 years at City, successful 4 league titles.
The 2023-24 Premier League season concludes on Sunday, 19 May 2024.
In an announcement on Thursday, the Premier League mentioned it was “dedicated to giving supporters a minimal of six weeks’ discover on broadcasting alternatives till December 2023, and 5 weeks’ from 24 January 2024”.
First spherical of fixtures in full
Friday, 11 August
Burnley v Manchester City (20:00 BST – dwell on Sky Sports)
Saturday, 12 August
Arsenal v Nottingham Forest (12:30 – dwell on TNT Sports)
Bournemouth v West Ham (15:00)
Brighton v Luton Town (15:00)
Everton v Fulham (15:00)
Sheffield United v Crystal Palace (15:00)
Newcastle United v Aston Villa (17:30 – dwell on Sky Sports)
Sunday, 13 August
Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur (14:00 – dwell on Sky Sports)
Chelsea v Liverpool (16:30 – dwell on Sky Sports)
Monday, 14 August
Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers (20:00 – dwell on Sky Sports)
Mid-season break returns
The season schedule returns to regular, having been affected first by the Covid-19 pandemic and its knock-on impression, after which by final yr’s World Cup break.
And the mid-season break returns, with groups given a transparent weekend in January. That break is about to be staggered, with some groups given the second weekend of the brand new yr off, and others the third.
Luton’s return to the top flight completes a exceptional resurgence; in 2013, they opened their season within the Conference Premier – now the National League – with a defeat at Southport. Ten years on, the Hatters – who defeated Coventry within the Championship play-off remaining – will welcome Burnley to Kenilworth Road for his or her first Premier League house recreation on 19 August.
Work is happening on the bottom, which has a capability of 10,356, to meet Premier League necessities.
Notable video games at Kenilworth Road embody Tottenham (7 October), Liverpool (4 November), Arsenal (5 December), Manchester City (9 December), Chelsea (30 December) and Manchester United (17 February).
Manchester City completed 2022-23 5 factors forward of nearest rivals Arsenal, who begin subsequent season at house to Nottingham Forest.
Mikel Arteta’s facet will host the primary north London derby of the season in opposition to Tottenham on 23 September, with the return fixture on 27 April.
Liverpool’s opener at Chelsea follows a request to the Premier League to begin the season away from house, due to ongoing works to broaden the Anfield Road Stand.
Jurgen Klopp’s facet host Bournemouth of their first house match on 19 August. Everton go to Anfield for the primary Merseyside derby on 21 October, then host the Reds on 16 March.
New Liverpool signing Alexis Mac Allister returns to Brighton, who’ve agreed to signal Reds participant James Milner, on 7 October.
The first Manchester derby of the season is at Old Trafford on 28 October, with City internet hosting United at Etihad Stadium on 2 March.
Opening weekend stats
- Luton’s recreation at Brighton might be their first within the prime flight since a 2-1 loss at Notts County in May 1992. They’re the 51st staff to play within the Premier League, with two of the final three golf equipment making their debut within the competitors successful their opening match (Huddersfield in 2017, Brentford in 2021).
- Nottingham Forest go to Arsenal, having defeated them 1-0 of their most up-to-date league assembly in May – they haven’t gained consecutive video games in opposition to the Gunners since September 1978 underneath Brian Clough.
- This is simply the second time Chelsea and Liverpool will face each other of their opening recreation of a Premier League season, with the Blues successful 2-1 at Anfield in 2003-04.
- No staff has gained their opening Premier League recreation extra typically than Manchester United (20).
- Burnley have gained simply considered one of their previous 23 league matches in opposition to Manchester City (drawing six and dropping 16) and have misplaced the previous eight in a row by an combination rating of 26-1.
- The final time Tottenham started a Premier League marketing campaign with a London derby was in 2014-15 – they gained 1-0 at West Ham in Mauricio Pochettino’s first recreation in cost.
- West Ham, who go to Bournemouth, have misplaced their opening Premier League recreation 15 occasions – extra typically than anybody else. David Moyes has misplaced 10 Premier League openers – greater than another supervisor.
- Fulham have confronted Everton of their opening recreation of a top-flight season twice beforehand and misplaced each video games, dropping 3-0 in 1963-64 and 1-0 in 1966-67.
- Sheffield United have gained their opening league recreation in simply one of many previous 9 seasons (D1 L7), beating Brentford 1-0 in 2017-18. They’ve misplaced their final three in a row, solely as soon as having an extended such run (4 between 1928-29 and 1931-32).
- Newcastle are unbeaten of their previous 14 Premier League house video games in opposition to Aston Villa (successful eight and drawing six) since a 3-0 loss in April 2005 – a match by which team-mates Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer were sent off for fighting each other.
