BREAKING: Man City travels to Chelsea in Opening Day Blockbuster as the Premier League Release 2024/2025 Fixtures

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Manchester City begin quest for fifth straight Premier League title at Chelsea

Manchester United host Fulham, Ipswich take on Liverpool, Southampton travel to Newcastle and Leicester welcome Tottenham on the opening weekend.

 

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Manchester City will begin their pursuit of an unprecedented fifth consecutive Premier League title away to Chelsea on the opening weekend of the new season.

 

The match on Sunday, August 18 will pit Pep Guardiola against his former assistant Enzo Maresca, who was appointed Chelsea boss this summer after guiding Leicester to promotion last term.

 

FA Cup winners Manchester United will host the opening game of the campaign when Fulham visit Old Trafford on Friday, August 16.

 

Enzo Maresca’s first Premier League match in charge of Chelsea will be against Manchester City

Enzo Maresca’s first Premier League match in charge of Chelsea will be against Manchester City (Steven Paston/PA)

Newly-promoted Ipswich, back in the Premier League for the first time in 22 years, welcome Liverpool for the 1230 kick-off under their new manager Arne Slot a day later, when Championship play-off winners Southampton travel to Newcastle.

 

Leicester, back in the top flight after one season in the Championship and yet to name Maresca’s successor, will host Tottenham on the Monday night.

 

Fabian Hurzeler’s Brighton reign will begin away to Everton on the Saturday, when new West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui will welcome Aston Villa.

 

The other opening weekend fixtures will see Arsenal host Wolves and Bournemouth head to Nottingham Forest on the Saturday, while Brentford face Crystal Palace on the Sunday.

 

The final day fixtures on May 25 see Manchester United host Villa, while Manchester City travel to Fulham. Liverpool host Palace and Arsenal are at Southampton.

 

New Liverpool boss Arne Slot stands on the touchline

New Liverpool boss Arne Slot heads to Portman Road on the opening weekend (Martin Rickett/PA)

The opening weekend is the only one so far for which games have been selected for television, with all other fixtures subject to change.

 

Manchester United are due to host traditional rivals Liverpool just two weeks into the new season on August 31, with the reverse fixture on January 4. The third round of the FA Cup takes place the following weekend, and there is no winter break this season.

 

The first Manchester derby of the campaign will be at the Etihad Stadium and is listed for December 14, although it will move to Sunday, December 15 once United’s Europa League fixtures are confirmed. City are due to head to Old Trafford on April 5.

 

Arsenal face an early fixture crunch. The Gunners will be away to rivals Tottenham on September 14, immediately after the first international break of the season, and a week later Mikel Arteta’s men will head north to face City.

 

Those fixtures come either side of the first round of Champions League group stage games.

 

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag applauds the fans

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag faces Fulham first up (Martin Rickett/PA)

The second north London derby at the Emirates Stadium is scheduled for January 14, while Arsenal are due to host City on February 1.

 

The last Merseyside derby to be played at Goodison Park before Everton’s move to their new home at Bramley Moore Dock is due to be played on December 7, with the reverse fixture at Anfield a midweek match on April 2.

 

Villa are set to host local rivals Wolves on September 21, the weekend after their opening Champions League fixture.

 

Tottenham will be in Europa League action on either September 25 or 26, and then face a trip to Old Trafford to face United that weekend.

 

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