Ipswich host Liverpool, Enzo Maresca faces Pep Guardiola reunion and Manchester United get opening day of Premier League season going

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Kieran McKenna's Ipswich face the post-Jurgen Klopp Liverpool on their first day back in the Premier League.

The newly-promoted side are back in the top tier for the first time in 22 years and will welcome the Merseyside giants - who have will have a new manager in Arne Slot - to Portman Road in the first Saturday lunchtime kick-off on 17 August.

Manchester United, meanwhile, begin the season on Friday 16 August against Fulham at Old Trafford a week after playing rivals City in the Community Shield.

Last season's runners-up Arsenal start at home against Wolves on Saturday 17 August at 3pm, with Aston Villa, in their debut season in the Champions League, travelling to West Ham in the evening for the 5:30pm kick-off.

New Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca, meanwhile, hosts Manchester City on Sunday 18 August in his first competitive game since replacing Mauricio Pochettino. It will be a reunion for the two given Maresca was formerly Pep Guardiola's assistant.

Maresca left his role at City to join Leicester in 2023 just days after winning the Champions League.

He guided the Foxes back into the Premier League before leaving earlier this summer to become Chelsea manager, and formerly takes up his role on 1 July.

Elsewhere, newly-promoted Southampton begin their season back in the big time by travelling to Newcastle, Everton start their campaign against Brighton and Brentford host Crystal Palace.

Leicester will host Tottenham in the first Monday Night Football of the season.

To address the congested schedule across Christmas and New Year, arrangements will be made to allow more rest time over three of the festive match rounds. No club will play within 60 hours of another match and there will be no fixture on 24 December.

The mid-season break has also been removed from the calendar to allow a mid-August start date for the Premier League, with the final day of the season being 25 May, 2025.

Premier League opening day fixtures

Chelsea and Man United are something of opening day specialists having won 62.5 per cent of their first games (P33, W20). Guardiola, though, has won 87.5 per cent of his opening day games, with Spurs the only team to beat him.

Slot will hope to still have Mohamed Salah in his side given that he has scored in six of his last seven openers for Liverpool and Leicester striker Jamie Vardy has seven goals across his games on the first day of the season.

Only Salah, Frank Lampard, Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney have scored eight.

talkSPORT will be the home of Premier League football on the radio once again in 2024/25. We will bring you more than 120 top-flight commentaries across our network, starting with four games on the opening weekend including Manchester United vs Fulham and Ipswich vs Liverpool

Full list of fixtures for the 2024/25 Premier League season

*All kick-offs 3pm unless otherwise stated. Dates and timings subject to change for TV and radio picks.

August 16

Manchester United v Fulham (20:00)

August 17

Ipswich Town v Liverpool (12:30)

Arsenal v Wolverhampton

Everton v Brighton

Newcastle United v Southampton

Nottingham Forest v A.F.C. Bournemouth

West Ham United v Aston Villa (17:30)

August 18

Brentford v Crystal Palace (14:00)

Chelsea v Manchester City (16:30)

August 19

Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur (20:00)

August 24

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Newcastle United

Aston Villa v Arsenal

Brighton v Manchester United

Crystal Palace v West Ham United

Fulham v Leicester City

Liverpool v Brentford

Manchester City v Ipswich Town

Southampton v Nottingham Forest

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

Wolverhampton v Chelsea

August 31

Arsenal v Brighton

Brentford v Southampton

Chelsea v Crystal Palace

Everton v A.F.C. Bournemouth

Ipswich Town v Fulham

Leicester City v Aston Villa

Manchester United v Liverpool

Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur

Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton

West Ham United v Manchester City

September 14

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Chelsea

Aston Villa v Everton

Brighton v Ipswich Town

Crystal Palace v Leicester City

Fulham v West Ham United

Liverpool v Nottingham Forest

Manchester City v Brentford

Southampton v Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

Wolverhampton v Newcastle United

September 21

Aston Villa v Wolverhampton

Brighton v Nottingham Forest

Crystal Palace v Manchester United

Fulham v Newcastle United

Leicester City v Everton

Liverpool v A.F.C. Bournemouth

Manchester City v Arsenal

Southampton v Ipswich Town

Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford

West Ham United v Chelsea

September 28

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Southampton

Arsenal v Leicester City

Brentford v West Ham United

Chelsea v Brighton

Everton v Crystal Palace

Ipswich Town v Aston Villa

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur

Newcastle United v Manchester City

Nottingham Forest v Fulham

Wolverhampton v Liverpool

October 5

Arsenal v Southampton

Aston Villa v Manchester United

Brentford v Wolverhampton

Brighton v Tottenham Hotspur

Chelsea v Nottingham Forest

Crystal Palace v Liverpool

Everton v Newcastle United

Leicester City v A.F.C. Bournemouth

Manchester City v Fulham

West Ham United v Ipswich Town

October 19

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Arsenal

Fulham v Aston Villa

Ipswich Town v Everton

Liverpool v Chelsea

Manchester United v Brentford

Newcastle United v Brighton

Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace

Southampton v Leicester City

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United

Wolverhampton v Manchester City

October 26

Arsenal v Liverpool

Aston Villa v A.F.C. Bournemouth

Brentford v Ipswich Town

Brighton v Wolverhampton

Chelsea v Newcastle United

Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur

Everton v Fulham

Leicester City v Nottingham Forest

Manchester City v Southampton

West Ham United v Manchester United

November 2

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Manchester City

Fulham v Brentford

Ipswich Town v Leicester City

Liverpool v Brighton

Manchester United v Chelsea

Newcastle United v Arsenal

Nottingham Forest v West Ham United

Southampton v Everton

Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa

Wolverhampton v Crystal Palace

November 9

Brentford v A.F.C. Bournemouth

Brighton v Manchester City

Chelsea v Arsenal

Crystal Palace v Fulham

Liverpool v Aston Villa

Manchester United v Leicester City

Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United

Tottenham Hotspur v Ipswich Town

West Ham United v Everton

Wolverhampton v Southampton

November 23

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Brighton

Arsenal v Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa v Crystal Palace

Everton v Brentford

Fulham v Wolverhampton

Ipswich Town v Manchester United

Leicester City v Chelsea

Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur

Newcastle United v West Ham United

Southampton v Liverpool

November 30

Brentford v Leicester City

Brighton v Southampton

Chelsea v Aston Villa

Crystal Palace v Newcastle United

Liverpool v Manchester City

Manchester United v Everton

Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town

Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham

West Ham United v Arsenal

Wolverhampton v A.F.C. Bournemouth

December 3

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur (19:45)

Arsenal v Manchester United (19:45)

Aston Villa v Brentford (19:45)

Everton v Wolverhampton (19:45)

Fulham v Brighton (19:45)

Ipswich Town v Crystal Palace (19:45)

Leicester City v West Ham United (19:45)

December 4

Manchester City v Nottingham Forest (19:45)

Newcastle United v Liverpool (19:45)

Southampton v Chelsea (19:45)

December 7

Aston Villa v Southampton

Brentford v Newcastle United

Crystal Palace v Manchester City

Everton v Liverpool

Fulham v Arsenal

Ipswich Town v A.F.C. Bournemouth

Leicester City v Brighton

Manchester United v Nottingham Forest

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

West Ham United v Wolverhampton

December 14

A.F.C. Bournemouth v West Ham United

Arsenal v Everton

Brighton v Crystal Palace

Chelsea v Brentford

Liverpool v Fulham

Manchester City v Manchester United

Newcastle United v Leicester City

Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa

Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur

Wolverhampton v Ipswich Town

December 21

Aston Villa v Manchester City

Brentford v Nottingham Forest

Crystal Palace v Arsenal

Everton v Chelsea

Fulham v Southampton

Ipswich Town v Newcastle United

Leicester City v Wolverhampton

Manchester United v A.F.C. Bournemouth

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool

West Ham United v Brighton

December 26

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Crystal Palace

Arsenal v Ipswich Town

Brighton v Brentford

Chelsea v Fulham

Liverpool v Leicester City

Manchester City v Everton

Newcastle United v Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest v Tottenham Hotspur

Southampton v West Ham United

Wolverhampton v Manchester United

December 29

Aston Villa v Brighton

Brentford v Arsenal

Crystal Palace v Southampton

Everton v Nottingham Forest

Fulham v A.F.C. Bournemouth

Ipswich Town v Chelsea

Leicester City v Manchester City

Manchester United v Newcastle United

Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton

West Ham United v Liverpool

January 4

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Everton

Aston Villa v Leicester City

Brighton v Arsenal

Crystal Palace v Chelsea

Fulham v Ipswich Town

Liverpool v Manchester United

Manchester City v West Ham United

Southampton v Brentford

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United

Wolverhampton v Nottingham Forest

January 14

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur (19:45)

Brentford v Manchester City (19:45)

Everton v Aston Villa (19:45)

Ipswich Town v Brighton (19:45)

Leicester City v Crystal Palace (19:45)

Nottingham Forest v Liverpool (19:45)

West Ham United v Fulham (19:45)

January 15

Chelsea v A.F.C. Bournemouth (19:45)

Manchester United v Southampton (20:00)

Newcastle United v Wolverhampton (19:45)

January 18

Arsenal v Aston Villa

Brentford v Liverpool

Chelsea v Wolverhampton

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur

Ipswich Town v Manchester City

Leicester City v Fulham

Manchester United v Brighton

Newcastle United v A.F.C. Bournemouth

Nottingham Forest v Southampton Ham United v Crystal Palace

January 25

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa v West Ham United

Brighton v Everton

Crystal Palace v Brentford

Fulham v Manchester United

Liverpool v Ipswich Town

Manchester City v Chelsea

Southampton v Newcastle United

Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City

Wolverhampton v Arsenal

February 1

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Liverpool

Arsenal v Manchester City

Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur

Chelsea v West Ham United

Everton v Leicester City

Ipswich Town v Southampton

Manchester United v Crystal Palace

Newcastle United v Fulham

Nottingham Forest v Brighton

Wolverhampton v Aston Villa

February 15

Aston Villa v Ipswich Town

Brighton v Chelsea

Crystal Palace v Everton

Fulham v Nottingham Forest

Leicester City v Arsenal

Liverpool v Wolverhampton

Manchester City v Newcastle United

Southampton v A.F.C. Bournemouth

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United

West Ham United v Brentford

February 22

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Wolverhampton

Arsenal v West Ham United

Aston Villa v Chelsea

Everton v Manchester United

Fulham v Crystal Palace

Ipswich Town v Tottenham Hotspur

Leicester City v Brentford

Manchester City v Liverpool

Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest

Southampton v Brighton

February 25

Brentford v Everton (19:45)

Brighton v A.F.C. Bournemouth (19:45)

Crystal Palace v Aston Villa (20:00)

Nottingham Forest v Arsenal (19:45)

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City (19:45)

West Ham United v Leicester City (19:45)

Wolverhampton v Fulham (19:45)

February 26

Chelsea v Southampton (19:45)

Liverpool v Newcastle United (20:00)

Manchester United v Ipswich Town (20:00)

March 3

Brentford v Aston Villa

Brighton v Fulham

Chelsea v Leicester City

Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town

Liverpool v Southampton

Manchester United v Arsenal

Nottingham Forest v Manchester City

Tottenham Hotspur v A.F.C. Bournemouth

West Ham United v Newcastle United

Wolverhampton v Everton

March 15

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Brentford

Arsenal v Chelsea

Aston Villa v Liverpool

Everton v West Ham United

Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur

Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest

Leicester City v Manchester United

Manchester City v Brighton

Newcastle United v Crystal Palace

Southampton v Wolverhampton

April 1

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Ipswich Town (19:45)

Arsenal v Fulham (19:45)

Brighton v Aston Villa (19:45)

Nottingham Forest v Manchester United (19:45)

Wolverhampton v West Ham United (19:45)

April 2

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur (19:45)

Liverpool v Everton (20:00)

Manchester City v Leicester City (19:45)

Newcastle United v Brentford (19:45)

Southampton v Crystal Palace (19:45)

April 5

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest

Brentford v Chelsea

Crystal Palace v Brighton

Everton v Arsenal

Fulham v Liverpool

Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton

Leicester City v Newcastle United

Manchester United v Manchester City

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton

West Ham United v A.F.C. Bournemouth

April 12

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Fulham

Arsenal v Brentford

Brighton v Leicester City

Chelsea v Ipswich Town

Liverpool v West Ham United

Manchester City v Crystal Palace

Newcastle United v Manchester United

Nottingham Forest v Everton

Southampton v Aston Villa

Wolverhampton v Tottenham Hotspur

April 19

Aston Villa v Newcastle United

Brentford v Brighton

Crystal Palace v A.F.C. Bournemouth

Everton v Manchester City

Fulham v Chelsea

Ipswich Town v Arsenal

Leicester City v Liverpool

Manchester United v Wolverhampton

Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest

West Ham United v Southampton

April 26

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Manchester United

Arsenal v Crystal Palace

Brighton v West Ham United

Chelsea v Everton

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester City v Aston Villa

Newcastle United v Ipswich Town

Nottingham Forest v Brentford

Southampton v Fulham

Wolverhampton v Leicester City

May 3

Arsenal v A.F.C. Bournemouth

Aston Villa v Fulham

Brentford v Manchester United

Brighton v Newcastle United

Chelsea v Liverpool

Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest

Everton v Ipswich Town

Leicester City v Southampton

Manchester City v Wolverhampton

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur

May 10

A.F.C. Bournemouth v Aston Villa

Fulham v Everton

Ipswich Town v Brentford

Liverpool v Arsenal

Manchester United v West Ham United

Newcastle United v Chelsea

Nottingham Forest v Leicester City

Southampton v Manchester City

Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton v Brighton

May 18

Arsenal v Newcastle United

Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur

Brentford v Fulham

Brighton v Liverpool

Chelsea v Manchester United

Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton

Everton v Southampton

Leicester City v Ipswich Town

Manchester City v A.F.C. Bournemouth

West Ham United v Nottingham Forest

May 25

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