December 21, 2024

Premier League 2024/25 season start date, schedule, fixture release, international breaks and final day

The new Premier League season will begin on the weekend of August 17–18, 2024; the summer transfer window will remain open until the end of August; the fixtures will be announced in June. Are you excited about the upcoming 2024–25 Premier League season? It will begin just ninety days after the 2023–24 campaign ends, bringing new rivalries and teams, uniforms, and players.

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When does the 2024–25 Premier League season begin?

It will begin on August 17–18. There will be 33 weekends, four rounds of midweek play, and one matchweek over the bank holiday.

The Premier League has said that, in a bid to address the “congested schedule across Christmas and New Year,” more rest time will be given to sides over three of the festive match rounds, with no club playing within 60 hours of another match. Unlike in 2023 when Wolves hosted Chelsea on Christmas Eve, there will be no fixture on December 24 2024.

When does the Premier League season end? The final round of games will be played on Sunday, May 25, 2025. All matches will kick off at the same time.When are the 2024/25 Premier League fixtures released? The Premier League fixtures – all 380 of them – will be released at 9am on Tuesday June 18.Last year, Sky Sports confirmed its opening weekend picks for live coverage at the same time.Dates and kick-off times for all Premier League fixtures are subject to change.

Which teams are new to top flight for 2024/25? Leicester City sealed promotion back to the Premier League from the Championship at the first time of asking.Kieran McKenna guided Ipswich Town back to the top flight after 22 years away.The line-up for the 2024/25 season was be completed after the Championship play-off final, won by Southampton. Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton – all three promoted sides in 2022/23 – were relegated straight back to the second tier. W hen does the summer transfer window open and close? The 2024 summer transfer window in Premier League officially opens on Friday June 14 – the same day that Euro 2024 starts.The window will close on August 30 at 11pm UK time.

SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND – MAY 04: A general view of the Premier League match ball during the Premier League match between Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest at Bramall Lane on May 04, 2024 in Sheffield, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)

The Premier League has brought forward Deadline Day to link up with the other major leagues in Europe. The closing dates were set following discussions with the leagues in England, Germany, Italy, Spain and France.