The 2023/24 Premier League season will kick off on Friday, August 11, and end on Sunday, May 19, 2024.
The first fixture of the season will be between defending champions Manchester City and newly-promoted side Burnley on Friday, August 11 at Turf Moor. This will be a reunion of Pep Guardiola and his former player and captain Vincent Kompany.
Kompany led Burnley to Premier League promotion after winning the Sky Bet Championship last week.
We expect nothing but entertainment in this tie. Burnley played some great football in the Championship last season but Pep Guardiola is known not to show mercy to his friends if they are on the opposing end of the fixture.
2022/24 runners-up Arsenal open the season at home against Nottingham Forest, Newcastle play Aston Villa, and Tottenham’s first match of the season will be a London derby against Brentford at the Community Stadium.
Manchester United will play on Monday Night under the floodlights against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Key dates
The first North London derby of the season will be at the Emirates on September 23 as Arsenal host rivals Tottenham Hotspur. The return fixture will be on April 27, 2024 at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.
The first Manchester derby will be on October 28 when Manchester United welcome Manchester City to Old Trafford. The return fixture will be on March 2 at the Etihad Stadium.
Liverpool host Everton in the first Merseyside derby on October 21, before making the short trip to Goodison Park on March 16.
Mauricio Pochettino’s first game in charge of Chelsea will be against Liverpool on the opening weekend of the season (Sunday, August 13), before playing in a London derby against Arsenal on October 21. Having been at Tottenham, Pochettino is not new to London derbies.
Manchester United will play rivals Arsenal and Liverpool on September 2 and December 16 respectively, and the return fixtures will be on May 11 and April 6 respectively.
Newly-promoted side Luton Town will play high-flying Brighton and Hove Albion on the opening weekend of the season.
Champions and runners-up in 2022/23, Manchester City and Arsenal meet on October 7 at the Emirates before the Gunners travel to the Etihad on March 30.
The opening weekend fixtures
Friday, August 11
Burnley vs Manchester City
Saturday, August 12
Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth vs West Ham
Brighton vs Luton
Everton vs Fulham
Sheffield United vs Crystal Palace
Newcastle vs Aston Villa
Sunday, August 13
Brentford vs Tottenham
Chelsea vs Liverpool
Monday, August 14
Manchester United vs Wolves
