Countdown to the 2024/25 Premier League Season: What You Need to Know

Get ready for the 2024/25 Premier League season! Find out when the season starts, which teams are new to the top flight, and what to expect from the summer transfer window.

The Countdown to the 2024/25 Premier League Season Begins

As the dust settles on the 2023/24 campaign, fans are already eagerly anticipating the start of the new season. And with just 90 days to go until the 2024/25 Premier League season kicks off, excitement is building.

The wait is almost over

The new season promises to be an exciting one, with new teams, kits, and players set to take the pitch by storm. Rivalries will be renewed, and new ones will be forged as the Premier League’s top teams battle it out for supremacy.

When Does the 2024/25 Premier League Season Start?

The 2024/25 Premier League season will get underway on the weekend of August 17/18, 2024. The campaign will run over 33 weekends, with four midweek rounds and one Bank Holiday matchweek.

“I’m already counting down the days until the new season starts,” said one excited fan. “It’s going to be a thrilling ride!”

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 the 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 completed after the Championship play-off final, won by Southampton.

Leicester City is back in the Premier League

When Does the Summer Transfer Window Open and Close?

The 2024 summer transfer window in the 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.

Is There a Winter Break This Season?

The mid-season break has also been removed from the calendar to allow a mid-August start date for the Premier League. After Euro 2024, England will head into Nations League and 2026 World Cup qualifying campaigns.

International breaks are scheduled for September 1-9, October 6-14, and November 10-18, 2024, for England’s fresh Nations League campaign. Another international break takes place from March 23-31, 2025, as 2026 World Cup qualifying begins.

England’s Nations League campaign kicks off soon