Manchester United Premier League fixtures: full schedule and dates for 2024-2025

Manchester United kick off the 2024-25 Premier League season with a home game against Fulham.

Erik ten Hag’s side face Liverpool in the third leg on August 31 at Old Trafford and face Manchester City on December 14 at the Etihad Stadium.

United face Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Boxing Day and finish their campaign against Unai Emery’s Aston Villa at Old Trafford.

Manchester United Premier League 2024-25 fixtures

All times BST/GMT

• 16.08.2024 20:00 Manchester United vs Fulham
• 24.08.202415:00 Brighton vs Manchester United
• 31.08.2024 15:00 Manchester United vs Liverpool
• 14.09.2024 15:00 Southampton vs Manchester United
• 21.09.2024 15:00 Crystal Palace vs Manchester United
• 28.09.2024 15:00 Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
• 10.05.2024 15:00 Aston Villa vs Manchester United
• 19.10.2024 15:00 Manchester United vs Brentford
• 26.10.2024 15:00 West Ham United vs Manchester United
• 11.02.2024 15:00 Manchester United vs Chelsea
• 09.11.2024 15:00 Manchester United vs Leicester City
• 23.11.2024 15:00 Ipswich Town vs Manchester United
• 30.11.2024 15:00 Manchester United vs Everton
• 12.03.2024 19:45 Arsenal vs Manchester United
• 12.07.2024 15:00 Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest
• 14.12.2024 15:00 Manchester City vs Manchester United
• 21.12.2024 15:00 Manchester United vs Bournemouth
• 26.12.2024 15:00 Wolves vs Manchester United
• 29.12.2024 15:00 Manchester United vs Newcastle United
• 04/01/2025 15:00 Liverpool vs Manchester United
• 15.01.2025 20:00 Manchester United vs Southampton
• 18.01.2025 15:00 Manchester United vs Brighton
• 25.01.2025 15:00 Fulham vs Manchester United
• 02/01/2025 15:00 Manchester United vs Crystal Palace
• 15.02.2025 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United
• 22.02.2025 15:00 Everton vs Manchester United
• 26.02.2025 20:00 Manchester United vs Ipswich Town
• 08.03.2025 15:00 Manchester United vs Arsenal
• 15.03.2025 15:00 Leicester City vs Manchester United
• 04/01/2025 19:45 Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
• 04.05.2025 15:00 Manchester United vs Manchester City
• 04.12.2025 15:00 Newcastle United vs Manchester United
• 19.04.2025 15:00 Manchester United vs Wolves
• 26.04.2025 15:00 Bournemouth vs Manchester United
• 03/05/2025 15:00 Brentford vs Manchester United
• 05.10.2025 15:00 Manchester United vs West Ham United
• 18.05.2025 15:00 Chelsea vs Manchester United
• 25.05.2025 16:00 Manchester United vs Aston Villa

Analyze

That visit from Liverpool at the end of August is reminiscent of Erik ten Hag’s first season, when an unlikely 2-1 win on a packed evening at Old Trafford saved his difficult start to life as United manager.

Things haven’t gotten much easier since then and Ten Hag will be hoping they don’t once again go into that game needing a positive result to escape the early pressure.

United’s first tournament isn’t too bad, although trips to Selhurst Park and Villa Park either side of Tottenham Hotspur’s visit arrive just as the extended Europa League campaign gets under way.

The Ten Hag’s side will visit the Etihad Stadium just two weeks after returning from the Emirates in December, but meetings with the rest of the so-called ‘big six’ are never back-to-back and mostly spread out.

United’s final pair of games could, however, be crucial against two other clubs whose ambition will be Champions League qualification.

If this is still in play by the time United travel to Stamford Bridge on the penultimate weekend and Aston Villa visit on the final day, it will at least be an improvement on last season.

Key dates for the 2024-25 season

The transfer window officially opened on Friday 14 June, with the infamous deadline for the 2023-24 Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) reporting period coming at the end of the month on 30 June. The window closes on Friday 30 August at 23:00 BST (18:00 ET).

The winter transfer window will open on Wednesday, January 1, closing on Monday, February 3.

The new Premier League season kicks off on the weekend of August 16-18, a week after the Community Shield. That game will be another Manchester derby and a replay of last season’s FA Cup final.

The Premier League season ends on Sunday, May 25, when all 10 games will be played at the same time.

Premier League clubs will enter the FA Cup in the third round, which starts on Saturday 11 January. The Carabao Cup will begin in mid-August, with Premier League teams not playing in Europe going into the second round and the remaining seven clubs receiving a bye to the third round.

The newly expanded Champions League, meanwhile, kicks off on September 17. The Europa League starts on September 25 and the Conference League starts on October 3.

What about the Europa League?

Manchester United’s FA Cup triumph last season secured Europa League football for next campaign.

Next season’s Europa League will be the first under a new format as all three of UEFA’s club competitions undergo a revamp.

The Europa League group stage will become a single stage of the 36-team league. Each team plays eight different teams – four home and four away – and the top eight automatically advance to the last 16. The 9th to 24th face off in an elimination round play-off to determine the remaining last 16 teams.

The Europa League final takes place at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao.

• League phase draw: August 30
• Day 1: September 25/26
• Day 2: October 3rd
• Day 3: October 24
• Day 4: November 7
• Day 5: November 28
• Day 6: December 12
• Day 7: January 23
• Day 8: January 30
• Knockout round play-offs: February 13 and 20
• Last 16: March 6 and 13
• Quarter-finals: April 10 and 17
• Semi-finals: May 1 and 8
• Final: May 21

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