Your Guide to the Premier League Pre-Season Fixtures
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The World Cup has been a life saver in filling the void left by the end of the Premier League season, and now that the tournament has ended we have just under a month until the new Premier League campaign kicks off on the 10th August.
Between now and then every Premier League club will be in action in their pre-season friendlies. They will travel around the globe to promote their brand, while the managers will be keen to build fitness, bed in any new signings, and try out new tactical approaches. From Ashton Gate to Los Angeles and everywhere in between, here are all the pre-season fixtures to look forward to in the next month:
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Premier League Pre-Season Fixture List
Arsenal
New manager Unai Emery will take his squad on a quick trip to Singapore for the International Champions Cup this month, before returning closer to home and playing their last ICC fixture in Dublin. After that it’s a quick trip to Stockholm a week before their Premier League campaign gets underway.
26th July – 12:35 – Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid (National Stadium, Kallang)
28th July – 12:35 – Arsenal vs PSG (National Stadium, Kallang)
1st August – 20:05 – Arsenal vs Chelsea (Aviva Stadium, Dublin)
4th August – 19:00 – Arsenal vs Sevilla (Friends Arena, Stockholm
Bournemouth
Eddie Howe takes his Bournemouth players on a quick trip to Spain before returning to the UK for the majority of their pre-season action, ending with two friendlies on consecutive days at the Vitality Stadium.
20th July – 19:00 – Levante vs Bournemouth (Pinatar Arena Football Center, La Manga)
27th July – 19:00 – Bristol City vs Bournemouth (Ashton Gate, Bristol)
28th July – 15:00 – Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth (City Ground, Nottingham)
3th August – 19:00 – Bournemouth vs Real Betis (Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth)
4th August – 15:00 – Bournemouth vs Marseille (Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth)
Brighton
Brighton have already completed their overseas ventures this pre-season playing out a 1-1 draw with St Gallen in Switzerland last weekend. Now, their attentions turn closer to home as they conduct the rest of their affairs in the UK.
21st July – 15:00 – AFC Wimbledon vs Brighton (Cherry Red Records Stadium, Surrey)
24th July – 19:45 – Charlton Athletic vs Brighton (The Valley, London)
28th July – 15:00 – Birmingham City vs Brighton (St Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham)
3rd August – 19:45 – Brighton vs Sporting Lisbon (Amex Stadium, Brighton)
Burnley
Sean Dyche’s pre-season preparations will be interrupted by an early start to competitive action as Burnley face off with Aberdeen in their Europa League qualifying match, but all of their remaining action takes place in the UK after a brief trip over to Ireland earlier this month.
20th July – 19:45 – Macclesfield vs Burnley (Moss Rose, Macclesfield)
20th July – 19:45 – Curzon Ashton vs Burnley (Tameside Stadium, Lancashire)
23rd July – 19:45 – Preston North End vs Burnley (Deepdale, Preston)
29th July – 13:30 – Burnley vs Montpellier (Turf Moor, Burnley)
5th August – 13:30 – Burnley vs Espanyol (Turf Moor, Burnley)
Cardiff City
Newly promoted Cardiff City are the only Premier League side to be playing the entirety of their pre-season friendlies on UK soil, starting off in Cornwall and Devon before ending the pre-season fixtures on home soil a week before the big kickoff.
18th July – 19:00 – Bodmin Town vs Cardiff (Priory Park, Bodmin)
20th July – 19:00 – Torquay United vs Cardiff (Plainmoor, Torquay)
25th July – 19:45 – Rotherham United vs Cardiff (New York Stadium, Rotherham)
28th July – 14:00 – Burton Albion vs Cardiff (Pirelli Stadium, Burton-upon-Trent)
31st July – 19:45 – Greenock Morton vs Cardiff (Cappielow Park, Greenock)
4th August – 17:15 – Cardiff vs Real Betis (Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff)
Chelsea
New manager Maurizzio Sarri will begin life at the helm of Chelsea with a long round trip to Australia to face A-League side Perth Glory, with The Blues then set to take part in the International Champions Cup. Their competitive schedule starts with their Community Shield clash with Manchester City, and their final ICC fixture takes place just three days before the Premier League season kicks off.
23rd July – 12:30 – Perth Glory vs Chelsea (Optus Stadium, Perth)
28th July – 19:05 – Chelsea vs Inter Milan (Allianz Riviera, Nice)
1st August – 20:05 – Arsenal vs Chelsea (Aviva Stadium, Dublin)
7th August – 20:05 – Chelsea vs Lyon (Stamford Bridge, London)
Crystal Palace
After a quick trip over the Sweden earlier this month The Eagles have landed back on UK soil for the remainder of their pre-season preparations. They will face a number of lower league clubs before hosting Toulouse a week before the start of the new season, with a final blast out against Kingstonian taking place in between.
21st July – 15:00 – Oxford United vs Crystal Palace (Kassam Stadium, Oxford)
24th July – 19:45 – Stevenage vs Crystal Palace (Lamex Stadium, Stevenage)
28th July – 15:00 – Reading vs Crystal Palace (Madejski Stadium, Reading)
31st July – 19:45 – Boreham Wood vs Crystal Palace (Meadow Park, Borehamwood)
4th August – 16:00 – Crystal Palace vs Toulouse (Selhurst Park, London)
7th August – 19:45 – Kinstonian vs Crystal Palace (King George’s Field, London)
Everton
Fresh off the back of an absurd 22-0 thumping of ATV Irdning in Marco Silva’s first match in charge of Everton, the Toffees return to the UK briefly before a quick tour of Portugal. They end their pre-season preparations with a hosting of Valencia at Goodison Park.
18th July – 19:45 – Bury vs Everton (Gigg Lane, Bury)
21st July – 20:00 – Everton vs Lille (Estadio Algarve, Portugal)
22nd July – 20:00 – Porto vs Everton (Estadio Algarve, Portugal)
26th July – 19:45 – Blackburn Rovers vs Everton (Ewood Park, Blackburn)
4th August – 15:00 – Everton vs Valencia (Goodison Park, Liverpool)
Fulham
Newly promoted Fulham have taken the perhaps risky decision to limit their pre-season playing time. They have already played two games earlier this month, but unlike most other teams they have scheduled just four more before the start of the season, including a quick trip over the English Channel to face Fenerbahce and Lyon in France.
18th July – 16:00 – Fenerbahce vs Fulham (Stade Joseph Moynat, Thonon-les-Bains)
21st July – 20:00 – Lyon vs Fulham (Stade Pierre Rajon, Bourgoin-Jallieu)
1st August – 19:45 – Fulham vs Sampdoria (EBB Stadium, Aldershot)
4th August – 15:00 – Fulham vs Celta Vigo (Craven Cottage, London)
Huddersfield
Huddersfield are spending the majority of their pre-season preparations travelling around manager David Wagner’s home nation of Germany facing a number of German clubs, as well as playing in the Interwetten Cup at the weekend. They make a brief trip back to home soil before heading off to Austria to end their preparations.
18th July – 17:30 – Dynamo Dresden vs Huddersfield (Stadion Am Sommerdamm, Russelsheim)
21st July – 15:00 – Real Betis vs Huddersfield (Stadion Essen, Essen)
21st July – 18:00 – Rot-Weiss Essen/Werder Bremen vs Huddersfield (Stadion Essen, Essen)
22nd July – 14:00 – Darmstadt 98 vs Huddersfield (Merck-Stadion am Bollenfalltor, Darmstadt)
25th July – 19:45 – Huddersfield vs Lyon (John Smiths Stadium, Huddersfield)
31st July – 17:00 – Bologna vs Huddersfield (Sportplatz SV Brixen, Brixen Im Thale)
3rd August – 16:00 – RB Leipzig vs Huddersfield (Silberstadt Arena Schwaz, Schwaz)
Leicester
Leicester boss Claude Puel has opted to try and keep his players as rested as possible after the World Cup, scheduling just four friendlies in total. The last of these is a trip south to France where they will face Lille the weekend before the Premier League campaign gets underway.
21st July – 15:00 – Notts County vs Leicester (Meadow Lane, Nottingham)
25th July – 16:00 – Leicester vs Akhisarspor (TBC, Austria)
1st August – 19:45 – Leicester vs Valencia (King Power Stadium, Leicester)
4th August – 17:00 – Lille vs Leicester (Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille)
Liverpool
Another Premier League team in action in the International Champions Cup; Liverpool will jet off to the United States for a trio of fixtures. They play both Manchester clubs in a three day period before finishing their ICC campaign in Dublin. After that Jurgen Klopp will add the finishing touches at Anfield against Torino.
19th July – 19:45 – Blackburn Rovers vs Liverpool (Ewood Park, Blackburn)
22nd July – 21:05 – Liverpool vs Borussia Dortmund (Bank of America Stadium, North Carolina)
26th July – 01:05 – Manchester City vs Liverpool (MetLife Stadium, New York)
28th July – 22:05 – Manchester United vs Liverpool (Michigan Stadium, Michigan)
4th August – 18:00 – Liverpool vs Napoli (Aviva Stadium, Dublin)
7th August – 19:30 – Liverpool vs Torino (Anfield, Liverpool)
Manchester City
Pep Guardiola’s men will spend the entirety of their pre-season across the pond in the United States, playing a trio of International Champions Cup fixtures before jetting back across the Atlantic to play in the Community Shield a week before the defence of their Premier League crown begins.
21st July – 02:05 – Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund (Soldier Field, Chicago)
22nd July – 01:05 – Manchester City vs Liverpool (MetLife Stadium, New York)
29th July – 00:05 – Bayern Munich vs Manchester City (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami)
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Manchester United
Jose Mourinho has taken a different approach to his old rival in pre-season opting instead for a very heavy fixture list that also includes the International Champions Cup. The vast majority of this will take place in the United States, although The Red Devils finish their pre-season campaign in Munich.
20th July – 03:00 – Manchester United vs Club America (Phoenix University Stadium, Arizona)
22nd July – 22:00 – Manchester United vs San Jose Earthquakes (Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara)
26th July – 04:05 – AC Milan vs Manchester United (Rose Bowl, Pasadena)
28th July – 22:05 – Manchester United vs Liverpool (Michigan Stadium, Michigan)
1st August – 01:05 – Manchester United vs Real Madrid (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami)
5th August – 19:15 – Bayern Munich vs Manchester United (Allianz Stadium, Munich)
Newcastle
Having already visited Dublin to face St Patrick’s Athletic, Newcastle will now play two friendlies in the north of England, with those two games coming either side of a quick trip to Portugal as Rafa Benitez looks to improve on their solid season last year.
24th July – 19:45 – Hull vs Newcastle (KCOM Arena, Hull)
28th July – 19:30 – Porto vs Newcastle (Estadio do Dragao, Porto)
1st August – 19:30 – SC Braga vs Newcastle (Estadio Municipal de Braga, Braga)
4th August – 15:00 – Newcastle vs Augsburg (St James’ Park, Newcastle)
Southampton
Mark Hughes has already taken his Southampton team across to China for a couple of brand building fixtures, but now that they’ve landed back on home soil The Saints won’t be leaving again before the start of the new season.
21st July – 15:00 – Derby County vs Southampton (Pride Park, Derby)
1st August – 19:45 – Southampton vs Celta Vigo (St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton)
4th August – 15:00 – Southampton vs Borussia Monchengladbach (St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton)
Tottenham Hotspur
Mauricio Pocchetino’s World Cup wearied side are another team spending a substantial amount of time across the pong, with International Champions Cup fixtures keeping them in America until the start of August. A quick stop off in Spain ends their pre-season campaign a week before the new season begins.
26th July – 03:05 – AS Roma vs Tottenham (SDCCU Stadium, San Diego)
29th July – 04:05 – Barcelona vs Tottenham (Rose Bowl, Pasadena)
1st August – 01:35 – Tottenham vs AC Milan (US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis)
4th August – 20:00 – Girona vs Tottenham (Estadi Montilivi, Girona)
Watford
Watford will spend the latter half of this month at a training camp in Austria, facing off with two German teams behind closed doors before heading back to the UK to play three more friendlies, ending at Vicarage Road against Sampdoria.
21st July – 14:30 – Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Watford (Sportanlage Burgerau, Saalfelden)
27th July – 19:30 – Stevenage vs Watford (Lamex Stadium, Stevenage)
28th July – 15:00 – Brentford vs Watford (Griffin Park, Brentford)
4th August – 15:00 – Watford vs Sampdoria (Vicarage Road, Watford)
West Ham
West Ham’s next week or two consists of a tour of Championship clubs as they face three teams from the league below them. After that Manuel Pellegrini takes his team off to Austria for a couple more friendlies, returning a week before the new campaign gets underway.
21st July – 15:00 – Preston North End vs West Ham (Deepdale, Preston)
25th July – 19:45 – Aston Villa vs West Ham (Bescot Stadium, Walsall)
28th July – 15:00 – Ipswich Town vs West Ham (Portman Road, Ipswich)
31st July – 17:30 – Mainz vs West Ham (Kufstein Arena, Kufstein)
3rd August – 17:30 – Angers vs West Ham (Das Goldberg Stadion, Grodig)
Wolves
The big spending and freshly promoted Wolves have already been in action in Switzerland this month, but they’re back on home soil now and won’t be leaving the UK for any more of their pre-season friendlies.
19th July – 14:00 – Wolves vs Ajax (Banks’ Stadium, Walsall)
25th July – 19:45 – Stoke vs Wolves (Bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent)
28th July – 15:00 – Derby County vs Wolves (Pride Park, Derby)
4th August – 15:00 – Wolves vs Villarreal (Molineux, Wolverhampton)
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