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The 2024/25 Premier League fixtures have been announced.
Newcastle United fans (see below) and those of the other 19 PL clubs finding out their schedule for next season.
Along with the Premier League fixtures for the season overall, Tuesday morning also brought the opening choices by broadcasters.
Five of the ten PL matches picked out of the opening weekend’s games.
Friday 16 August 2024
8pm Man Utd v Fulham (Sky Sports)
Saturday 17 August 2024
12.30pm Ipswich Town v Liverpool (TNT Sports)
3pm Arsenal v Wolves
3pm Everton v Brighton
3pm Newcastle United v Southampton
3pm Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth
5.30pm West Ham v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)
Sunday 18 August 2024
2pm Brentford v Crystal Palace (Sky Sports)
4.30pm Chelsea v Man City (Sky Sports)
Monday 19 August 2024
8pm Leicester City v Spurs (Sky Sports)
So Newcastle v Southampton set to kick off at 3pm on Saturday 17 August, having not been selected by TNT nor Sky Sports.
It won’t last for long of course and no doubt regular away travellers will be awaiting the next announcement of live games with ‘interest’, as it is Bournemouth away for NUFC’s second fixture…
Newcastle United official announcement of 2024/25 fixtures:
Newcastle United will begin their 2024/25 Premier League campaign with a home fixture against Southampton.
The Magpies will entertain Russell Martin’s side, who gained promotion to the English top-flight last term after beating Leeds United in the Championship play-off final, on Saturday, 17th August, with the fixture set to take place at 3pm (BST).
United then travel to the Vitality Stadium the following weekend to take on AFC Bournemouth before welcoming Tottenham Hotspur to St. James’ Park on 31st August.
Following an international break, September begins with a trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers and, after a venture to the capital to face Fulham, Eddie Howe’s men conclude the month with the visit of Premier League champions Manchester City.
United will enter the Carabao Cup at the second round stage this season after narrowly missing out on European qualification, and their campaign in the competition will begin on or around Wednesday, 28th August.
Arsenal, West Ham United and Liverpool come to Tyneside in successive home fixtures between November and December and, following a first Premier League meeting in 22 years with newly-promoted Ipswich Town on Saturday, 21st December, United’s Boxing Day fixture is at St. James’ Park, against Aston Villa.
Howe’s side travel to Manchester United on Sunday, 29th December and Newcastle’s first league game of 2025 will be at away at Tottenham on Saturday, 4th January.
The Magpies will end their league campaign at home for the first time since 2019-20 when hosting Everton on Sunday, 25th May (kick-off 4pm BST).