After an exciting first weekend of 2023/24 Premier League action, the second serving promises more thrills.
On Friday night, Nottingham Forest continued their strong home record by squeezing past Sheffield United courtesy of Chris Wood’s late goal.
Tottenham and Manchester United – two big clubs desperate to bring back the good times – clash in north London in the Saturday tea-time kick-off.
Last term’s Treble winners Manchester City then host nouveau riche upstarts Newcastle in the evening game.
Sunday sees east London take on west, as West Ham host Chelsea, before title candidates Arsenal visit Crystal Palace on Monday.
Four of the 10 fixtures on the second weekend will be televised. See below for details.
You can pick out your team’s fixtures in the full list here.
What are this weekend’s fixtures?
Friday August 18
Saturday August 19
Sunday August 20
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Aston Villa vs Everton (2pm, live on Sky Sports)
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West Ham vs Chelsea (4.30pm, live on Sky Sports)
Monday August 21
What are next weekend’s fixtures?
Friday August 25
Saturday August 26
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Bournemouth vs Tottenham Hotspur (12.30pm, live on TNT Sports)
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Arsenal vs Fulham (3pm)
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Brentford vs Crystal Palace (3pm)
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Everton vs Wolves (3pm)
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Man Utd vs Nottingham Forest (3pm)
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Brighton vs West Ham United (5.30pm, live on Sky Sports)
Sunday August 27
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Burnley vs Aston Villa (2pm)
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Sheffield United vs Man City (2pm, live on Sky Sports)
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Newcastle United vs Liverpool (4.30pm, live on Sky Sports)
When are this season’s big local derbies?
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Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur (September 23, Sky Sports)
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Liverpool vs Everton (October 21, TNT Sports)
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Manchester United vs Manchester City (October 29, Sky Sports)
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Manchester City vs Manchester United (March 2)
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Everton vs Liverpool (March 16)
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Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal (April 27)
‘Big six’ in focus – which games could decide the title?
By Sam Dean
Manchester City
A run of games against Arsenal, Brighton and then Manchester United in October appears tricky. A month later, City play Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur in consecutive matches. Their big games come in bursts. The run-in appears simple enough: their last four games are against Nottingham Forest, Wolves, Fulham and West Ham.
Arsenal
On paper, a relatively straightforward start to the season, with games against Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace and Fulham first up. Mikel Arteta’s side face a tricky autumn, though, when they meet Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle United in the space of one month. Two of their last four games are against so-called ‘big six’ opponents, as Arsenal meet Spurs in late April and then travel to Manchester United in mid-May.
Manchester United
United will travel to north London twice in their first four games: they face Spurs away in mid-August before playing Arsenal away in early September. December looks complicated, as they come up against Newcastle, Chelsea and Liverpool in the space of four games.
Liverpool
An opening-day trip to face Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea was a challenging start to the campaign, and they then travel to Newcastle United in their third match. Back-to-back matches against United and Arsenal during the busy December period could be difficult.
Tottenham Hotspur
Ange Postecoglou’s first Premier League match was away at Brentford, which is among the trickier opening-day fixtures that Spurs could have got. His first home game, meanwhile, will be against Manchester United. The spring could be make-or-break: from mid-April to early May, Spurs have a run of matches against Newcastle (A), City (H), Arsenal (H) and Liverpool (A).
Chelsea
Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea career started with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on the opening weekend. From there, his first few weeks look relatively straightforward. Things become tricky in November and December, though, when Chelsea have a run of fixtures against Spurs (A), City (H), Newcastle (A), Brighton (H) and United (A).
What are the Boxing Day fixtures?
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Bournemouth vs Fulham
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Arsenal vs West Ham United
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Brentford vs Wolverhampton
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Brighton vs Tottenham Hotspur
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Burnley vs Liverpool
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Chelsea vs Crystal Palace
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Everton vs Manchester City
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Manchester United vs Aston Villa
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Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest
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Sheffield United vs Luton Town
What are the final day fixtures?
All fixtures 4pm kick-offs, Sunday May 19
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Arsenal vs Everton
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Brentford vs Newcastle United
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Brighton vs Manchester United
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Burnley vs Nottingham Forest
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Chelsea vs Bournemouth
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Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa
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Liverpool vs Wolverhampton
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Luton Town vs Fulham
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Manchester City vs West Ham United
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Sheffield United vs Tottenham Hotspur
Which Premier League games are on TV?
The TV selections have been made for matches up to and including the last weekend of October. Of these 47 games, 10 are on TNT Sports, with the remainder on Sky Sports.
Saturday 19 August 2023
Tottenham Hotspur v Man Utd, 5.30pm Sky Sports
Man City v Newcastle, 8pm TNT Sport
Sunday 20 August 2023
Aston Villa v Everton, 2pm Sky Sports
West Ham v Chelsea, 4.30pm Sky Sports
Monday 21 August 2023
Crystal Palace v Arsenal, 8pm Sky Sports
Friday 25 August 2023
Chelsea v Luton, 8pm Sky Sports
Saturday 26 August 2023
Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur, 12.30pm TNT Sport
Brighton v West Ham, 5.30pm Sky Sports
Sunday 27 August 2023
Sheffield Utd v Man City, 2pm Sky Sports
Newcastle v Liverpool, 4.30pm Sky Sports
Friday 1 September 2023
Luton v West Ham, 8pm Sky Sports
Saturday 2 September 2023
Sheffield Utd v Everton, 12.30pm TNT Sports
Brighton v Newcastle, 5.30pm Sky Sports
Sunday 3 September 2023
Crystal Palace v Wolves, 2pm Sky Sports
Arsenal v Man Utd, 4.30pm Sky Sports
Saturday 16 September 2023
Wolves v Liverpool, 12.30pm TNT Sports
Everton v Arsenal, 5.30pm Sky Sports
Sunday 17 September 2023
Bournemouth v Chelsea, 2pm Sky Sports
Newcastle v Brentford, 4.30pm Sky Sports
Saturday 23 September 2023
Brentford v Everton, 5.30pm Sky Sports
Burnley v Man Utd, 8pm TNT Sport
Sunday 24 September 2023
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur, 2pm Sky Sports
Sheffield Utd v Newcastle, 4.30pm Sky Sports
Saturday 30 September 2023
Aston Villa v Brighton, 12.30pm TNT Sports
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool, 5.30pm Sky Sports
Sunday 1 October 2023
Nottingham Forest v Brentford, 2pm Sky Sports
Monday 2 October 2023
Fulham v Chelsea, 8pm Sky Sports
Saturday 7 October
Luton v Tottenham Hotspur, 12.30pm TNT Sports
Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest, 5.30pm Sky Sports
Sunday 8 October
Brighton v Liverpool, 2pm Sky Sports
Arsenal v Man City, 4.30pm Sky Sports
Saturday 21 October
Liverpool v Everton, 12.30pm TNT Sports
Chelsea v Arsenal, 5.30pm Sky Sports
Sunday 22 October
Sheffield United v Manchester United, 2pm Sky Sports
Aston Villa v West Ham, 4.30pm Sky Sports
Monday 23 October
Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham, 8pm Sky Sports
Friday 27 October
Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur, 8pm Sky Sports
Saturday 28 October
Chelsea v Brentford, 12.30pm TNT Sports
Wolves v Newcastle, 5.30pm Sky Sports
Sunday 29 October
West Ham v Everton, 1pm Sky Sports
Manchester United v Manchester City, 3.30pm Sky Sports
Are players taking the knee this season?
By Tom Morgan
Premier League teams will take the knee for another season after team captains agreed the gesture should continue for “specific matches”.
The demonstration, which was first adopted by players after the Black Lives Matter movement in the summer of 2020, returned for the first weekend’s games. It also takes place on dedicated ‘No Room For Racism’ fixtures in October and April, and the Boxing Day fixtures.
Top-tier captains said in a joint statement that they were “unified in our belief that any form of discrimination has no place within football, or wider society, and are committed to using our platform to help celebrate diversity and show our support in the fight against racism”.
Fans have been broadly supportive of taking the knee in the past, but there have been boos for players at some club matches and international fixtures.
Is there a winter break this season?
The Premier League’s winter break returns after last season’s World Cup-affected campaign. This break will last from the weekend of January 13 to January 30. On each weekend, there will be five Premier League fixtures, ensuring each team gets what is in effect a two-week break.
What are the Premier League title odds?
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Manchester City 4/6
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Arsenal 9/2
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Liverpool 9/1
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Manchester United 17/2
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Chelsea 11/1
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Newcastle United 14/1