The European club season concluded on June 1 with the 2024 UEFA Champions League final, as Real Madrid defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley to claim the most prestigious club trophy of them all.
Many players have now turned their attention to Euro 2024 and the Copa America, both of which take place across June and July. For others, a well-deserved break is in order before the rigors of preseason get underway.
And yet, there isn’t long to wait until the return of Premier League football. England’s top division will return in August for the 2024/25 season, with Manchester City seeking a record-extending fifth league title in a row and Liverpool adjusting to life after Jurgen Klopp.
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— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 19, 2024
Here, The Sporting News looks at which teams will contest the coming league season, plus some of the key dates for your diary.
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Which teams are in Premier League 2024/25?
As is tradition, there are 20 teams in total in the Premier League for the 2024/25 season.
Each team plays two matches — one at home, and one away — against the other 19. The team with the most points after playing 38 games will be champions (in the case of a tie on points, goal difference is used to decide the winner).
The top four teams in the league are guaranteed a place in the following season’s UEFA Champions League. There are also spots in the Europa League and Conference League potentially available to those who win domestic cups or finish in the top seven.
The bottom three teams in the standings at the end of the season will be relegated to the EFL Championship.
Premier League teams 2024/25
| Team | Final position in 2023/24 | Highest finish (since 1992) |
| Arsenal | 2nd | 1st |
| Aston Villa | 4th | 2nd |
| Bournemouth | 12th | 9th |
| Brentford | 16th | 9th |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 11th | 9th |
| Chelsea | 6th | 1st |
| Crystal Palace | 10th | 10th |
| Everton | 15th | 4th |
| Fulham | 13th | 7th |
| Ipswich Town | N/A (promoted for 2024/25) | 5th |
| Leicester City | N/A (promoted for 2024/25) | 1st |
| Liverpool | 3rd | 1st |
| Manchester City | 1st | 1st |
| Manchester United | 8th | 1st |
| Newcastle United | 7th | 2nd |
| Nottingham Forest | 17th | 3rd |
| Southampton | N/A (promoted for 2024/25) | 7th |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 5th | 2nd |
| West Ham United | 9th | 5th |
| Wolves | 14th | 7th |
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Who got promoted to the Premier League for 2024/25?
The three teams promoted to the Premier League for 2024/25 were Leicester City, Ipswich Town, and Southampton.
Leicester finished top of the Championship after a strong season under Enzo Maresca, which saw the manager become Chelsea’s choice to replace Mauricio Pochettino. Ipswich came second after a second impressive campaign under Kieran McKenna, the former Manchester United assistant coach. Both those teams were automatically promoted.
Southampton earned the third promotion place after winning the Championship playoff final against Leeds United.
Who was relegated from the Premier League in 2024?
Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton replaced the three relegated teams from 2023/24. Those teams were Sheffield United, Burnley, and Luton Town.
All three sides earned promotion the year before but none was able to thrive in England’s top division. Sheffield United finished bottom of the table after conceding a record 104 goals across 38 games. Burnley, who were 19th in the standings, saw manager Vincent Kompany leave for the Bayern Munich job barely two weeks after the season ended. Luton put up more of a fight, but they finished in 18th place, six points from safety.
When does the 2024/25 Premier League season start?
The 2024/25 Premier League season is slated to start on Saturday, August 17, 2024, and run until Sunday, May 25, 2025.
The key dates for the coming campaign can be found here.
When is the 2024/25 Premier League schedule released?
The provisional schedule for the 2024/25 Premier League will be released on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Organizers are set to publish the complete 380-game fixture list at 9 a.m. BST (4 a.m. ET).
Of course, this schedule will be subject to a lot of changes based on TV broadcasting demands and clubs’ participation in domestic cup and European competitions.
