Premier League fixtures LIVE: Liverpool, Man Utd, Arsenal and more’s 2022-23 matches confirmed
Follow all the latest as the fixtures for the 2022/23 Premier League season are revealed
The Premier League fixtures for the 2022/23 season have been revealed.
Manchester City begin the defence of the title they won so dramatically last month against West Ham. Ilkay Gundogan was their hero scoring twice in a late blitz against Aston Villa on the final day. That result ended Liverpool’s hopes of an unprecedented quadruple with Jurgen Klopp’s side now surely hopeful of going one better this time around with Fulham first up for them.
Chelsea’s new owner Todd Boehly will hope to start his tenure as he means to go on after finally securing a deal to buy the club from Roman Abramovich last term while Tottenham Hotspur are back in the Champions League under Antonio Conte and will hope their upward trajectory continues after a strong end to the year.
It’s also a big day as ever for the promoted teams with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest now knowing how their life back in the big time of English football will begin. Follow all the latest reaction and analysis after the 2022/23 fixture list was revealed.
Premier League 2022/23: New faces and last games
While there is real buzz around Nottingham Forest’s return, but Fulham and Bournemouth will be keen to impress on their top-flight return.
Here’s how the got on last time they were in the league:
- 23 May 2021: Fulham 0-2 Newcastle United
- 26 July 2020: Everton 1-3 Bournemouth
- 16 May 1999: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Leicester City
While some of United’s rivals have started spending, Gary Neville is concerned Erik ten Hag is yet to see much investment.
The opening weekend of the season is now just seven weeks away.
Premier League 2022/23: Covid postponements will only happen for ‘truly exceptional’ reasons
Premier League clubs have been told they must give “truly exceptional” reasons to have a match postponed for Covid-related reasons next season.
The clubs have been advised that “all reasonable steps” must be taken to avoid an application to postpone a match.
It comes after a farcical season in which there was an imbalance in matches played throughout the league over most of the campaign.
Some clubs were criticised, with Arsenal notably coming under fire from Tottenham for applying postpone the north London derby, with accusations of using loopholes to call matches off.
With Premier League fixtures set to be released the Premier League has revised its guidance around matches being called off primarily due to Covid
There is now a much lower threshold for clubs to play, with only 10 outfield players and a goalkeeper available from its squad list, or 15 contracted outfield players and a goalkeeper, needed.
Premier League 2022/23: New signings set to feature on opening weekend
There will be plenty of new faces to get fans excited for the return of the Premier League from 6 August.
Liverpool have already captured Darwin Nunez, while Manchester City have their own superstar striker Erling Haaland. Arsenal have signed Marquinhos from Sao Paulo, with Aston Villa already splashing out on Diego Carlo and retaining Philippe Coutinho.
Leeds only just survived last season, but a £30m signing of Brenden Aaronson and the £12m capture of Rasmus Kristensen shows their intent to avoid another relegation scrap. Spurs have been busy with Fraser Forster and Ivan Perisic already in the door for Antonio Conte.
‘You can’t satisfy everyone’: How Premier League fixture list is decided
The winter World Cup has seen Premier League clubs make more requests for the 2022/23 season than usual, the fixture list compiler has revealed.
The campaign, which starts earlier than usual on 6 August, will pause between 13 November and 26 December due to the tournament in Qatar and it has put heavy pressure on Glenn Thompson, the man responsible for putting the fixture list together.
Thompson, who works for Atos, an international IT services company used by the Premier League, has been working on next season’s fixtures since the start of the year and has had a lot to contend with, with 2,036 games across the top four divisions to arrange.
Clubs are invited to send fixture requests – such as asking to be at home on a certain date – in March and Thompson says there have been more than usual.
“The early start to both the Premier League and EFL means we have encountered more date requests from clubs than usual,” he said ahead of Thursday’s release of the 2022/23 fixtures.
‘You can’t satisfy everyone’: How the Premier League fixture list is decided
The fixtures for the new season will be revealed on Thursday morning
Premier League 2022/23 key dates
- Premier League season starts on weekend of 6/7 August, but television could shift the first game to the Friday, 5 August
- Season finishes on 28 May
- Mid-season break after 12/13 November to accommodate World Cup
- World Cup runs from 21 November to 18 December
- Premier League resumes on Boxing Day
World Cup 2022 and winter break in Premier League
The final round of Premier League matches before the World Cup 2022 takes place on the weekend of November 12-13.
The first World Cup games in Qatar are on Monday November 21 - with England facing Iran that day - only a week after the Premier League is paused, with the Championship also coming to a stop on November 12-13.
The World Cup final is on Sunday December 18 before the Premier League resumes on Boxing Day, with the Championship getting back underway on 10-11 December. Leagues 1 and 2 continue as normal throughout the World Cup.
Manchester United fixtures 2022/23: Who will Erik ten Hag face first?
One of the main talking points this morning will be the start of the Erik ten Hag reign.
The Dutch tactician takes over at Old Trafford with the club languishing in sixth last season.
There are high expectations Ten Hag could be the man to lift United after a tough period in recent years.
Premier League fixtures 2022/23: Nottingham Forest are back
When are Championship, League 1 and League 2 EFL fixtures released?
The EFL will release its fixtures on Thursday 23 June, a week after the Premier League announcement.
The Championship, League 1 and League 2 seasons are starting earlier than usual this year, with the first games set to be played on 30-31 July.
Scottish Premiership fixtures are announced on Friday 17 June, with the season starting on July 30-31.
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