Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham were among the first Premier League clubs to announce high-profile pre-season matches in 2025.
Fans are familiar with seeing their sides head around the world to prepare for new campaigns, including games between top-flight clubs during tours of countries including the USA.
Arsenal and Tottenham have arranged a mid-summer north London derby in one eye-catching warm-up match, while United, Bournemouth, Everton and West Ham will all play each other.
101GreatGoals.com has the latest details on the major pre-season friendlies involving Premier League clubs in 2025.
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Premier League pre season fixtures
Here are the fixtures that had been confirmed by clubs at the start of July , including a meeting between Liverpool and Milan, who have twice contested the Champions League final.
Arsenal
July 23 vs AC Milan (Singapore)
July 27 vs Newcastle (Singapore)
July 31 vs Spurs (Hong Kong)
Aston Villa
July 16 vs Walsall (A)
July 19 vs Hansa Rostock (A)
July 26 vs Eintracht Frankfurt (A)
July 30 vs St Louis City SC (A)
August 2 vs Nashville (A)
August 6 vs Roma (H)
Bournemouth
July 15 vs Hibernian (H)
July 19 vs Bristol City (H)
July 26 vs Everton (New Jersey)
July 30 vs Man United (Chicago)
August 3 vs West Ham (Atlanta)
August 9 vs Real Sociedad B (H)
August 9 vs Real Sociedad (H)
Brentford
August 2 vs Queens Park Rangers (A)
August 8 v Borussia Monchengladbach (H)
Brighton & Hove Albion
August 2 vs Southampton (A)
August 9 vs Wolfsburg (H)
Burnley
July 26 vs Huddersfield Town (A)
July 26 vs Shrewsbury Town (A)
August 2 vs Stoke City (A)
August 9 vs Lazio (H)
Chelsea
August 8 vs Bayer Leverkusen (H)
August 10 vs AC Milan (H)
Crystal Palace
July 25 vs Crawley Town (A)
July 29 vs Mainz (Austria)
August 1 vs Augsburg (Austria)
August 10 vs Liverpool (FA Community Shield, Wembley Stadium)
Everton
July 15 vs Accrington Stanley (A)
July 19 vs Blackburn Rovers (A)
July 26 vs Bournemouth (New Jersey)
July 30 vs West Ham (Chicago)
August 3 vs Man United (Atlanta)
August 9 vs Roma (H)
Fulham
August 9 vs Eintracht Frankfurt (H)
Leeds
July 19 vs Man United (Stockholm)
August 2 vs Villarreal (H)
August 9 vs AC Milan (Aviva Stadium)
Liverpool
July 13 vs Preston North End (A)
July 26 vs AC Milan (Hong Kong)
July 30 vs Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan)
August 4 vs Athletic Club (H)
August 10 vs Crystal Palace (FA Community Shield)
Man United
July 19 vs Leeds United (Stockholm)
July 27 vs West Ham (New Jersey)
July 31 vs Bournemouth (Chicago)
August 3 vs Everton (Atlanta)
August 9 vs Fiorentina (H)
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Newcastle
July 19 vs Celtic (A)
July 27 vs Arsenal (Singapore)
TBC July/August vs K-League Select XI (South Korea)
TBC July/August vs Spurs (South Korea)
August 9 vs Atletico Madrid (H)
Nottingham Forest
July 12 vs Chesterfield (A)
July 19 vs TBC (TBC)
August 2 vs Birmingham City (A)
TBC v ACF Fiorentina (A)
August 9 vs Al Qadsiah (H)
Sunderland
July 12 vs Gateshead (A)
July 12 vs South Shield (A)
July 19 vs Sevilla (Estadio Algarve)
July 21 vs Sporting (Estadio Algarve)
July 26 vs Hearts (A)
July 29 vs Hull City (A)
August 2 vs Real Betis (H)
August 9 vs Augsburg (A)
August 10 vs Rayo Vallecano (H)
Tottenham
19 July v Reading (A)
July 31 vs Arsenal (Hong Kong)
August 7 vs Bayern Munich (Munich)
TBC July/August vs Newcastle (South Korea)
August 13 vs Paris Saint-Germain (UEFA Super Cup, Udine)
West Ham
July 26 vs Man United (New Jersey)
July 30 vs Everton (Chicago)
August 3 vs Bournemouth (Atlanta)
August 9 vs Lille (H)
Wolves
July 26 vs Stoke City (A)
July 30 vs RC Lens (Walsall Bescot Stadium)
August 3 vs Girona (A)
August 9 vs Celta Vigo (A)
When is the Premier League Summer Series?
The Premier League Summer Series, which features teams taking on each other in the US, takes place between July 26 and August 3 this year.
Everton vs Bournemouth and United vs West Ham are at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on July 26 before the Hammers face the Toffees and the Red Devils meet the Cherries at Chicago’s Soldier Field on July 30.
Bournemouth play West Ham and United encounter Everton at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on August 3.
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Why is Arsenal vs Tottenham in Hong Kong?
Arsenal managing director Richard Garlick says the Gunners’ game against Spurs at the recently opened 50,000-capacity Kai Tak Stadium on July 31 will allow them to “connect” with their Hong Kong supporters in a “very important” part of pre-season preparations.
Tottenham visited Asia last season, playing two matches in Seoul and one in Tokyo. Arsenal are returning to the continent for the first time since 2012.
When does the 2025/26 Premier League season start?
The opening match round of the 2025/26 Premier League season will start on Saturday, August 16 2025.
The final round will be played on Sunday, May 24 2026, when all matches will kick off simultaneously.
When is the summer transfer window open?
This summer’s window opened early between Sunday, June 1 and Tuesday, June 10 due to an exceptional extra period because of the expanded Club World Cup, which Manchester City and Chelsea will compete in.
It then closed while the tournament unfolded before opening again shortly after the resolution of the tournament in the United States. Fifa’s new-look Club World Cup will start on June 14, with the final taking place on July 13.
The transfer window then re-opens on Monday, June 16.
When is transfer deadline day?
The transfer window then closes on Monday, September 1, with clubs having until 11pm to get their deals done before it slams shut.
Premier League clubs voted against moving the deadline day date to before the season starts and have chosen to continue to align with the rest of Europe.
