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Premier League pre-season: Where and who your club are playing ahead of the new campaign

With the 2024/25 Premier League season a matter of weeks away, pre-season is getting started for top-flight clubs.

EURO 2024 and Copa America are now behind us and the attention has turned back to the upcoming domestic and European campaigns.

In keeping with recent trends, a host of teams will head across the pond to pander to the fast-growing American market, with the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea, among others, set to play in the United States.

Manchester City will prepare to fight for a fifth consecutive Premier League title with matches across the United States and with a Community Shield tie against Manchester United, while Brighton, Tottenham, and Newcastle will head out to Japan for their warmup games.

Matches overseas will make for tricky viewing for UK-based fans. Most matches taking place in the United States, particularly those on the west coast, will kick off in the early hours of the morning, though most matches in Asia will kick off in mid-morning.

Read on to see exactly where and when your club will be playing in the coming weeks…

Arsenal

July 25 v Bournemouth, Dignity Health Park, California, 3:30am (all times GMT)

July 28 v Manchester United, SOFI Stadium, California, 1:00am

August 1 v Liverpool, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, 00:30am

August 7 v Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Emirates Stadium, London, 6:00pm

August 11 v Olympique Lyonnais, Emirates Stadium, London, 2:00pm

Aston Villa

July 17 v Walsall FC, Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall, 7:30pm

July 20 v FC Spartak Trnava, Anton Malatinsky Stadium, Slovakia, 3:00pm

July 28 v Columbus Crew, Lower.com Field, Ohio, 1:00am

August 1 v RB Leipzig, Red Bull Arena, New Jersey, 1:00am

August 3 v Club America, Soldier Field, Chicago, 10:30pm

August 7 v Athletic Club Bilbao, Poundland Bescot Stadium, Walsall, 7:30pm

August 10 v Borussia Dortmund, Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, 4:00pm

Bournemouth

August 4 v Rayo Vallecano, Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, 3:00pm

August 10 v Girona FC, Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, 5:15pm

Brentford

July 20 v AFC Wimbledon, Plough Lane, Wimbledon, 1:00pm

July 25 v Benfica, Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, 8:00pm

August 3 v Watford, Vicarage Road, Watford, 3:00pm

August 9 v Wolfsburg, Gtech Community Stadium, London, 7:45pm

Brighton & Hove Albion

July 24 v Kashima Antlers v Brighton, National Stadium, Tokyo, 11:00am

July 28 v Tokyo Verdy, National Stadium, Tokyo, 10:30am

August 3 v QPR, Loftus Road, London, 3:00pm

August 10 v Villareal, Amex Stadium, Brighton, 3:00pm

Chelsea

July 25 v Wrexham, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, 3:00am

July 27 v  Celtic, Notre Dame University Stadium, Indiana, 9:00pm

August 1 v Club America, Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, 00:30am

August 3 v Manchester City, Ohio Stadium, Ohio, 10:30pm

August 7 v Real Madrid, Bank of America Stadium, North Carolina, 00:00

August 11 v Inter Milan, Stamford Bridge, London, 3:00pm

Crystal Palace

July 19 v Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace Academy, London, 12:00pm

July 27 v Crawley Town, Broadfield Stadium, Crawley, 12:30pm

August 1 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Maryland, 1:00am

August 4 v West Ham United, Raymond James Stadium, Florida, 00:00

August 11 v Nantes, Selhurst Park, London, 15:00

Everton

July 19 v Sligo Rovers, The Showgrounds, Ireland, 4:00pm

July 27 v Salford City, Peninsula Stadium, Salford, 3:00pm

July 30 v Coventry City, Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, 7:45pm

August 3 v Preston North End, Deepdale, Preston, 3:00pm

August 10 v Roma, Goodison Park, Liverpool, 5:00pm

Fulham

August 2 v Benfica, Estadio Algarve, Benfica, 8:00pm

August 10 v Hoffenheim, PreZero Arena, Germany, 4:00pm

Ipswich Town

July 20 v Shaktar Donetsk, Spotzentrum Landskron, Austria, 1:00pm

July 27 v Fortuna Dusseldorf, Portman Road, Ipswich, 3:00pm

August 2 v Borussia Monchengladbach, ATS Sportpark, Germany, 1:30pm

August 3 v Hoffenheim, Kufstein Arena, Germany, 12:30pm

Leicester City

July 23 v Shrewsbury, Croud Meadow, Shrewsbury, 7:45pm

July 26 v Palermo, SMH Group Stadium, Chesterfield, 7:00pm

August 3 v Augsburg, WWK Arena, Augsburg, 2:30pm

August 10 v Lens, Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, 3:00pm

Liverpool

July 27 v Real Betis, Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, 00:30am

August 1 v Arsenal, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, 00:30am

August 4 v Manchester United, Brice Stadium, South Carolina, 00:30am

August 11 v Sevilla, Anfield, Liverpool, 3:00pm

Manchester City

July 24 v Celtic, Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, 00:30am

July 27 v AC Milan, Yankee Stadium, New York City, 11:00pm

July 31 v Barcelona, Camping World Stadium, Florida, 00:00

August 3 v Chelsea, Ohio Stadium, Ohio, 10:30pm

Manchester United

July 15: Manchester United 0-1 Rosenborg, Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

July 20 v Rangers, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, 4:00pm

July 28 v Arsenal, SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, 1:00am

August 1 v Real Betis, Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, 5:00am

Newcastle United

July 27 v Hull, MKM Stadium, Hull, 2:00pm

July 31 v Urawa Red Diamonds, Saitama Stadium, Japan, 11:30am

August 3 v Yokohama F. Marinos, National Stadium, Tokyo, 11:30am

August 9 v Girona, St James Park, Newcastle, 7:30pm

August 10 v Stade Brestois, St James Park, Newcastle, 4:00pm

Nottingham Forest

July 13: Chesterfield 0-3 Nottingham Forest, SMH Group Stadium Chesterfield

July 19 v Sunderland, Pinatar Arena, Murcia, 6:00pm

July 23 v Millwall, Pinatar Arena, Murcia, 6:00pm

July 27 v Elche, Pinatar Arena, Murcia, 10:00am

August 2 v Villarreal, City Ground, Nottingham, 8:00pm

August 8 v Olympiakos, Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, 7:00pm

Southampton

July 19 v Eastleigh, Silverlake Stadium, Eastleigh, 7:00pm

July 24 v Bordeaux, Behind closed doors, 10:00am

July 27 v Montpellier HSC, Behind closed doors, 10:00am

July 31 v Oxford United, Kassam Stadium, Oxford, 7:30pm

August 3 v Millwall, The Den, London, 1:00pm

August 7 v Lazio, St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton, 7:30pm

August 10 v Getafe, St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton, 2:00pm

Tottenham Hotspur

July 17 v Hearts, Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh, 7:00pm

July 20 v QPR, Loftus Road, London, 3:00pm

July 27 v Vissel Kobe, National Stadium, Tokyo, 11:00am

July 31 v Team K League, Seoul World Cup Stadium, 12:00pm

August 3 v Bayern Munich, Seoul World Cup Stadium, 12:00pm

August 10 v Bayern Munich, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 5:30pm

West Ham United

July 28: Ferencvaros 2-2 West Ham, Sportstadion Langau, Austria

July 20 v Dagenham and Redbridge, Chigwell Construction Stadium, Dagenham, 3:00pm

July 28 v Wolves, EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, 00:00

August 4 v Crystal Palace, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, 00:00

August 10 v Celta Vigo, London Stadium, 3:00pm

Wolverhampton Wanderers

July 28 v West Ham, EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, 00:00

August 1 v Crystal Palace, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, 1:00am

August 4 v RB Leipzig, Chase Stadium, Miami, 00:30

August 10 v Rayo Vallecano, Molineux, Wolverhampton, 3:00pm

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