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As the English Premier League gears up for a 33rd adrenaline-pumping season, fans, players, and pundits alike are already hard at work debating which clubs will come out on top.

While all of that’s going on, we’ve compiled all you need to know about the upcoming 2024/25 season, topped off with sprinkles of league and club trivia. From the latest Premier League fixtures, highlights, and key player transfers, to how a lost dog once saved Manchester United, there’s a lot of ground for us to cover.

Speaking of which, feel free to hop over to the sections that interest you!
 

EPL Table 2024-25

Team Manager Stadium Prev.
Season
W D L Pts

Manchester
City

Pep Guardiola

Etihad Stadium

1 7 2 1 23

Arsenal

Mikel Arteta

Emirates Stadium

2 5 3 2 18

Liverpool

Arne Slot

Anfield

3 8 1 1 25

Aston Villa

Unai Emery

Villa Park

4 5 3 2 18

Tottenham Hotspur

Ange Postecoglou

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

5 5 1 4 16

Chelsea

Enzo Maresca

Stamford Bridge

6 5 3 2 18

Newcastle

Eddie Howe

St. James' Park

7 4 3 3 15

Manchester
United

Erik ten Hag

Old Trafford

8 3 3 4 12

West Ham

David Moyes

London Stadium

9 3 2 5 11

Crystal Palace

Oliver Glasner

Selhurst Park

10 1 4 5 7

Brighton &
Hove Albion

Fabian Hurzeler

American Express Stadium

11 4 4 2 16

Bournemouth

Andoni Iraola

Vitality Stadium

12 4 3 3 15

Fulham

Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva

Craven Cottage

13 4 3 3 15

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Gary O'Neil

Molineux Stadium

14 0 3 7 3

Everton

Sean Dyche

Goodison Park

15 2 3 5 9

Brentford

Thomas Frank

Gtech Community Stadium

16 4 1 5 13

Nottingham
Forest

Nuno Herlander Simoes Espirito Santo

City Ground

17 5 4 1 19

Leicester City

Steve Cooper

King Power Stadium

- 2 4 4 10

Ipswich Town

Kieran McKenna

Portman Road Stadium

- 0 5 5 5

Southampton

Russell Martin

St. Mary's Stadium

- 1 1 8 4

Note: This table is a condensed version for quick reference. Information courtesy of the official EPL site.

Premier League Highlights
 

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Matchweek 10

English Premier League 2024/25 Season: Key Details

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1. When does the 2024/25 EPL season start?
 

For those of us in Singapore, the 33rd EPL season will commence play on August 17, 2024 and last till May 25, 2025.

It will consist of 33 weekend rounds, 4 midweek rounds, and 1 bank holiday matchweek. Manchester City is the current (and 4-time) defending champion.

How many Premier League teams will there be this year?
 

In keeping with convention, there will be a total of 20 Premier League teams vying for this year’s trophy. They are (in order of last year’s standings):
 

  1. Manchester City
  2. Arsenal
  3. Liverpool
  4. Aston Villa
  5. Tottenham Hotspurs
  6. Chelsea
  7. Newcastle United
  8. Manchester United
  9. West Ham United
  10. Crystal Palace
  11. Brighton & Hove Albion
  12. Bournemouth
  13. Fulham
  14. Wolverhampton Wanderers
  15. Everton
  16. Brentford
  17. Nottingham Forest
  18. Leicester City (promoted)
  19. Ipswich Town (promoted)
  20. Southampton (promoted)

Teams promoted to the Premier League in 2024
 

As annotated above, the three teams promoted from the EFL Championship will be Leicester City, Ipswich Town, and Southampton.

Leicester City and Ipswich Town took the first and second spots respectively in their latest EFL Championship run, while Southampton emerged victorious in the end-of-season playoffs. Notably, the 2024/25 season also marks Ipswich Town’s return to the top-flight after a staggering 22 years.

 

Teams relegated from the Premier League in 2024
 

Meanwhile, the three relegated teams are Luton Town, Burnley, and Sheffield United. All three teams, who were promoted to Premier League just last year are unfortunately out of the running for this year’s trophy.

Premier League Fixtures

How many matches are there in the EPL season? 380.

Each team will play 38 matches in a double round-robin format – one Home and one Away, against each of the other 19. Below, we’ll be listing the fixtures by matchweek, plus key matchups (like derbies) that you’ll want to keep an eye on.
 

All fixtures listed are in 24-hour format for Singapore.

Top Matches to Watch

  • Chelsea vs Man City (Sun, Aug 18)
  • Man United vs Liverpool (Sat, Aug 31)
  • Tottenham vs Arsenal (Sat, Sep 14)
  • Arsenal vs Liverpool (Sat, Oct 26)
  • Liverpool vs Man City (Sat, Nov 30)
  • Liverpool vs Man United (Sat, Jan 4)
  • Arsenal vs Tottenham (Tue, Jan 14)
  • Man City vs Liverpool (Sat, Feb 22)
  • Man United vs Man City (Sat, April 5)

Matchweek 1

Saturday, 17 August

  • Manchester United vs Fulham (03:00)
  • Ipswich Town vs Liverpool (19:00)
  • Newcastle vs Southampton (22:00)
  • Everton vs Brighton (22:00)
  • Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth (22:00)
  • Arsenal vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (22:00)
     

Sunday, 18 August

  • West Ham vs Aston Villa (00:30)
  • Brentford vs Crystal Palace (21:00)
  • Chelsea vs Manchester City (23:30)
     

Tuesday, 20 Aug

  • Leicester City vs Tottenham Hotspur (03:00)

Matchweek 2

Saturday, 24 August

  • Brighton vs Manchester United (19:30)
  • Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton (22:00)
  • Southampton vs Nottingham Forest (22:00)
  • Fulham vs Leicester (22:00)
  • Crystal Palace vs West Ham (22:00)
  • Manchester City vs Ipswich Town (22:00)
     

Sunday, 25 August

  • Aston Villa vs Arsenal (00:30)
  • Bournemouth vs Newcastle (21:00)
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Chelsea (21:00)
  • Liverpool vs Brentford (23:30)

Matchweek 3

Saturday, 31 August

  • Arsenal vs Brighton (19:30)
  • Everton vs Bournemouth (22:00)
  • Brentford vs Southampton (22:00)
  • Ipswich Town vs Fulham (22:00)
  • Nottingham Forest vs Wolverhampton (22:00)
  • Leicester City vs Aston Villa (22:00)
     

Sunday, 1 September

  • West Ham vs Manchester City (00:30)
  • Chelsea vs Crystal Palace (20:30)
  • Newcastle vs Tottenham Hotspur (20:30)
  • Manchester United vs Liverpool (23:00)

Matchweek 4

Saturday, 14 September

  • Southampton vs Manchester United (19:30)
  • Brighton vs Ipswich Town (22:00)
  • Crystal Palace vs Leicester City (22:00)
  • Fulham vs West Ham (22:00)
  • Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest (22:00)
  • Manchester City vs Brentford (22:00)
     

Sunday, 15 September

  • Aston Villa vs Everton (00:30)
  • Bournemouth vs Chelsea (03:00)
  • Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal (21:00)
  • Wolverhampton vs Newcastle (23:00)

Matchweek 5

Saturday, 21 September

  • West Ham United vs Chelsea (19:30)
  • Aston Villa vs Wolverhampton (22:00)
  • Fulham vs Newcastle United (22:00)
  • Leicester City vs Everton (22:00)
  • Liverpool vs Bournemouth (22:00)
  • Southampton vs Ipswich Town (22:00)
  • Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford (22:00)
     

Sunday, 22 September

  • Crystal Palace vs Manchester United (00:30)
  • Brighton vs Nottingham Forest (21:00)
  • Manchester City vs Arsenal (23:30)

Matchweek 6

Saturday, 28 September

  • Newcastle United vs Manchester City (19:30)
  • Arsenal vs Leicester City (22:00)
  • Brentford vs West Ham United (22:00)
  • Chelsea vs Brighton (22:00)
  • Everton vs Crystal Palace (22:00)
  • Nottingham Forest vs Fulham (22:00)

Sunday, 29 September

  • Wolverhampton vs Liverpool (00:30)
  • Ipswich Town vs Aston Villa (21:00)
  • Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur (23:30)

Tuesday, 1 October

  • Bournemouth vs Southampton (03:00)

Matchweek 7

Saturday, 5 October

  • Crystal Palace vs Liverpool (19:30)
  • Arsenal vs Southampton (22:00)
  • Brentford vs Wolverhampton (22:00)
  • Leicester City vs Bournemouth (22:00)
  • Manchester City vs Fulham (22:00)
  • West Ham vs Ipswich Town (22:00)

Sunday, 6 October

  • Everton vs Newcastle United (00:30)
  • Aston Villa vs Manchester United (21:00)
  • Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest (21:00)
  • Brighton vs Tottenham Hotspur (23:30)

Matchweek 8

Saturday, 19 October

  • Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham (19:30)
  • Fulham vs Aston Villa (22:00)
  • Ipswich Town vs Everton (22:00)
  • Manchester United vs Brentford (22:00)
  • Newcastle United vs Brighton (22:00)
  • Southampton vs Leicester City (22:00)

Sunday, 20 October

  • Bournemouth vs Arsenal (00:30)
  • Wolverhampton vs Manchester City (21:00)
  • Liverpool vs Chelsea (23:30)

Tuesday, 22 October

  • Nottingham Forest vs Crystal Palace (03:00)

Matchweek 9

Saturday, 26 October

  • Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest (03:00)
  • Aston Villa vs Bournemouth (22:00)
  • Brentford vs Ipswich Town (22:00)
  • Brighton vs Wolverhampton (22:00)
  • Manchester City vs Southampton (22:00)

Sunday, 27 October

  • Everton vs Fulham (00:30)
  • Chelsea vs Newcastle United (22:00)
  • Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur (22:00)
  • West Ham vs Manchester United (22:00)

Monday, 28 October

  • Arsenal vs Liverpool (00:30)

Matchweek 10

Saturday, 2 November

  • Newcastle vs Arsenal 
  • Bournemouth vs Manchester City
  • Ipswich Town vs Leicester City
  • Liverpool vs Brighton 
  • Nottingham Forest vs West Ham
  • Southampton vs Everton 

Sunday, 3 November

  • Wolverhampton vs Crystal Palace
  • Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa

Monday, 4 November

  • Manchester United vs Chelsea

Tuesday, 5 November

  • Fulham vs Brentford

Matchweek 11

Saturday, 9 November

  • Brentford vs Bournemouth (23:00)
  • Crystal Palace vs Fulham (23:00)
  • West Ham vs Everton (23:00)
  • Wolverhampton vs Southampton (23:00)

Sunday, 10 November

  • Brighton vs Manchester City (01:00)
  • Liverpool vs Aston Villa (04:00)
  • Manchester United vs Leicester City (22:00)
  • Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle (22:00)
  • Tottenham Hotspur vs Ipswich Town (22:00)

Monday, 11 November

  • Chelsea vs Arsenal (00:30)

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The English Premier League: History, Stats, and Trivia

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What is the English Premier League?
 

The English Premier League, or EPL for short represents the highest tier (often referred to as the “top-flight”) of English competitive football. Known for its sheer unpredictability, thrilling matches, and world-class talent, it is the world’s most popular football league and is watched by millions of fans the globe over.
 

The History of the EPL
 

Originally founded as the FA Premier League in 1992, the EPL was formed after a decision by First Division clubs to split off from the rest of the English Football League (EFL). Each season usually runs from August all the way to May next year, and the upcoming 2024/25 season will be its 33rd.
 

EPL Format and Participation
 

Conventionally, 20 English football clubs participate in an EPL season, consisting of the top 17 clubs from the previous season and 3 clubs promoted from the EFL Championships. At the same time, the bottom 3 clubs (from the EPL) will also be relegated to match.

On the pitch, every club plays against each of the 19 others twice in a double round-robin consisting of one Home and one Away game. Wins award clubs 3 points, draws award 1 point, and no points are given for a loss. At the end of the season, clubs are ranked based on their total points (or goal difference if there’s a tie) and the winner walks away with the title.

Since the inception of the EPL, a total of 51 different clubs have competed. Although Manchester City currently holds the title (and have been for the past four seasons!), Manchester United still holds the most EPL title wins to date at 13.

3 Quick Facts about the Premier League

a football in the middle of a field

These cool stats and facts are free for use in friendly debates, random football conversations on the street, and awkward dinner parties.

 

  1. The fastest goal ever in Premier League history was scored in just 7.69 seconds by Southampton player Shane Long against Watford in the 2018/19 season.

  2. Three clubs share the title for the most overwhelming victories in the EPL – Manchester United, Liverpool, and Leicester City. They’ve all won a match by a massive 9-0 margin, though the Red Devils were the first ones to pull it off back in 1995 against Ipswich Town.

  3. The most successful player in EPL history is Ryan Giggs, winning the title 13 times with Manchester United. Meanwhile, the player who has scored the most goals in the EPL is Alan Shearer with a yet-unmatched total of 260 goals.

Which teams make up the Premier League's "big six"?

Liverpool

Nickname: The Reds

Founded: 1892

Home Stadium: Anfield Stadium

Currently Managed by: Arne Slot

Most Successful Manager: Bob Paisley

Legendary Players 

  • Kenny Dalglish
  • Steven Gerrard
  • Luis Suarez
  • Roger Hunt
  • Mohamed Salah

Fun Fact: Liverpool F.C. only came about as a result of a dispute.

In 1891, then-Everton club president John Houlding and Everton’s senior management committee had a quarrel which eventually led to both parties going their separate ways. Everton relocated to their new home at Goodison Park Stadium and Houlding founded the club that we know today as Liverpool F.C.
 

Want to know more? We've got some other cool facts about Liverpool!

Manchester City

Nickname: The Sky Blues

Founded: 1880 (as St. Mark’s (West Gorton))

Home Stadium: Etihad Stadium

Currently Managed by: Pep Guardiola

Most Successful Manager: Pep Guardiola

Legendary Players

  • Colin Bell
  • Kevin de Bruyne
  • David Silva
  • Sergio Aguero
  • Yaya Toure

Fun Fact: A Manchester City goalie once (unknowingly) played a match with a broken neck.

In the 1956 FA Cup Finals, Manchester City defeated Birmingham City with a score of 3-1. During this particular match, the former’s goalie Bert Trautmann suffered a serious neck injury while making a dive. However, he didn’t think too much of it, and continued to play. Trautmann only realised it was broken after an X-ray revealed the damage three days later!

Manchester United

Nickname: The Red Devils

Founded: 1878 (as Newton Heath LYR)

Home Stadium: Old Trafford Stadium

Currently Managed by: Erik ten Hag

Most Successful Manager: Alex Ferguson

Legendary Players

  • Bobby Charlton
  • David Beckham
  • Wayne Rooney
  • George Best
  • Ryan Giggs

Fun Fact: The club was once saved because of a lost dog.

In 1902, Manchester United (then known as Newton Heath LYR Football Club), was neck-deep in debt, and a last-ditch fundraiser had apparently failed. In a stroke of tremendous luck (or misfortune as it might have seemed!), Captain Harry Stafford’s beloved dog, Major also went missing during this time. The canine eventually showed up at a local bar owned by businessman John Henry Davies, whom Stafford convinced, along with three others, to invest in the failing club.

Check out our other article for more cool facts about Manchester United.

Arsenal

Nickname: The Gunners

Founded: 1886

Home Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Currently Managed by: Mikel Arteta

Most Successful Manager: Arsene Wenger

Legendary Players

  • Thierry Henry
  • Dennis Bergkamp
  • Tony Adams
  • Ian Wright
  • Patrick Vieira

Fun Fact: Arsenal holds the record for the longest top-flight win streak of all time at 49.

Under the management of Arsene Wenger during the 2004/05 season, the Gunners nailed their (and the EPL’s) longest official win-streak of all time at 49 wins. Unfortunately, the streak was eventually broken by Manchester United, during an immensely controversial match which also saw pizza hurled at Sir Alex Ferguson after full-time.

Tottenham Hotspur

Nickname: The Spurs

Founded: 1882

Home Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Currently Managed by: Ange Postecoglou

Most Successful Manager: Bill Nicholson

Legendary Players

  • Harry Kane
  • Gareth Bale
  • Son Heung-min
  • Jimmy Greaves
  • Danny Blanchflower

Fun Fact: Tottenham Hotspur can trace its origins back to a bunch of schoolboys.

Truly, it is hard to imagine an EPL club with humbler origins than Tottenham Hotspur. After all, the club was originally formed as a way for a group of English schoolboys to play sports during winter. In addition, the club’s first president and treasurer wasn’t a wealthy entrepreneur or a person of great business influence. Instead, it was John Ripsher - the warden of the local Tottenham YMCA and a Bible-class teacher at the nearby All Hallows Church. 

Chelsea

Nickname: The Blues

Founded: 1905

Home Stadium: Stamford Bridge Stadium

Currently Managed by: Enzo Maresca

Most Successful Manager: Jose Mourinho

Legendary Players

  • Frank Lampard
  • Didier Drogba
  • Gianfranco Zola
  • Peter Osgood
  • Ron Harris

Fun Fact: Chelsea holds the EPL record for the fewest conceded goals in a season at 15.

Defence is a key part of any team sport, much less football. Things are no different over in the EPL, and it is just as important to keep the ball out of your own net as it is to score in the opponent’s. Chelsea has proven to be exemplary in this regard – the Blues currently hold the record for the fewest conceded goals in a season at 15, a feat they achieved during the 2004/05 season.