Aston Villa: Premier League 2024/25 fixtures and schedule

Aston Villa start their first Premier League campaign since qualifying for the Champions League with a trip to West Ham, live on Sky Sports.

Unai Emery's side begin in the capital and become new West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui's first test at 5.30pm on August 17, live on Sky Sports, before they host Arsenal at Villa Park on August 24. Villa were the only side to do the double over Mikel Arteta's team last season.

Local rivals Wolves visit Villa Park on September 21, with the return fixture at Molineux on February 1.

Villa will have to wait until December 21 to see whether they can beat Man City on home soil two seasons in a row, with a long trip to Newcastle awaiting on Boxing Day in a busy month of Christmas fixtures, with six league matches - and a Champions League group game still to be scheduled.

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The new year begins with an all-Midlands affair as Leicester visit Villa Park on January 4.

A tricky-looking end to the season then awaits, as games with Newcastle and Man City end April before Villa host Tottenham on May 18, and finish their campaign a week later at Man Utd on May 25.

Aston Villa's 2024/25 Premier League fixtures

All fixtures subject to change.

August

17: West Ham (a), kick-off 5.30pm - live on Sky Sports

24: Arsenal (h)

31: Leicester (a)

September

14: Everton (h)

21: Wolves (h)

28: Ipswich (a)

October

5: Man Utd (h)

19: Fulham (a)

26: Bournemouth (h)

November

2: Tottenham (a)

9: Liverpool (a)

23: Crystal Palace (h)

30: Chelsea (a)

December

3: Brentford (h)

7: Southampton (h)

14: Nottingham Forest (a)

21: Man City (h)

26: Newcastle (a)

29: Brighton (h)

January

4: Leicester (h)

14: Everton (a)

18: Arsenal (a)

25: West Ham (h)

February

1: Wolves (a)

15: Ipswich (h)

22: Chelsea (h)

25: Crystal Palace (a)

March

8: Brentford (a)

15: Liverpool (h)

April

1: Brighton (a)

5: Nottingham Forest (h)

12: Southampton (a)

19: Newcastle (h)

26: Man City (a)

May

3: Fulham (h)

10: Bournemouth (a)

18: Tottenham (h)

25: Man Utd (a)

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2024/25 Champions League dates

Group stage 1: 17/18/19 September
Group stage 2: 1/2 October
Group stage 3: 22/23 October
Group stage 4: 5/6 November
Group stage 5: 26/27 November
Group stage 6: 10/11 December
Group stage 7: 21/22 January
Group stage 8: 29 January
Play-off first leg: 11/12 February
Play-off second leg: 18/19 February
Last 16 first leg 1: 4/5 March
Last 16 second leg: 11/12 March
Quarter-finals first leg: 8/9 April
Quarter-finals second leg: 15/16 April
Semi-final first leg: 29/30 April
Semi-final second leg: 6/7 May
Champions League final: 31 May

What are the key dates for the 2024/25 season?

The 2024/25 Premier League season will start on Friday August 16 and conclude on Sunday May 25 2025.

The campaign will run over 33 weekends, four midweek rounds and one Bank Holiday matchweek.

The Community Shield will take place on Saturday 10 August and the FA Cup final will be held on Saturday May 17, the weekend before the Premier League's final day.

The Champions League final will be held on Saturday May 31. The Europa League final will be played on Wednesday May 21 in Bilbao, with the UEFA Conference League final a week later on Wednesday May 28.

Live Premier League on Sky Sports in 2024/25

Sky Sports will show 128 games exclusively live in the 2024/25 season - and a brand new agreement between Sky Sports and the Premier League means even more live matches from 2025/26.

From 2025, Sky Sports will broadcast a record minimum of 215 Premier League matches a season after finalising a new four-year agreement.

Throughout the 2024/25 season, you can watch Premier League match highlights for free - without being a Sky Sports subscriber.

You'll find highlights from every Premier League game in the Score Centre, as well as on the Sky Sports website and Sky Sports app shortly after full-time, or from 5.15pm for midday Saturday kick-offs. You can also watch them on the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel.

You can stream Sky Sports live with no contract on a Month or Day membership on NOW - find out more about instant access to live action from the Premier League, EFL, F1, England cricket and much more.

Sky Sports+ - more sport, launching in August!

Sky Sports+ will give more choice to sports fans via live streams and a new dedicated channel, at no extra cost.

Launching this August, Sky Sports+ will be transformational in the amount of choice sports fans will have access to via live streams on Sky TV, streaming service NOW and the improved Sky Sports App on mobile.

With more coverage than ever before from the EFL, both tennis Tours and men's Super League, Sky Sports customers can enjoy more than 50% more live sport this year.

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