How the Premier League fixture list is decided as Liverpool handed yet another easy opener
The Premier League have released the fixture list for the upcoming 2024/25 season, but the computer has given Liverpool a familiar task against a promoted side.
The Premier League fixture list is partly decided by a computer (Image: Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images)
The new Premier League fixture list for the 2024/25 season has thrown up a familiar quirk in the system with Liverpool’s opening game. The Reds will face Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday 16 August, a glamour tie for the Tractor Boys’ first top-flight match since 2002.
It will also mark the start of Arne Slot’s reign as Liverpool manager, with the Dutchman facing the difficult task of filling Jurgen Klopp’s shoes. Depending on Liverpool’s transfer business, it remains to be seen whether Slot is tasked with challenging for the title or consolidating the club’s place in the Champions League.
Facing a newly-promoted side on the opening weekend does carry potential pitfalls but Liverpool will be heavy favourites to get their season underway with a win. It is a task that the Reds have become accustomed to in recent years, having started five of the last six campaigns against a promoted club.
