The
new Premier League season starts on August 12 but the likes of Everton and
Manchester United will be back in competitive action before then.
The fixtures for the 2017/18 top-flight season will be released on June 14
but several clubs have competitive commitments before the opening weekend.
Everton will kick off in July after a seventh-placed finish saw them into
Europa League third-qualifying round. Ronald Koeman's side will discover
their opponents on July 14 and then play a two-legged tie on July 27 and
August 3 in a bid to reach the play-offs (August 17/24) and September's
group stage.
When do PL clubs start in Europe?
Everton
EL third-qualifying round 27
July
Liverpool CL
play-off round
15-16 August
Chelsea CL
group stage
12-13 September
Tottenham CL group stage
12-13 September
Man City CL
group stage
12-13 September
Man Utd CL
group stage
12-13 September
Arsenal
EL group stage
14 September
Manchester United's Europa League triumph over Ajax propels them to the
Champions League group stage but means they must also clear August 8 in
their calendar. Jose Mourinho's side will face the winners of the 2016/17
Champions League - Real Madrid or Juventus - in the Super Cup in Skopje,
Macedonia just days before resuming domestic duties.
Chelsea also have the chance to collect more silverware in early August. The
Community Shield pits the champions with the FA Cup winners but if Antonio
Conte's men beat Arsenal to do the double, they will be paired with
runners-up Tottenham at Wembley instead.
The first weekend of August also sees the start of the new Sky Bet EFL
season and lower-league clubs will be thrust into League Cup action just
days later, the newly-named Carabao Cup commencing the week of August 7.
The new Premier League term gets up and running on the weekend of August
12/13 but Liverpool might have one eye on a new European adventure just
round the corner.
Jurgen Klopp's side have Champions League football to look forward to after
three years away but they will have to negotiate a play-off tie if they are
to join their Premier League rivals in the tournament proper. That first leg
is pencilled in for August 15/16 with the deciding game a week later. The
Reds will find out their opponents on August 4.
Chelsea's title win means they will be one of the top eight seeds when the
draw for the Champions League group stage comes round on August 24.
Runners-up Tottenham, third-placed Manchester City and Manchester United -
by virtue of their Europa League final win in Stockholm - also start their
continental campaigns at the group stage, which commences on September
12/13.
But Arsenal finished outside the top four for the first time in 21 seasons
and face a string of Thursday night fixtures. The Gunners will go straight
into the group stage, which begins on September 14 and could be joined by
the Toffees when the draw is made on August 25.
2017/18 season - key dates
June 14
PL fixtures announced
June 21
EFL fixtures announced
June 23
SPFL fixtures announced
June 27-28
CL qualifying starts
June 29
EL qualifying starts
July 27/August 3
EL qualifying third round
August 4-6
EFL season starts
August 5
SPFL season starts
August 6
Community Shield
w/c August 7
League Cup starts
August 8
European Super Cup: Man Utd v Real Madrid/Juventus
August 12-13
Premier League season starts
August 15-16/22-23 CL
play-off round
August 17/24
EL play-off round
w/c August 28
EFL Trophy starts
September 12-13
CL group stage starts
September 14
EL group stage starts
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