Who are the top Premier League clubs playing in pre-season and where?

Jul 26, 2024 2 min read
Chelsea are among many clubs in the United States for pre-season (Tony Avelar/AP)
Chelsea are among many clubs in the United States for pre-season (Tony Avelar/AP)

Euro 2024 might have only just finished but the new Premier League campaign is already around the corner, with a host of clubs embarking on pre-season tours.

Here, the PA news agency tracks where they are in the world and who they are playing in the coming days.

Manchester City

City are preparing for tilt at a fifth-successive Premier League title with a tour of the United States. They play AC Milan in New York on Saturday, head to Orlando for a meeting with Barcelona and end in Columbus against Chelsea next weekend.

Arsenal

The Gunners are already Stateside and began their pre-season campaign against Bournemouth earlier in the week. They have further games against Manchester United in California and Liverpool in Philadelphia.

Manchester United

With the security of a new contract, Erik ten Hag took his United side to the US earlier this week. The game against Arsenal kickstarts their campaign, with further outings against Real Betis and Liverpool.

Liverpool

The Arne Slot era also begins in the US and Liverpool are part of the round-robin of games against Real Betis, Arsenal and Manchester United.

Chelsea

The London club complete the presence of the traditional top-five clubs over the pond as Enzo Maresca prepares for his first season in charge. They already played Wrexham during the week and next take on Celtic on Saturday, Club America on Thursday and finish against Manchester City next weekend.

Tottenham

Spurs have travelled in the other direction, to Japan and South Korea. They face Vissel Kobe in Tokyo on Saturday then head to South Korea for games in Seoul against the K League All Stars and Bayern Munich, who will be without Harry Kane.

Newcastle

Eddie’s Howe side are still on home soil and head to Championship side Hull at the weekend before jaunting to Japan where they face Urawa Red Diamonds in Saitama on Wednesday and Yokohama F Marinos in Tokyo three days later.

Aston Villa

Villa are preparing for a maiden season in the Champions League and are also in the United States. They take on MLS side Columbus Crew over the weekend before games next week against RB Leipzig and Club America.

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