Topic: 2019-2020 Fixture list

[KevLFC]

Would rather have played City at home 2nd half of the season. Fixture list is fixed and always has been. Chelsea near the end of the season again aswell.

[Peabee]

Correct.

Package A - BT Sport

32 matches on Saturdays at 12:30

Package B, C, D & E - Sky Sports

32 matches on Saturdays at 17:30
32 matches on Sundays at 14:00
8 matches on Saturdays at 19:45
32 matches on Sundays at 16:30
24 matches on Mondays at 20:00 or Fridays at 19:30/20:00

Also, Amazon Prime are showing all ten Boxing Day games and all ten midweek fixtures at the beginning of December.

[Tiz Lad]

So Utd and Spurs back to back after the international break?

With Champions League Gameday 3 in the midweek

[Chris~]

Christmas/new year period is favourable. 5/6 home games after cl group stage as well.

[Statto Red]

The last couple of midweek derbys have not gone well for Everton.

[richmiller1]

They don't wanna make it any easier for us, do they? Title run in versus Arsenal and Chelsea sandwiched in between European Cup semi finals...

May

Saturday 2 – Arsenal (A)
Saturday 9 – Chelsea (H)
Sunday 17 – Newcastle United (A)

Yeah, that is pretty grim....... Although goodness only knows what state Newcastle will be in, and Arsenal could well have imploded by then

[sms1986]

Christmas/new year period is favourable. 5/6 home games after cl group stage as well.

Will help us out quite a bit.

[Mark Walters]

If that's true then October/early November is pretty grim.

Nah! Only 2 tough games: Spurs and Man City.  The rest are cannon fodder!

[Qston]

(goes off to research bars in southern brittany to be able to watch Norwich game)

I return to the UK on Saturday. I was praying for a Sat evening or sunday game.

[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

Not a good run-in, if the title is on the line

[HeartAndSoul]

Always seem to get Chelsea at home for the run in.

Tough last 3 games and October/November  looks pretty solid but there’s always a period of the season where the fixtures are a nightmare.

Kinda glad we’re playing city in April this time round. Would have preferred the second game at home but I’ll take it. We seem to be much better after new year so bring them all on

[Perham]

Those four games in October/ November:

United(A)
Spurs(H)
Villa(A)
City(H)

That looks like the toughest period, plus CL group games are around that time too. Also, Chelsea and Arsenal in the last three is tricky so we'll just have to win it before then

[gazzalfc]

Away boxing day but Home games either side of the new year is good.

October and November (when you add in the CL group games) is going to be tough. And the run in is horrible.

[Alisson Wonderland]

Yeah, that is pretty grim....... Although goodness only knows what state Newcastle will be in, and Arsenal could well have imploded by then

They usually do.  I actually think it's a good time to play Arsenal away.


Loving the midweek derby at Anfield and a fairly tough start for City.

[Ray K]

Those four games in October/ November:

United(A)
Spurs(H)
Villa(A)
City(H)

That looks like the toughest period, plus CL group games are around that time too. Also, Chelsea and Arsenal in the last three is tricky so we'll just have to win it before then

OTOH, Feb/March is where we've struggled a bit, and CL starts again, and it looks very nice

February
Saturday 1 – Southampton (H)
Saturday 8 – Norwich City (A)
Saturday 22 – West Ham United (H)
Saturday 29 – Watford (A)

March
Saturday 7 – Bournemouth (H)
Saturday 14 – Everton (A)
Saturday 21 – Crystal Palace (H)

[Gerry Attrick]

Is it too much to ask to not have to play Chelsea near the end of the season every fucking year? Bored to fucking tears of it.

[Perham]

We seal the title against Chelsea at home. You heard it here first!

[Shaneee.]

When are the BT and SKY fixtures announced?

[D🐶G]

What’s the deal with no fixtures on weekend of 15th February?

[Tiz Lad]

What’s the deal with no fixtures on weekend of 15th February?

Winter Break

[an tha]

So we get 4 of the top 6 in our first 10 games whilst Man City get 1 top 6 side in their first 11 games....

[aspi1989]

With the new TV packages, does that mean the Derby at home will only be on Amazon??

[Caston]

What’s the deal with no fixtures on weekend of 15th February?

Each team gets a weekend off in February

[D🐶G]

Winter Break

Nice one. Thanks mate.

[Statto Red]

The midweek derby will be on Amazon won't it?

[The Naby Keita fan club]

King Kenny got it spot on again. Two games against each team, one at home and one away.

[AmanShah21]

The second half is significantly more tricky than the first this time. I would assume the west ham away fixture gets moved for club world cup.

[Jshooters]

So we get 4 of the top 6 in our first 10 games whilst Man City get 1 top 6 side in their first 11 games....

positive spin is that if they are introducing new players to their squads it's better to play them earlier in the season before they have time to gel

[sms1986]

positive spin is that if they are introducing new players to their squads it's better to play them earlier in the season before they have time to gel

Plus three of their four defeats in the league last season were to teams outside of the top six, hopefully their first defeat happens very early on.

[johnybarnes]

Fixture lists are never completely random, they have to consider the infrastructure/policing so I assume that's why you see similar patterns every year.

[an tha]

positive spin is that if they are introducing new players to their squads it's better to play them earlier in the season before they have time to gel

Hopefully but City hardly letting in a goal or facing a corner as they smash all the shite for 10 games is not a great thought.

Our games v rest of top 6 always seem to come in clusters....for example Spurs do not face a fellow top 6 side back to back all season....yet we do 3 times.

[sms1986]

Fixture lists are never completely random, they have to consider the infrastructure/policing so I assume that's why you see similar patterns every year.

Yeah -

Producing the full Premier League fixture list for 2018/19 is no random draw.

It is the result of a meticulous and painstaking process that lasts almost half a year and involves the scheduling of 2,036 matches across the top four divisions in England.

The man behind the list is Glenn Thompson, of Atos, a veteran compiler who has collated about 60,000 matches since taking on the role in 1992. He explains how the list is compiled.

When does the work on the next season's fixture list start?
Glenn Thompson: At the start of the year. That's when I get the playing dates from the Premier League.

The whole thing is built up putting in the international dates from FIFA, then the European club competitions, then the Football Association adds in the dates for its competitions and what you are left with are the dates when you can play league and League Cup matches.

What is "sequencing"?
That's the methodology we use which is all about breaking the season down into a number of constituent parts, which are called sets. We break it down into five sets, which are reversed in the second half of the season.

Are there any rules you have to adhere to?
There are the "golden rules" of sequencing. In any five matches there should be a split of three home fixtures, two away, or the other way around.

Wherever possible a club will not have more than two home or away matches in a row, and will be home and away around FA Cup ties.

We will also strive to prevent any club from having to start or finish the season with two home or two away matches because it would be unfair for a team to finish with two aways, especially if they are looking for points.

Around the Christmas period, if you are at home on Boxing Day you will be away on New Year's Day, or the equivalent date. And we will also try to maintain a Saturday home-away sequence throughout the season wherever possible.

Do clubs from the same area play at home on the same day?
Most clubs will have a partner club they cannot clash with. There are the obvious ones – Manchester United and Manchester City, Liverpool and Everton – and then when you get into London it gets a bit more complex and less obvious.

What happens next?
Around March, the Premier League sends to each of its member clubs a form asking them to fill in three things: 1) Are there any dates you wish not to be at home? That is answered in conjunction with the local police. 2) Which club do you want to pair with? 3) Are there any teams you do not wish to play at home on Boxing Day?

Can you satisfy all of the requests?
From looking at the sequence we know how many of these dates we can meet. When we can't, the Premier League will ask the club which of the requests are most important.

We cannot accommodate everything but, on average, we satisfy higher than 85 per cent every year.

https://www.premierleague.com/news/419044

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

Happy with that. Should be an easy start to the season, and our fixtures are favourable around Christmas when the congestion kicks in.

Tricky last three games but we will have the title wrapped up by then.

[ABZ Rover]

Don't give fuck who or when, just bring 'em on so we can knock 'em down!

[sms1986]

Hopefully but City hardly letting in a goal or facing a corner as they smash all the shite for 10 games is not a great thought.

Our games v rest of top 6 always seem to come in clusters....for example Spurs do not face a fellow top 6 side back to back all season....yet we do 3 times.

Two of the top six are from Manchester and three are from London so I think that probably helps keep them part to some extent.

[mikey_LFC]

Full fixture list including cup dates - League Cup and World Club Cup dates based on last year as no dates confirmed:

August

Sunday 4 - Manchester City - Wembley (N) - Community Shield
Friday 9 – Norwich City (H)
Wednesday 14 - Chelsea (N) - European Super Cup
Saturday 17 – Southampton (A)
Saturday 24 – Arsenal (H)
Saturday 31 – Burnley (A)

September

Saturday 14 – Newcastle United (H)
Tue/Wed 14/15 - Champions League Group Stage Game 1
Saturday 21 – Chelsea (A)
Tue/Wed 24/25 - League Cup Third Round
Saturday 28 – Sheffield United (A)

October

Tue/Wed 1/2 - Champions League Group Stage Game 2
Saturday 5 – Leicester City (H)
Saturday 19 – Manchester United (A)
Tue/Wed 22/23 - Champions League Group Stage Game 3
Saturday 26 –Tottenham Hotspur (H)
Tue/Wed 29/30 - League Cup Fourth Round

November

Saturday 2 – Aston Villa (A)
Tue/Wed 4/5 - Champions League Group Stage Game 4
Saturday 9 – Manchester City (H)
Saturday 23 – Crystal Palace (A)
Tue/Wed 26/27 - Champions League Group Stage Game 5
Saturday 30 – Brighton and Hove Albion (H)

December

Wednesday 4 – Everton (H)
Saturday 7 – Bournemouth (A)
Tue/Wed 10/11 - Champions League Group Stage Game 6
Saturday 14 – Watford (H)
Tue/Wed 17/18 - League Cup Quarter Final - Potentially rearranged for World Club Cup
Wednesday 18 - FIFA World Club Cup Semi Final - Qatar (N)
Saturday 21 – West Ham United (A) - Potentially rearranged for World Club Cup
Saturday 21 - FIFA World Club Cup Final - Qatar (N)
Thursday 26 – Leicester City (A)
Saturday 28 – Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)

January

Wednesday 1 – Sheffield United (H)
Saturday 4 - FA Cup Third Round
Tue/Wed 7/8 - League Cup Semi Final 1st Leg
Saturday 11 – Tottenham Hotspur (A)
Saturday 18 – Manchester United (H)
Tuesday 21 – Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) - Rearranged if we reach League Cup Semi Final
Tue/Wed 21/22 - League Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg
Saturday 25 - FA Cup Fourth Round

February

Saturday 1 – Southampton (H)
Saturday 8 – Norwich City (A)
Tue/Wed 18/19 - Champions League Round 16 - 1st Leg - Option 1
Saturday 22 – West Ham United (H)
Tue/Wed 25/26 - Champions League Round 16 - 1st Leg - Option 2
Saturday 29 – Watford (A)

March

Sunday 1 - League Cup Final - Wembley (N)
Tue/Wed 3/4 - FA Cup Fifth Round
Saturday 7 – Bournemouth (H)
Tue/Wed 10/11 - Champions League Round 16 - 2nd Leg - Option 1
Saturday 14 – Everton (A)
Tue/Wed 17/18 - Champions League Round 16 - 2nd Leg - Option 2
Saturday 21 – Crystal Palace (H) - Rearranged if we reach FA Cup Quarter Final
Saturday 21 - FA Cup Quarter Final

April

Saturday 4 – Manchester City (A)
Tue/Wed 7/8 - Champions League Quarter Final - 1st Leg
Saturday 11 – Aston Villa (H)
Tue 14 - Champions League Quarter Final - 2nd Leg
Saturday 18 – Brighton and Hove Albion (A) - Rearranged if we reach FA Cup Semi Final
Saturday 18 - FA Cup Semi-Final - Wembley (N)
Saturday 25 – Burnley (H)
Tue/Wed 28/29 - Champions League Semi Final - 1st Leg

May

Saturday 2 – Arsenal (A)
Tue/Wed 5/6 - Champions League Semi Final - 2nd Leg
Saturday 9 – Chelsea (H)
Sunday 17 – Newcastle United (A)
Saturday 23 - FA Cup Final
Saturday 30 - Champions League Final - Istanbul (N)

[Samio]

Suddenly the Schalke game looks a bit daft..

[Circa1892]

Those final three games are a shitter. But you have to play everyone at some stage I guess.

When's the World Club Cup thing again?

[sms1986]

Suddenly the Schalke game looks a bit daft..

That will be for players who don't take part in the Community Shield.

[sms1986]

Those final three games are a shitter. But you have to play everyone at some stage I guess.

When's the World Club Cup thing again?

December.