We’re entering crunch time in the 2024/25 Premier League season.
While it looks like the title race is all but over given Liverpool’s huge lead at the top of the standings, Arsenal will be determined not to give up until their hopes are mathematically over for another year. Below the top two, the race for the UEFA Champions League places is looking fierce, and a host of clubs still consider themselves in with a chance of qualification for European football of some kind next season.
At the other end of the table, things are looking bleak for the bottom three, but there is still hope for everyone involved in the relegation battle — and still a risk of one or two others being dragged into the mire.
For now, though, Premier League fans will have to wait to see how things unfold, with the action taking a break in the latter two weeks of March.
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Why are there no Premier League games this weekend?
There are no Premier League matches over the weekend of March 21-23 due to the international break.
With important fixtures in FIFA World Cup qualifying, plus the UEFA and CONCACAF Nations League, top-flight football is pausing for a two-week period across the major nations.
In the Premier League’s case, the delay is a little longer: the FA Cup quarterfinals take place next weekend, which means the next round of EPL fixtures is not until early April.
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When is the Premier League back? Fixture schedule, next matches
The Premier League returns with two matchdays in the first week of April.
There are three games on April 1, including Arsenal vs. Fulham and Manchester United’s visit to Nottingham Forest, with a further seven matches on April 2-3 culminating in Chelsea vs. Tottenham.
Everton then kick off Matchday 31 on Saturday, April 5, which concludes with Leicester City vs. Newcastle United a day after the Manchester derby.
Premier League fixture schedule for Matchday 30 and 31
| Matchday 30 | ||
| Game | Date | Time (Local) |
| Wolves vs. West Ham | Tues, April 1 | 7:45 p.m. |
| Arsenal vs. Fulham | Tues, April 1 | 7:45 p.m. |
| Nottingham Forest vs. Man United | Tues, April 1 | 8:00 p.m. |
| Southampton vs. Crystal Palace | Weds, April 2 | 7:45 p.m. |
| Bournemouth vs. Ipswich Town | Weds, April 2 | 7:45 p.m. |
| Brighton vs. Aston Villa | Weds, April 2 | 7:45 p.m. |
| Newcastle United vs. Brentford | Weds, April 2 | 7:45 p.m. |
| Manchester City vs. Leicester City | Weds, April 2 | 7:45 p.m. |
| Liverpool vs. Everton | Weds, April 2 | 8:00 p.m. |
| Chelsea vs. Tottenham | Thurs, April 3 | 8:00 p.m. |
| Matchday 31 | ||
| Everton vs. Arsenal | Sat, April 5 | 12:45 p.m. |
| Ipswich Town vs. Wolves | Sat, April 5 | 3:00 p.m. |
| Crystal Palace vs. Brighton | Sat, April 5 | 3:00 p.m. |
| West Ham vs. Bournemouth | Sat, April 5 | 3:00 p.m. |
| Aston Villa vs. Nottingham Forest | Sat, April 5 | 5:45 p.m. |
| Tottenham vs. Southampton | Sun, April 6 | 2:00 p.m. |
| Brentford vs. Chelsea | Sun, April 6 | 2:00 p.m. |
| Fulham vs. Liverpool | Sun, April 6 | 2:00 p.m. |
| Manchester United vs. Manchester City | Sun, April 6 | 4:30 p.m. |
| Leicester City vs. Newcastle United | Mon, April 7 | 8:00 p.m. |
