Liverpool lifted the Premier League trophy Sunday while Chelsea, Manchester City and Newcastle United qualified for next season’s Champions League.
The European spots were decided on a dramatic last day of the 2024-25 campaign. Goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Erling Haaland did the business for Pep Guardiola’s City, while Levi Colwill scored the only goal between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest.
Newcastle were beaten 1-0 by Everton but, thanks to Manchester United’s home win against 10-man Aston Villa, will return to the Champions League for the second time in three years.
Golden Boot winner Mohamed Salah capped off a brilliant season with his 29th league goal in Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace.
Meanwhile, the 2025/26 Premier League season will start on the weekend of August 16/17, 2025.
That start date is 83 days after the end of the 2024/25 season, which the Premier League says provides the “maximum player rest time”.
The 2025/26 season will consist of 33 weekends and five midweek match rounds.
The Premier League says the schedule “continues to allow more rest time for players over the festive match round period”.
No two rounds will take place within 60 hours of each other and there will be no fixture on Christmas Eve.
