THE curtain may have only just gone down on the 2024/25 Premier League season, but fans are already itching for the return of top flight football.Liverpool head into the new campaign as champions of England after Arne Slot‘s side convincingly wrapped up the title with four games to spare.ReutersLiverpool will be hoping to successfully defend their title next season[/caption]The Reds will be eagerly awaiting their opponents for the opening weekend as they begin their title defence and don the gold champions patch once again.Three new teams are set to join the Premier League following promotion from the Championship last season.Burnley, Leeds and Sunderland will mix it with the big boys once again as they replace Southampton, Ipswich and Leicester.Fans of the three promoted clubs are counting down the days until the fixtures are released as they prepare for trips to the likes of Anfield, Old Trafford, the Emirates, and many more!When are the 2025/26 Premier League fixtures released?The fixtures for the 2025/26 Premier League season will be released on Wednesday, June 18 at 9am BST.All 20 clubs will learn the provisional dates for all of their fixtures, although some fixtures are subject to change.The exact date and time at which individual matches take place will be determined at regular intervals throughout the season based on TV selections.When does the 2025/26 Premier League season start?The 2025/26 Premier League season will begin on the weekend of August 16/17, 2025.The start date allows for the maximum player rest time available – 83 clear days – from the end of the 2024/25 campaign.33 weekend and five midweek match rounds will make up the 2025/26 season.The Premier League states that the schedule “continues to allow more rest time for players over the festive match-round period”.No two rounds of fixtures will take place within 60 hours of each other and there will be no game on Christmas Eve.