Key Dates to Add to Your Football Watching Calendar (August & September 2024)

By WherestheMatch Team

Saturday 3rd August 2024 (12:30pm) - Hearts v Rangers

The Scottish Premiership will be the first domestic league to restart after the summer break. Hearts v Rangers will be the first fixture held and will be followed by Dundee United v Dundee and Celtic v Kilmarnock on the Sunday (4th).

Competition – Scottish Premiership

Where to watch – Sky Sports

Friday 9th August 2024 (5:00pm) – TBC v TBC (Men's 2024 Olympic Football Final)

The finalists for the 2024 Olympic Football Final have yet to be confirmed, since there are still fixtures left to play in the group stages and knockout rounds. Once the Semi-Finals have been played, we will update our guide with more information on the two sides that will be competing for the medal.

Competition – Olympic Football

Where to watch – Discovery Plus

Friday 9th August 2024 (8:00pm) - Blackburn Rovers v Derby County & Preston North End v Sheffield United

The EFL Championship will start on the 9th of August with a double-header of fixtures being held between Blackburn Rovers and Derby County, as well as Preston North End and Sheffield United. The full matchday will follow on Saturday (10th) as well as a single match being played on both Sunday (Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth Argyle) and Monday (Luton Town v Burnley).

Competition – EFL Championship 

Where to watch – Sky Sports 

Saturday 10th August 2024 (3:00pm) - Manchester City v Manchester United

The FA Community Shield will be contested by the winners of last seasons’ Premier League – Manchester City, and last seasons’ FA Cup champions – Manchester United. This presents a chance for both teams to get their hands on some early-season silverware.

Competition – FA Community Shield 

Where to watch – ITV and STV

Friday 16th August 2024 (8:00pm) – Manchester United v Fulham

The first game of the 2024-25 Premier League season will be the Friday Night clash between Manchester United and Fulham. The rest of the league’s teams will play their first fixtures across Saturday (17th) and Sunday (18th), as well as a single fixture (Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur) scheduled for Monday the 19th.

Competition – English Premier League 

Where to watch – Sky Sports 

Saturday 17th August 2024 (12:30pm) - West Bromwich Albion v Leeds United

An exciting game to look forward to in the EFL Championship, West Brom and Leeds will face each other in mid-August. Both sides made it all the way to the play-offs last season, but fell short at the last hurdle. Two favourites for automatic promotion who will no doubt be eying up an early season win against a close competitor.

Competition – EFL Championship 

Where to watch – Sky Sports 

Saturday 24th August 2024 (5:30pm) - Aston Villa v Arsenal

Two sides who both overperformed last season, this looks to be a high-quality clash between top-4 sides. Villa will no doubt need to take points from several of their top-6 opposition to place as highly as they did last season while Arsenal will be looking to mount a charge on the Premier League title after closely missing out to Manchester City last season.

Competition – English Premier League 

Where to watch – Sky Sports 

Sunday 1st September 2024 (12:30pm) - Celtic v Rangers

The Glasgow rivals clash on the 1st of September for a potentially season-defining match. Competition is always through the roof when these sides meet, and this fixture makes up one half of Sunday’s double-derby schedule.

Competition – Scottish Premiership 

Where to watch – Sky Sports 

Sunday 1st September 2024 (4:00pm) - Manchester United v Liverpool

Long-time rivals meet for the first time in the 2024-25 season on September 1st. We can’t quite call how either of these teams will perform this season, however, due to the history of the fixture and the passion of the fans, this is a match that rarely disappoints; we don’t expect anything different this time around.

Competition – English Premier League 

Where to watch – Sky Sports 

Friday 6th September 2024 (7:45pm) - France v Italy

After somewhat disappointing performances over the summer in the Euros, both France and Italy will be looking to rebuild their squads and morale before the next major international competition. The quality is certainly still there and this could turn out to be a highly contested match-up.

Competition – UEFA Nations League

Where to watch – ITV and STV

Saturday 7th September 2024 (5:00pm) – Republic of Ireland v England

The UEFA Nations League for England starts with a match against the Republic of Ireland in the group stages. Other group stage fixtures include England v Finland (7:45pm on 10th of September), England v Greece (7:45pm on 10th of October), Finland v England (5:00pm on 13th October), Greece v England (7:45pm on 14th of November) and England v Republic of Ireland (5:00pm on 17th of November).

Competition – UEFA Nations League

Where to watch – ITV and STV

Sunday 15th September 2024 (2:00pm) - Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

The North London derby returns in mid-September with Tottenham facing Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. Spurs are winless in their last four games against Arsenal and will likely need a strong performance to overcome the impressive form of their local rivals.

Competition – English Premier League 

Where to watch – Sky Sports 

Monday 16th September 2024 (8:00pm) - Birmingham City v Wrexham

On one side you have Wrexham who have been steadily making their way up the English football pyramid, and on the other you have Birmingham City who look to have much greater financial resources than anyone else in the EFL League 1. This is likely to be a clash between the best squads in the division and may give us an early indicator of who we’ll be seeing in the EFL Championship next season.

Competition – EFL League 1

Where to watch – Sky Sports 

Sunday 22nd September 2024 (4:30pm) - Manchester City v Arsenal

The first and second place teams from last seasons’ Premier League reunite on the 22nd of September.  Still very early into the season at this point, but will we potentially see a match that has massive implications on the finishing league positions for both sides?

Competition – English Premier League 

Where to watch – Sky Sports