Manchester United vs Fulham Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Old Trafford Date: 16th August 2024 Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
After over two months of no club football, the Premier League returns this Friday with Manchester United hosting Fulham in the opening game of the season. The Reds Devils have already begun their season as they were in Community Shield action last Sunday. But their first game ended in disappointment as despite putting up a good fight, they were beaten on penalties by their city rivals Manchester City. Despite the defeat, there’s still plenty of optimism around Old Trafford for this Premier League campaign. The sense of optimism is largely due to their business in the transfer market, with Matthijs De Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui being the latest additions to the squad. This will be the eighth consecutive season United open their campaign on home soil (W5, L2), and Erik ten Hag will be desperate to add another victory to that record after overseeing a disastrous 2023/24. The Red Devils’ 14 league defeats was their highest total since 1989/90, one of which came on this ground against Fulham (2-1), ending an 18-match unbeaten H2H run (W15, D3). That win was Fulham’s first victory at Old Trafford since October 2003 (W14, D2) and the result helped them to another mid-table finish in their second season since returning to the top flight. However, things may be more difficult this season as Marco Silva’s squad has lost the experience of tenured captain Tim Ream and midfield destroyer João Palhinha over the summer. Still, the addition of Emile Smith Rowe from Arsenal has Cottagers fans excited ahead of the new campaign. The Englishman is likely to start this game and with him on the side, Fulham will be looking to avoid defeat on Match Day One. The good news is that they have not tasted defeat on the opening day in both seasons since their latest promotion (W1, D1). Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
September 22, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
14:00
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
16:30
Arsenal
September 28, 2024
Newcastle United
12:30
Manchester City
Arsenal
15:00
Leicester City
Brentford
15:00
West Ham United
Chelsea
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
Everton
15:00
Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest
15:00
Fulham
Wolverhampton Wanderers
17:30
Liverpool
September 29, 2024
Ipswich Town
14:00
Aston Villa
Manchester United
16:30
Tottenham Hotspur
September 30, 2024
AFC Bournemouth
20:00
Southampton
October 5, 2024
Crystal Palace
12:30
Liverpool
Arsenal
15:00
Southampton
Brentford
15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Leicester City
15:00
AFC Bournemouth
Manchester City
15:00
Fulham
West Ham United
15:00
Ipswich Town
Everton
17:30
Newcastle United
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Liverpool
5
4
0
1
10
1
+9
12
2
Manchester City
4
4
0
0
11
3
+8
12
3
Aston Villa
5
4
0
1
10
7
+3
12
4
Chelsea
5
3
1
1
11
5
+6
10
5
Arsenal
4
3
1
0
6
1
+5
10
6
Newcastle United
5
3
1
1
7
6
+1
10
7
Brighton & Hov…
4
2
2
0
6
2
+4
8
8
Fulham
5
2
2
1
7
5
+2
8
9
Nottingham Forest
4
2
2
0
4
2
+2
8
10
Tottenham Hotspur
5
2
1
2
9
5
+4
7
11
Manchester United
5
2
1
2
5
5
+0
7
12
Brentford
5
2
0
3
7
9
-2
6
13
AFC Bournemouth
5
1
2
2
5
8
-3
5
14
West Ham United
5
1
1
3
5
9
-4
4
15
Leicester City
5
0
3
2
6
8
-2
3
16
Crystal Palace
5
0
3
2
4
7
-3
3
17
Ipswich Town
5
0
3
2
3
8
-5
3
18
Southampton
5
0
1
4
2
9
-7
1
19
Everton
5
0
1
4
5
14
-9
1
20
Wolverhampton Wanderers
5
0
1
4
5
14
-9
1
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