Thursday, 28 May 2020

Premier League Games To Return On June 17

Following Thursday's meeting regarding 'Project Restart', a date has now been agreed for England's top flight to get back underway.

The Premier League season will resume on June 17 with Manchester City's meeting with Arsenal one of the first matches to be played.

Aston Villa's home clash with Sheffield United is another that will mark the return of the English top flight, with both those matches the two games in hand that were left unplayed prior to the coronavirus pandemic halting football.

A full fixture list will then be played on the weekend of June 19 to 21, with the agreement coming after Premier League clubs met on Thursday to continue discussions over 'Project Restart'.

The Premier League are hoping to have the 2019-20 campaign wrapped up by August 2, with the FA Cup final then scheduled to take place a week later on the weekend of August 8-9.