Ipswich face Liverpool and Manchester City in first two games of the Premier League season
It's been 22 years since the Blues were in the top flight of English football
After 22 years away, Ipswich's return to the Premier League will see them face Liverpool and Manchester City in their first two matches of the season.
The fixtures for the 2024/25 Premier League season have been released this morning.
Town begin the campaign with a home game against Liverpool, with the game scheduled to be shown live by TNT Sports at 12.30pm on Saturday, 17 August.
The season’s first away game is against champions Manchester City on Saturday, 24 August before the opening month of the season is finished off with a home game against Fulham on 31 August.
Visits to Brighton and Southampton then follow in September, as well as a home game with Aston Villa, before clashes with West Ham, Everton and Brentford complete Town’s October schedule.
November includes a visit to Tottenham Hotspur and home clash with Manchester United, with the Blues’ festive schedule made up of a visit to Arsenal on Boxing Day and a home game with Chelsea on 29 December.
A trip to Craven Cottage kicks off 2025, heading a January slate including the reverse fixtures with Manchester City and Liverpool, with February highlighted by a home game with Tottenham and a visit to Old Trafford on Wednesday, 26 February.
A visits to Crystal Palace and home game with Nottingham Forest make up the March schedule, before a busy April includes visits to Chelsea and Newcastle United and a home game with Arsenal.
The Blues will play four games in May, starting with a visit to Everton and followed by a home game with Brentford and trip to Leicester City. The season finishes with a home game against West Ham United on 25 May.