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Premier League Summer Series 2025: Full Schedule, Squads, Tickets & How to Watch

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The Premier League Summer Series is back in 2025 and is scheduled to begin on the 26th of July in the United States of America.

The series was launched first in April 2023 as a new preseason friendly tournament in the United States, aimed at boosting the league’s international brand and preparing clubs for competitive action ahead of the new domestic season.

It was held from July 22 to July 30, 2023, across five U.S. cities: Philadelphia, Atlanta, Orlando, New Jersey, and Maryland.

It included six Premier League clubs: Aston Villa, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Fulham, and Newcastle, wherein Chelsea topped the table with two wins and one draw.

There was no Premier League Summer Series in 2024. After the 2023 tournament, plans for a 2024 edition were cancelled, with clubs scheduling individual-only friendlies and tours instead.

Premier League teams still toured the U.S., but under standalone pre season matches, not as part of a unified Summer Series format.

But this year, this series is back, and the teams are different.

In March 2025, the Premier League officially announced the Summer Series would return in July–August 2025, confirming four participating clubs and venues in the U.S.

Those 4 teams were Manchester United, West Ham United, Everton FC, and AFC Bournemouth.

It will be played in the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, the Soldier Field in Chicago, and the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Fans will be treated to doubleheaders as back-to-back games amongst the four teams will be played in one single day.

The tournament will be played in a round‑robin structure, which means each club plays every other once (three games each), and the club with the highest points wins.

Points are awarded as follows: 3 for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss, and if clubs finish level on points, tiebreakers follow in order: goal difference → goals scored → head-to-head result.

Fixtures

The fixtures are as follows:

Saturday, July 26 @ MetLife Stadium, New Jersey
Match 1: Everton vs AFC Bournemouth (16:00 ET kick-off)
Match 2: Manchester United vs West Ham United (19:00 ET kick-off)

Wednesday, July 30 @ Soldier Field, Chicago
Match 1: West Ham United vs Everton (17:30 CT kick-off)
Match 2: Manchester United vs AFC Bournemouth (20:30 CT kick-off)

Sunday, August 3 @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Match 1: AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United (14:00 ET kick-off)
Match 2: Manchester United vs Everton (17:00 ET kick-off)

Tickets, Prices & Where Can I Watch The Games?

Fans can buy tickets on Ticketmaster for all 3 scheduled match days.

For the July 26th double header in New Jersey, tickets are priced as low as $85.60 in the US, £63.34 in the UK, 129.26 AUD in Australia, and 116.42 CAD in Canada.

For the July 30th double header in Chicago, tickets are priced as low as $60.60 in the US, £44.84 in the UK, 91.51 AUD in Australia, and 82.42 CAD in Canada.

And for the August 3 double header in Atlanta, tickets are priced as low as $55.90 in the US, £41.37 in the UK, 84.39 AUD in Australia, and 76.02 CAD in Canada.

Fans in the USA can watch the series on NBC Sports (TV) and Peacock (streaming), as NBC is the official broadcasting partner of this tournament.

All matches are live-streamed on Peacock, while only a few select matches will be broadcast on NBC TV.

Studio coverage includes hosts Rebecca Lowe and analysts Tim Howard, Robbie Earle, and Graeme Le Saux with commentary by Peter Drury and Jon Champion.

Fans in the UK can watch it on Sky Sports after Sky announced that the tournament will be live on their channel.

Fans in Canada can watch the games on Fubo Sports Network (via FuboTV) after FuboTV Canada retained the rights for streaming Premier League games in Canada and was also the streaming partner last time around in 2023.

Finally, the fans in Australia can watch the games on Optus Sport (under Stan Sport), of course, after subscribing to their streaming plan.

Squads and how the teams are looking?

Manchester United

Goalkeepers: Altay Bayindir, Tom Heaton, Dermot Mee, Will Murdock, and Andre Onana.

Defenders: Diogo Dalot, Matthijs de Ligt, Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu, Tyler Fredricson, Ayden Heaven, Diego Leon, Lisandro Martinez, Noussair Mazraoui, Reece Munro, Luke Shaw, Leny Yoro.

Midfielders: Casemiro, Toby Collyer, Bruno Fernandes, Jack Fletcher, Sekou Kone, Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount, and Manuel Ugarte.

Forwards: Amad, Matheus Cunha, Rasmus Hojlund, Bendito Mantato, Bryan Mbeumo, Chido Obi, Ethan Williams, and Joshua Zirkzee.

Rúben Amorim enters preseason under intense pressure, with fans eager to see signs of progress after a dismal start.

His 27 points from 27 league games mark the worst points-per-game return in Man Utd’s Premier League history, and his 38.1% win rate is the club’s lowest since the early ’70s.

The Summer Series won’t define the season, but it matters. Amorim must use it to instill a clear tactical identity and reset the tone of his tenure.

All eyes will be on big-money signings Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, whose chemistry could shape United’s entire attacking structure.

With £135 million spent on the pair, their integration will offer the first real glimpse into what the Amorim era could look like.

Everton

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, Mark Travers, Harry Tyrer.

Defenders: Seamus Coleman, Nathan Patterson, Michael Keane, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitalii Mykolenko, Jake O’Brien.

Midfielders: Idrissa Gana Gueye, James Garner, Carlos Alcaraz, Tim Iroegbunam, Harrison Armstrong.

Forwards: Beto, Youssef Chermiti, Dwight McNeil, Iliman Ndiaye, and Thierno Barry.

David Moyes is hoping a full preseason sharpens Everton’s attack, and new signing Thierno Barry could play a big part.

The 6 ft 5 in striker arrives from Villarreal for £27 million after scoring 11 LaLiga goals and 19 goals overall and helping them reach the Champions League.

Barry replaces Calvert-Lewin but plays more like Beto: strong, physical, and dominant in the air, ranking second in Europe for aerial duels won last season (66.7%).

The Summer Series will offer an early glimpse of whether Barry can quickly settle and lead Moyes’s frontline in classic Everton No. 9 fashion, as his teams always have had a proper No. 9 from Rooney to RVP to Yakubu.

AFC Bournemouth

Goalkeepers: Djordje Petrovic, Alex Paulsen, Neto, and Will Dennis.

Defenders: Adrien Truffert, Marcos Senesi, Chris Mepham, Adam Smith, Julio Soler, Julián Araujo, James Hill, Illia Zabarnyi, Matai Akinmboni.

Midfielders: Romain Faivre, Hamed Traorè, Lewis Cook, David Brooks, Alex Scott, Ryan Christie, Tyler Adams, Marcus Tavernier, Philip Billing.

Forwards: Eli Kroupi, Eva Nelson, Dango Ouattara, Luis Sinisterra, Justin Kluivert, Antoine Semenyo, Enes Ünal, Zain Silcott-Duberry.

It’s been a tough summer for Bournemouth fans. Milos Kerkez has joined Liverpool, Dean Huijsen has gone to Real Madrid, and Illia Zabarnyi could be next to leave.

On the bright side, they’ve managed to keep hold of Antoine Semenyo, who scored 11 Premier League goals last season.

But the departures raise serious questions, especially given Andoni Iraola’s tendency to start seasons slowly.

His side collected just three points from their first nine games in 2023/24 and only 15 from the first 12 in 2024/25.

Unless he finds a way to shore up the defense quickly, another poor start could be looming.

New left-back Adrien Truffert will be under immediate pressure to settle, and the Summer Series offers him and Iraola a valuable chance to build momentum.

West Ham United

Goalkeepers: Wes Foderingham, Alphonse Areola, Christian Hegyi,

Defenders: Kyle Walker-Peters, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Jean-Clair Todibo, Maximilian Kilman, Nayef Aguerd, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Emerson, Kaelan Casey, Ollie Scarles.

Midfielders: Mahamadou Kante, James Ward-Prowse, Lucas Paquetá, El Hadji Malik-Diouf, Edson Álvarez, Guido Rodríguez, Tomáš Souček, Andy Irving, George Earthy, Lewis Orford, and Freddie Potts.

Forwards: Crysencio Summerville, Michail Antonio, Niclas Füllkrug, Luiz Guilherme, Jarrod Bowen, Maxwel Cornet, Callum Marshall.

Six months into his tenure, it’s still unclear what Graham Potter’s West Ham truly stands for. The team has earned just 20 points from 18 games under him, only a slight dip from the 23 points in the 20 games before he arrived.

Possession has increased marginally (from 46.7% to 50.4%), but a clear tactical identity remains elusive.

At Brighton and Chelsea, Potter was known for structured, possession-based football, but the Premier League of 2025 has shifted toward fast transitions.

With a full preseason ahead, the big question is whether Potter has adapted his methods after two years out or whether he’ll persist with a style that may now be outdated.

That’s it then, folks. That’s everything you need to know about the upcoming Premier League Summer Series of 2025.

As the tournament reaches its commencement, fans will hope that their team shows the much-needed fitness and form in these games, something that all managers are always desperate for before the start of the official campaign.

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