With the Premier League kick-off fast approaching, here's what's new for the 2024/25 season.
Managers
Five new managers join the competition this season, taking charge of a Premier League club for the first time.
Arne Slot (Liverpool)
The 45-year-old Dutchman arrived from Feyenoord and is Liverpool's first new head coach in nearly a decade, following the departure of Jurgen Klopp at the end of last season.
Slot enjoyed a successful three-year spell with Feyenoord, where he won one Eredivisie title, the Dutch Cup and reached the UEFA Europa Conference League final in 2022.
His first Premier League match will be away to promoted Ipswich Town on Saturday 17 August.
Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)
The Italian was appointed Chelsea head coach at the start of June, replacing Mauricio Pochettino.
Last season, Maresca oversaw promotion at the first attempt with Leicester City, leading the Foxes to the Championship title and back to the Premier League after their relegation in 2022/23.
Maresca, who enjoyed a near 20-year playing career as a midfielder which started at West Bromwich Albion, also worked at Manchester City as assistant to manager Pep Guardiola back in 2022.
Indeed, Maresca will come up against Guardiola in his first Premier League match, as Chelsea host Man City on Sunday 18 August.
Kieran McKenna (Ipswich)
McKenna, 38, has guided Ipswich to back-to-back promotions since taking over in December 2021, securing a place for the club in the Premier League for the first time since 2002.
After being forced to retire through injury aged 22, McKenna successfully moved into coaching, holding academy roles at Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United before becoming part of the first-team coaching staff at Old Trafford under Jose Mourinho and Ralf Rangnick.
His first top-flight match will be at home to Liverpool on 17 August.
Russell Martin (Southampton)
Martin, who is also 38 years old, secured promotion in his debut campaign in charge at St Mary’s, leading Southampton to a swift return to the Premier League following a one-year absence.
A former defender for Norwich City, where he made 125 Premier League appearances, Martin has previously managed MK Dons and Swansea City.
Martin's maiden match as a Premier League manager will be a trip to Newcastle United on 17 August.
Fabian Hurzeler (Brighton)
Appointed by Brighton & Hove Albion at the age of 31 years and 110 days, Hurzeler is set to break a record as the youngest head coach to take charge of a Premier League match, at 31 years and 180 days, when he oversees his first fixture against Everton on 17 August.
Hurzeler will also be the first Premier League head coach born after the competition started in August 1992.
Last season he led German second-tier club St Pauli to promotion to the Bundesliga.
