Are there Premier League games this weekend? When next EPL matches will be played

Joshua Thomas

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The Premier League is fast approaching the pointy end in 2022/23 as two teams battle it out for the title and several more fight to avoid relegation.

With less than a dozen rounds remaining, the competition is taking a brief pause over the weekend of March 25-26. 

Due to the first FIFA international window of 2023, no Premier League games will be held this coming weekend as a number of clubs are left short of players. 

This is the final break for the 2022/23 season with the games coming thick and fast from here out. 

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When are the next Premier League matches?

The first Premier League game after the international break will be played on Saturday, April 1 as Manchester City host Liverpool in the early kick off. 

Six more matches will be played later that day as the competition returns with a bang. 

Match Date Time
(GMT / ET)
Manchester City vs Arsenal Sat, April 1 12:30 p.m. / 8:30 a.m.
Arsenal vs Leeds United Sat, April 1 3:00 p.m. / 11:00 a.m.
Bournemouth vs Fulham Sat, April 1 3:00 p.m. / 11:00 a.m.
Brighton vs Brentford Sat, April 1 3:00 p.m. / 11:00 a.m.
Crystal Palace vs Leicester City Sat, April 1 3:00 p.m. / 11:00 a.m.
Nottingham Forest vs Wolves Sat, April 1 3:00 p.m. / 11:00 a.m.
Chelsea vs Aston Villa Sat, April 1 3:00 p.m. / 11:00 a.m.
West Ham vs Southampton Sun, April 2 2:00 p.m. / 10:00 a.m.
Newcastle United vs Manchester
United
Sun, April 2 4:00 p.m./ 12:00 p.m.
Everton vs Tottenham Mon, April 3 8:00 p.m. / 4:00 p.m.

Premier League table

Pos Team Points Matches
Played
Goals
Scored
Goal
Difference
Next Match
1. Arsenal 69 28 66 +40 vs. LEE, April 1
2. Man City 61 27 67 +42 vs. LIV, April 1
3. Man United 50 26 41 +6 @ NEW, April 2
4. Tottenham 49 28 52 +12 @ EVE, April 3
5. Newcastle 47 26 39 +20 vs. MUN, Apr 2
6. Liverpool 42 26 47 +18 @ MCI, April 1
7. Brighton 42 25 46 +15 vs. BRE, April 1
8. Brentford 42 27 43 +9 @ BRI, April 1
9. Fulham 39 27 38 +1 @ BOU, April 1
10. Chelsea 38 27 29 +1 vs. AVL, April 1
11. Aston Villa 38 27 35 -4 @ CHE, April 1
12. Crystal Palace 27 28 22 -16 vs LEI, April 1
13. Wolves 27 28 22 -19 @ NOT, April 1
14. Leeds United 26 27 35 -9 @ ARS, April 1
15. Everton 26 28 22 -18 vs. TOT, April 3
16. Nott'm Forest 26 27 22 -27 vs. WOL, April 1
17. Leicester City 25 27 38 -9 @ CRY, April 1
18. West Ham 24 26 24 -10 vs. SOU, April 2
19. Bournemouth 24 27 25 -29 vs. FUL, April 1
20. Southampton 23 28 23 -23 @ WHU, April 2

Premier League title race

Arsenal remain in a strong position with 10 games of the Premier League season remaining, although they still have to play Manchester City, Liverpool, Newcastle and Chelsea.

City will be eagerly anticipating their showdown against the Gunners at Etihad Stadium on April 26, while United's faint title hopes have likely faded after the 7-0 thrashing at Liverpool was followed by a goalless draw at home to Southampton.

Pos Team Points Matches
Played
Goals
Scored
Goal
Difference
Next Match
1. Arsenal 69 28 66 +40 vs. LEE, April 1
2. Man City 61 27 67 +42 vs. LIV, April 1
3. Man United 50 26 41 +6 @ NEW, April 2

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Champions League places, European places

The top four in the table automatically qualify to next season's Champions League group stage. Fifth place, along with the FA Cup winner, qualify directly to the Europa League group stage

With Manchester United winning the Carabao Cup and also on track to finish in the top four, that means the Conference League qualifying spot that is awarded to the Carabao winners will be passed on to the 6th-place team in the Premier League table (for now). 

If Man City or Man United win the FA Cup, then the Europa League group stage spot that comes with that trophy would go to 6th place, while the Conference League qualifying spot gets bumped down to the 7th place team.

European places:

  • Champions League berths (4): Arsenal, Man City, Man United, Tottenham
  • Europa League berths (2): Newcastle, FA Cup winner
  • Conference League qualifying berth (1): Liverpool
Pos Team Points Matches
Played
Goals
Scored
Goal
Difference
Next Match
1. Arsenal 69 27 66 +40 vs. LEE, April 1
2. Man City 61 27 67 +42 vs. LIV, April 1
3. Man United 50 26 41 +6 @ NEW, April 2
4. Tottenham 49 28 52 +12 @ EVE, April 3
5. Newcastle 47 26 39 +20 vs. MUN, Apr 2
6. Liverpool 42 26 47 +18 @ MCI, April 1
7. Brighton 42 25 46 +15 vs. BRE, April 1
8. Brentford 42 27 43 +9 @ BRI, April 1
9. Fulham 39 27 38 +1 @ BOU, April 1
10. Chelsea 38 27 29 +1 vs. AVL, April 1
11. Aston Villa 38 27 35 -4 @ CHE, April 1

Premier League relegation

The bottom nine clubs are all firmly in the relegation mix within just four points of each other. That's as tight as things can be with about 10 games remaining for most teams. There's still a lot that can happen, and with unexpected names like West HamLeicester City, and Crystal Palace still in the relegation mix, there are sure to be some dramatic twists.

A victory at Wolves gave Leeds an injection of hope, while fightbacks by last-place Southampton (from 3-1 to 3-3 vs. Tottenham) and Everton (2-2 draw at Chelsea) showed that they still have plenty of fight left.

Pos Team Points Matches Played Goals Scored Goal Difference Next Match
12. Crystal Palace 27 27 22 -16 vs. LEI, April 1
13. Wolves 27 28 22 -19 @ NOT, April 1
14. Leeds United 26 27 35 -9 @ ARS, April 1
15. Everton 26 28 22 -18 vs. TOT, April 3
16. Nott'm Forest 26 27 22 -27 vs. WOL, April 1
17. Leicester City 25 27 38 -9 @ CRY, April 1
18. West Ham 24 26 24 -10 vs. SOU, April 2
19. Bournemouth 24 27 25 -29 vs. FUL, April 1
20. Southampton 23 28 23 -23 @ WHU, April 2

The bottom three teams on May 28, 2023 will be relegated to the second-tier Championship.

Premier League 2022/23 TV channels, live streams

  UK USA Canada Australia
TV channel Sky Sports, BT Sport USA Network, Telemundo,
Universo
Streaming NOW TV, Sky Go,
Amazon Prime
fuboTV, Peacock fubo Canada Optus Sport

UK: Matches are carried across Sky Sports and BT Sport streaming and TV platforms, with select matches on Amazon Prime.

USA: Select matches are televised on USA Network (English) and Telemundo or Universo (Spanish), and all three channels can be streamed on fubo. The rest of the matches are streamed on NBC platform Peacock for subscribers.

Canada: Every Premier League game streams live and on demand exclusively via fubo.

Australia: Fans in Australia can stream matches live and on demand on Optus Sport

Joshua Thomas

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Josh has been covering sport for nearly a decade now having fallen in love with football at a young age. A UTS graduate, Josh has previously worked for GOAL and now covers football closely for The Sporting News.