Premier League Matchweek Two Runs Either Side of a Transfer Window That Closes at 11pm on 1 September
Villa are bottom after a four-goal defeat at Brighton and finish the weekend against Arsenal on Monday night. Clubs then have barely 24 hours left to trade.
The Premier League's second matchweek runs from Friday 28 to Monday 31 August, and the summer transfer window closes at 23:00 BST on Tuesday 1 September - 06:00 Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Clubs have one round of football and one day of trading left.
Matchweek two
| Date | Time (BST) | Fixture |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 28 August | 20:00 | Crystal Palace v Man City |
| Sat 29 August | 12:30 | Liverpool v Nottingham Forest |
| Sat 29 August | 15:00 | Bournemouth v Everton |
| Sat 29 August | 15:00 | Coventry City v Hull City |
| Sat 29 August | 17:30 | Tottenham v Newcastle |
| Sun 30 August | 14:00 | Chelsea v Brighton |
| Sun 30 August | 14:00 | Leeds United v Brentford |
| Sun 30 August | 14:00 | Sunderland v Fulham |
| Sun 30 August | 16:30 | Man Utd v Ipswich Town |
| Mon 31 August | 20:00 | Aston Villa v Arsenal |
Add seven hours for Malaysian and Singaporean kick-off times, which puts the Friday night game at 03:00 Saturday and the Monday night game at 03:00 Tuesday.
What one round has already told us
Opening weekend was unkind to the clubs expected to be comfortable. Hull City beat Manchester United 2-0 on their return to the division, Brentford put three past Tottenham, and Brighton beat Aston Villa 4-0, which leaves Villa bottom on goal difference going into a Monday night meeting with Arsenal. Manchester City and Newcastle both drew, Newcastle 2-2 with Liverpool.
Coventry City, Hull City and Ipswich Town are the promoted sides. Coventry v Hull on Saturday is the first meeting of two of them.
The window closes on Tuesday
Newcastle have been the selling club of the summer, with Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon all moving on, and reported fees for the window's biggest deals differ by five to ten million pounds between outlets - treat any single figure with care. Deadline day itself is Tuesday 1 September, with a deal sheet granting a further two hours' grace.
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Fixtures, kick-off times, results and the window deadline as published by the Premier League and Sky Sports. Transfer fees vary between sources and none are stated here.