The 2020-21 English Premier League, EPL season will kick off on September 12, 2020, with the final round of matches to be played on May 23, 2021, the English league announced on Friday.
The new season, originally scheduled to begin on August 8, has been delayed this year after the Premier League suspended the 2019-20 season for three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The current season is expected to end with a final round of fixtures on Sunday, July 26, 2020, giving teams about seven weeks to prepare for the next campaign.
However, teams still competing in the Champions League and Europa League will have less time to prepare should they advance deeper into the knockout stages, with the finals of the two competitions to be held on August 23 and August 21 respectively.
The new season kicks off after the international break with European soccer’s governing body UEFA announcing last month that Nations League matches would be played between September 3-8, 2020
The Premier League also added that they would continue to consult with the Football Association (FA) and the English Football League (EFL) regarding the scheduling of domestic competitions.
Recall that the COVID 19 pandemic had caused a disruption to the footballing calendar with League games across major European leagues suspended for more than three months.
The resumption of the league saw Liverpool Football Cup under Jurgen Klopp lifting the EPL titles by dethroning Manchester City.
The win saw Liverpool put an end to an agonizing 19 years wait for the EPL crown following several near-misses.
