Like every Premier League club, Newcastle United found out their fate to start the 2024/25 season last Tuesday, with the announcement of the fixtures ahead of the new campaign. They will be hoping to improve on their seventh-place finish from 2023/24, a season where they failed to qualify for Europe.
To begin the season, Newcastle host newly promoted side Southampton at St James’ Park. Russell Martin’s team came up through the playoffs last season, beating Leeds United at Wembley. They were one of the more impressive sides in the Championship, returning to the top-flight at the first time of asking.
The Magpies’ second fixture sees them make one of the longest away trips in the division, as they travel down to the South Coast to face Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. Eddie Howe’s side then face Tottenham Hotspur at home, in an early-season crunch clash ahead of a fight for European football.
