The Premier League has announced a major summer tour involving six clubs across five cities. In total, there will be nine matches between Premier League teams in the United States in 2023 as part of this summer tour. Note that this does not include Arsenal or Manchester United, who both have individual summer friendlies planned in the United States this year.
The six clubs making the collective trip across the pond are Aston Villa, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Fulham and Newcastle. Each team is playing three games in the United States as part of this summer series across five venues. Games are in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Orlando, Harrison and Landover. The latter two are just outside of New York and Washington, DC, respectively.
This is the first time the Premier League is making a collective league effort to play a preseason tournament in the United States. In the past, teams traveled individually, but still played Premier League teams often. For example, the Florida Cup last year pit Arsenal against Chelsea.
Premier League US tour schedule
These games take place over a nine-day span from Saturday, July 22 to Sunday, July 30. The action starts in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field, with a total of three games over that weekend. Chelsea plays against Brighton on Saturday before Fulham plays Brentford and Newcastle takes on Aston Villa.
Then, on Wednesday July 26, there are three games. Two are in Atlanta, which are Brentford-Brighton and Chelsea vs Newcastle. The third game is in Orlando as Fulham faces Aston Villa.
The last set of games start Friday, July 28 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ. Brighton and Newcastle conclude their USA ventures at the home of the New York Red Bulls. Then, on Sunday, July 30, there are two games at FedEx field in Landover, MD. Aston Villa battles Brentford before London clubs Chelsea and Fulham play.
How to watch
In addition to announcing the schedule, the Premier League also clarified that NBC is in charge of broadcasting the games. NBCUniversal’s family of channels, including USA Network as well as Peacock, have coverage of games throughout the preseason tournament.
You can also start to think about tickets to watch these games in the United States. Pre-sale tickets open on Tuesday, April 25. One day later, general sale tickets go on sale.
As soon as more ticket details are announced, we’ll share them in this article.
Saturday, July 22
Chelsea vs Brighton, in Philadelphia, PA; 7PM: Find Tickets
Sunday, July 23
Fulham vs Brentford, in Philadelphia, PA; 4PM: Find Tickets
Newcastle vs Aston Villa, in Philadelphia, PA; 7PM: Find Tickets
Wednesday, July 26
Brentford vs Brighton, in Atlanta, GA; 5:30PM: Find Tickets
Fulham vs Aston Villa, in Orlando, FL; 7PM: Find Tickets
Chelsea vs Newcastle, in Atlanta, GA; 8:15PM: Find Tickets
Friday, July 28
Brighton vs Newcastle, in Harrison, NJ; 7:30PM: Find Tickets
Sunday, July 30
Aston Villa vs Brentford, in Landover, MD; 12PM: Find Tickets
Chelsea vs Fulham, in Landover, MD; 2:45PM: Find Tickets
