Ange Postecoglou faces a mixed start to Premier League life as the Tottenham Hotspur head coach but a nightmare end to the season.
The 2023/24 season’s Premier League fixtures were revealed on Thursday morning to give the Australian the blueprint from which to plan the campaign ahead, one which will not contain European football for the first time in 14 years for the north London outfit.
Postecoglou now knows that his first competitive match as Tottenham head coach will be a trip to Brentford on Sunday August 13 with a 2pm kick-off.
The 57-year-old’s first Premier League game in the dugout of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a big one with the visit of Manchester United on what is currently set as Saturday August 19. That is currently scheduled as a 3pm kick-off but all fixtures, other than the first and last matches of the season, are subject to change as broadcasters decide their picks.
Spurs then have successive away trips first down and then up the country with Bournemouth and Burnley currently set for August 26 and September 2. They make it a double bill of matches against promoted teams by following up the game against the Clarets with a second home game of the season against Sheffield United on September 16.
Then comes the first North London Derby of the Postecoglou era era as Tottenham embark on the short trip to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal on September 23, followed quickly by a tough third home game against Liverpool. The journey to the third promoted side, Luton Town, comes on October 7.