USA Gets Set For Premier League-Mania As Half Of England’s Top Flight Jets Off For Pre-Season To The Land Of Opportunity

First it was the hysteria surrounding the Beatles, now Premier League soccer clubs are about to take the USA by storm.

The English invasion of up to ten Premier League clubs – half of the country’s top-flight teams – will give U.S. fans a chance to see their heroes up close.

Throughout July and August, England’s biggest and most famous clubs will descend on to the Land of the Free.

Supporters can expect to see their favorite stars from Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City in action.

Furthermore, here at SportsCasting.com, we took a deeper look into all 20 English Premier League clubs and determined who has to cover the most miles during the 2024 pre-season period.

However, we excluded the Newcastle and Tottenham friendly in Melbourne at the end of the 2023/24 season. Owing to the fact it isn’t technically part of the 2024 summer pre-season period.

Key Data Takeaways

• Global giants Manchester United set to cover the most miles in pre-season
• Premier League trio Brighton, Bournemouth and Wolves go further than Manchester City
• Everton travel the least out of the league’s 20 outfits
• A total of ten teams will tour the United States ahead of the new season
• Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham will also be stateside this summer

2024 Pre-Season: Miles Covered By Premier League Clubs

Club Number of Games Locations Total Miles Covered

Arsenal 5 Philadelphia, London and California 11,711

Aston Villa 7 Walsall, Trnava, Ohio, New Jersey, Illinois, Birmingham and Dortmund 12,269

Bournemouth 4 Bournemouth and California 10,898

Brentford 5 Borehamwood, Lisbon, Watford and London 2,864

Brighton 4 Tokyo, Brighton and London 12,102

Chelsea 6 Indiana, California, Georgia, Ohio and N. Carolina 13,260

Crystal Palace 5 Beckenham, Crawley, London, Maryland and Florida 9,040

Everton 4 Sligo, Salford, Coventry and Preston 988

Fulham 2 Algarve and Sinsheim 4,084

Ipswich 4 Villach, Heimstetten, Kufstein and Ipswich 3,554

Leicester 3 Shrewsbury, Kempten and Lens 2,288

Liverpool 4 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, S. Carolina and Liverpool 8,391

Manchester City 4 North Carolina, New York, Florida and Ohio 10,035

Manchester United 5 Trondheim, Edinburgh, California and S. Carolina 14,932

Newcastle 5 Hull, Newcastle, Saitama and Tokyo 11,840

Nottingham Forest 5 Chesterfield, Murcia, West Bridgford and Piraeus 7,116

Southampton 5 Eastleigh, Oxford, London and Spain (TBC) TBC

Tottenham 6 Edinburgh, London, Tokyo and Seoul 12,992

West Ham 5 Dagenham, Florida and London 8,902

Wolves 4 Wolverhampton, Florida and Maryland 10,266

Manchester United To Cover 14,932 Miles

Unsurprisingly, the most famous team in the Premier League – Manchester United – will cover the furthest distance. The Red Devils will register 14,932 miles in total this summer.

Erik ten Hag’s side will play three games in America in total. They will face Arsenal, Liverpool and Real Betis across two U.S. states.

Furthermore, they will play Rosenborg in Trondheim, Norway as well as Rangers in Edinburgh. All five fixtures are pencilled in for July 15 to August 3.

Brighton, Bournemouth And Wolves Travel Further Than Manchester City

The 2024 pre-season will see Brighton, Bournemouth and Wolves travel further than Premier League champions Manchester City. All three sides finished mid-table in 2023/24.

Fabian Hürzeler’s team meet the Kashima Antlers and Tokyo Verdy in Japan. They will then face QPR at Loftus Road in August – clocking up a total of 12,102 miles.

Gary O’Neil’s side will cover 10,266 miles when they take on Crystal Palace and West Ham in the U.S. Whereas, City play across four eastern states and will cover 10,035 miles.

The Cherries have two fixtures to play in the U.S. They will clock up a 10,898 mile round trip in doing so when they face Arsenal and Wrexham in California.

2024 Pre-Season: Everton Cover Less Than 1,000 Miles

In what will be a historical season for Everton, the Toffees will be covering the least miles. Sean Dyche’s men’s furthest journey is to Sligo Rovers, Ireland.

They have local friendlies booked in against EFL sides Salford, Coventry and Preston. There are no home fixtures penciled in yet in what is set to be their last season at Goodison Park.

After flirting with relegation and being hit with two separate points deductions last year, Dyche and his troops will likely be happy not travelling too far in pre-season. Therefore, allowing them to focus more on the big kick-off in August.

USA Tour For Ten Premier League Teams

In July and August, the United States of America will play host to ten Premier League teams. The 2024 pre-season schedule will see Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Liverpool, both Manchester clubs, West Ham and Wolves all feature.

Todd Boehly’s Blues will play the most games in total. The west Londoners will face five teams which include Wrexham, Manchester City and Real Madrid.

Villa will play four games across three states with the Gunners, the Red Devils and Arne Slot’s side all set to play three games. Palace, Wolves and West Ham all play each other. Bournemouth will meet Arsenal and Wrexham in California.

2024 Pre-Season: EFL Side Wrexham Return To The USA

After securing back-to-back promotions, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham will continue to enhance their reputation in the USA this summer.

The Welsh side have a growing fan base in the states and they will take on Bournemouth, Chelsea and the Vancouver Whitecaps between July 19-26.

Dubbed the ‘Wrex Coast Tour’ the Dragons will meet the Premier League duo in California before travelling to Canada to play Vancouver. All in all, Wrexham will cover 11,123 miles. That is more than 13 Premier League sides.