The scheduling of Premier League fixtures is a complex process that starts annually, incorporating aspects such as EFL fixtures, international commitments, and clubs' requests. The partnership with Atos helps to streamline this process, ensuring a fair distribution of home and away games. Specific considerations include police coordination to avoid staffing issues with teams located near each other. The scheduling computer adheres to principles regarding match splits to maintain balance, ensuring teams do not have prolonged streaks of home or away games, facilitating an organized and fair league structure.
The Premier League scheduling process begins at the start of the calendar year, coordinating with various stakeholders to create the fixture list for each season.
The computer aims to maintain balance in match schedules, ensuring that teams do not face consecutive home or away games and include proper distribution of fixtures.
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