The way I understand it, "fixture" is the British term for what we Americans might call a matchup. A fixture is one instance of a certain team (side) playing against another named team (side), for instance, Liverpool and Chelsea. Every time Liverpool and Chelsea play against each other, it is that fixture.
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The way I understand it, "fixture" is the British term for what we Americans might call a matchup. A fixture is one instance of a certain team (side) playing against another named team (side), for instance, Liverpool and Chelsea. Every time Liverpool and Chelsea play against each other, it is that fixture. These matchups are laid out at the beginning of the season, and they are often presented