Manchester City begin quest for fifth straight Premier League title at Chelsea
DRIVE FOR FIVE: Manchester City’s bid for a fifth straight Premier League title will begin away to Chelsea (Martin Rickett/PA)
Manchester City will begin their pursuit of an unprecedented fifth consecutive Premier League title away to Chelsea on the opening weekend of the new season.
The match on Sunday, August 18 will pit Pep Guardiola against his former assistant Enzo Maresca, who was appointed Chelsea boss this summer after guiding Leicester to promotion last term.
FA Cup winners Manchester United will host the opening game of the campaign when Fulham visit Old Trafford on Friday, August 16.
Newly-promoted Ipswich, back in the Premier League for the first time in 22 years, welcome Liverpool for the 1230 kick-off under their new manager Arne Slot a day later, when Championship play-off winners Southampton travel to Newcastle.
Leicester, back in the top flight after one season in the Championship and yet to name Maresca’s successor, will host Tottenham on the Monday night.
Fabian Hurzeler’s Brighton reign will begin away to Everton on the Saturday, when new West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui will welcome Aston Villa.
The other opening weekend fixtures will see Arsenal host Wolves and Bournemouth head to Nottingham Forest on the Saturday, while Brentford face Crystal Palace on the Sunday.
The final day fixtures on May 18 see Arsenal host Newcastle and Manchester United head to Chelsea. Manchester City host Bournemouth and Liverpool are away to Brighton.
The opening weekend is the only one so far for which games have been selected for television, with all other fixtures subject to change.
Manchester United are due to host traditional rivals Liverpool just two weeks into the new season on August 31, with the reverse fixture on January 4. The third round of the FA Cup takes place the following weekend, and there is no winter break this season.
The first Manchester derby of the campaign will be at the Etihad Stadium and is listed for December 14, although it will move to Sunday, December 15 once United’s Europa League fixtures are confirmed. City are due to head to Old Trafford on April 5.
Arsenal face an early fixture crunch. The Gunners will be away to rivals Tottenham on September 14, immediately after the first international break of the season, and a week later Mikel Arteta’s men will head north to face City.
Those fixtures come either side of the first round of Champions League group stage games.
The second north London derby at the Emirates Stadium is scheduled for January 14, while Arsenal are due to host City on February 1.
The last Merseyside derby to be played at Goodison Park before Everton’s move to their new home at Bramley Moore Dock is due to be played on December 7, with the reverse fixture at Anfield a midweek match on April 2.
Villa are set to host local rivals Wolves on September 21, the weekend after their opening Champions League fixture.
Tottenham will be in Europa League action on either September 25 or 26, and then face a trip to Old Trafford to face United that weekend.
Weekend and Bank Holiday matches are at 3pm and midweek matches are at 7.45pm unless otherwise stated.
20:00 Man Utd v Fulham.
12:30 Ipswich Town v Liverpool;
Arsenal v Wolves;
Everton v Brighton;
Newcastle United v Southampton;
Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth;
17:30 West Ham v Aston Villa.
14:00 Brentford v Crystal Palace;
16:30 Chelsea v Man City.
20:00 Leicester City v Spurs.
AFC Bournemouth v Newcastle United;
Aston Villa v Arsenal;
Brighton v Man Utd;
Crystal Palace v West Ham;
Fulham v Leicester City;
Liverpool v Brentford;
Man City v Ipswich Town;
Southampton v Nottingham Forest;
Spurs v Everton;
Wolves v Chelsea.
Arsenal v Brighton;
Brentford v Southampton;
Chelsea v Crystal Palace;
Everton v AFC Bournemouth;
Ipswich Town v Fulham;
Leicester City v Aston Villa;
Man Utd v Liverpool;
Newcastle United v Spurs;
Nottingham Forest v Wolves;
West Ham v Man City.
AFC Bournemouth v Chelsea;
Aston Villa v Everton;
Brighton v Ipswich Town;
Crystal Palace v Leicester City;
Fulham v West Ham;
Liverpool v Nottingham Forest;
Man City v Brentford;
Southampton v Man Utd;
Spurs v Arsenal;
Wolves v Newcastle United.
Aston Villa v Wolves;
Brighton v Nottingham Forest;
Crystal Palace v Man Utd;
Fulham v Newcastle United;
Leicester City v Everton;
Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth;
Man City v Arsenal;
Southampton v Ipswich Town;
Spurs v Brentford;
West Ham v Chelsea.
AFC Bournemouth v Southampton;
Arsenal v Leicester City;
Brentford v West Ham;
Chelsea v Brighton;
Everton v Crystal Palace;
Ipswich Town v Aston Villa;
Man Utd v Spurs;
Newcastle United v Man City;
Nottingham Forest v Fulham;
Wolves v Liverpool.
Arsenal v Southampton;
Aston Villa v Man Utd;
Brentford v Wolves;
Brighton v Spurs;
Chelsea v Nottingham Forest;
Crystal Palace v Liverpool;
Everton v Newcastle United;
Leicester City v AFC Bournemouth;
Man City v Fulham;
West Ham v Ipswich Town.
AFC Bournemouth v Arsenal;
Fulham v Aston Villa;
Ipswich Town v Everton;
Liverpool v Chelsea;
Man Utd v Brentford;
Newcastle United v Brighton;
Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace;
Southampton v Leicester City;
Spurs v West Ham;
Wolves v Man City.
Arsenal v Liverpool;
Aston Villa v AFC Bournemouth;
Brentford v Ipswich Town;
Brighton v Wolves;
Chelsea v Newcastle United;
Crystal Palace v Spurs;
Everton v Fulham;
Leicester City v Nottingham Forest;
Man City v Southampton;
West Ham v Man Utd.
AFC Bournemouth v Man City;
Fulham v Brentford;
Ipswich Town v Leicester City;
Liverpool v Brighton;
Man Utd v Chelsea;
Newcastle United v Arsenal;
Nottingham Forest v West Ham;
Southampton v Everton;
Spurs v Aston Villa;
Wolves v Crystal Palace.
Brentford v AFC Bournemouth;
Brighton v Man City;
Chelsea v Arsenal;
Crystal Palace v Fulham;
Liverpool v Aston Villa;
Man Utd v Leicester City;
Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United;
Spurs v Ipswich Town;
West Ham v Everton;
Wolves v Southampton.
AFC Bournemouth v Brighton;
Arsenal v Nottingham Forest;
Aston Villa v Crystal Palace;
Everton v Brentford;
Fulham v Wolves;
Ipswich Town v Man Utd;
Leicester City v Chelsea;
Man City v Spurs;
Newcastle United v West Ham;
Southampton v Liverpool.
Brentford v Leicester City;
Brighton v Southampton;
Chelsea v Aston Villa;
Crystal Palace v Newcastle United;
Liverpool v Man City;
Man Utd v Everton;
Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town;
Spurs v Fulham;
West Ham v Arsenal;
Wolves v AFC Bournemouth.
AFC Bournemouth v Spurs;
Arsenal v Man Utd;
Aston Villa v Brentford;
Everton v Wolves;
Fulham v Brighton;
Ipswich Town v Crystal Palace;
Leicester City v West Ham.
Man City v Nottingham Forest;
Newcastle United v Liverpool;
Southampton v Chelsea.
Aston Villa v Southampton;
Brentford v Newcastle United;
Crystal Palace v Man City;
Everton v Liverpool;
Fulham v Arsenal;
Ipswich Town v AFC Bournemouth;
Leicester City v Brighton;
Man Utd v Nottingham Forest;
Spurs v Chelsea;
West Ham v Wolves.
AFC Bournemouth v West Ham;
Arsenal v Everton;
Brighton v Crystal Palace;
Chelsea v Brentford;
Liverpool v Fulham;
Man City v Man Utd;
Newcastle United v Leicester City;
Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa;
Southampton v Spurs;
Wolves v Ipswich Town.
Aston Villa v Man City;
Brentford v Nottingham Forest;
Crystal Palace v Arsenal;
Everton v Chelsea;
Fulham v Southampton;
Ipswich Town v Newcastle United;
Leicester City v Wolves;
Man Utd v AFC Bournemouth;
Spurs v Liverpool;
West Ham v Brighton.
AFC Bournemouth v Crystal Palace;
Arsenal v Ipswich Town;
Brighton v Brentford;
Chelsea v Fulham;
Liverpool v Leicester City;
Man City v Everton;
Newcastle United v Aston Villa;
Nottingham Forest v Spurs;
Southampton v West Ham;
Wolves v Man Utd.
Aston Villa v Brighton;
Brentford v Arsenal;
Crystal Palace v Southampton;
Everton v Nottingham Forest;
Fulham v AFC Bournemouth;
Ipswich Town v Chelsea;
Leicester City v Man City;
Man Utd v Newcastle United;
Spurs v Wolves;
West Ham v Liverpool.
AFC Bournemouth v Everton;
Aston Villa v Leicester City;
Brighton v Arsenal;
Crystal Palace v Chelsea;
Fulham v Ipswich Town;
Liverpool v Man Utd;
Man City v West Ham;
Southampton v Brentford;
Spurs v Newcastle United;
Wolves v Nottingham Forest.
Arsenal v Spurs;
Brentford v Man City;
Everton v Aston Villa;
Ipswich Town v Brighton;
Leicester City v Crystal Palace;
Nottingham Forest v Liverpool;
West Ham v Fulham.
Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth;
Newcastle United v Wolves;
20:00 Man Utd v Southampton.
Arsenal v Aston Villa;
Brentford v Liverpool;
Chelsea v Wolves;
Everton v Spurs;
Ipswich Town v Man City;
Leicester City v Fulham;
Man Utd v Brighton;
Newcastle United v AFC Bournemouth;
Nottingham Forest v Southampton;
West Ham v Crystal Palace.
AFC Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest;
Aston Villa v West Ham;
Brighton v Everton;
Crystal Palace v Brentford;
Fulham v Man Utd;
Liverpool v Ipswich Town;
Man City v Chelsea;
Southampton v Newcastle United;
Spurs v Leicester City;
Wolves v Arsenal.
AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool;
Arsenal v Man City;
Brentford v Spurs;
Chelsea v West Ham;
Everton v Leicester City;
Ipswich Town v Southampton;
Man Utd v Crystal Palace;
Newcastle United v Fulham;
Nottingham Forest v Brighton;
Wolves v Aston Villa.
Aston Villa v Ipswich Town;
Brighton v Chelsea;
Crystal Palace v Everton;
Fulham v Nottingham Forest;
Leicester City v Arsenal;
Liverpool v Wolves;
Man City v Newcastle United;
Southampton v AFC Bournemouth;
Spurs v Man Utd;
West Ham v Brentford.
AFC Bournemouth v Wolves;
Arsenal v West Ham;
Aston Villa v Chelsea;
Everton v Man Utd;
Fulham v Crystal Palace;
Ipswich Town v Spurs;
Leicester City v Brentford;
Man City v Liverpool;
Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest;
Southampton v Brighton.
Brentford v Everton;
Brighton v AFC Bournemouth;
Nottingham Forest v Arsenal;
Spurs v Man City;
West Ham v Leicester City;
Wolves v Fulham;
20:00 Crystal Palace v Aston Villa.
Chelsea v Southampton;
20:00 Liverpool v Newcastle United;
20:00 Man Utd v Ipswich Town.
Brentford v Aston Villa;
Brighton v Fulham;
Chelsea v Leicester City;
Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town;
Liverpool v Southampton;
Man Utd v Arsenal;
Nottingham Forest v Man City;
Spurs v AFC Bournemouth;
West Ham v Newcastle United;
Wolves v Everton.
AFC Bournemouth v Brentford;
Arsenal v Chelsea;
Aston Villa v Liverpool;
Everton v West Ham;
Fulham v Spurs;
Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest;
Leicester City v Man Utd;
Man City v Brighton;
Newcastle United v Crystal Palace;
Southampton v Wolves.
AFC Bournemouth v Ipswich Town;
Arsenal v Fulham;
Brighton v Aston Villa;
Nottingham Forest v Man Utd;
Wolves v West Ham.
Chelsea v Spurs;
Man City v Leicester City;
Newcastle United v Brentford;
Southampton v Crystal Palace;
20:00 Liverpool v Everton.
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest;
Brentford v Chelsea;
Crystal Palace v Brighton;
Everton v Arsenal;
Fulham v Liverpool;
Ipswich Town v Wolves;
Leicester City v Newcastle United;
Man Utd v Man City;
Spurs v Southampton;
West Ham v AFC Bournemouth.
AFC Bournemouth v Fulham;
Arsenal v Brentford;
Brighton v Leicester City;
Chelsea v Ipswich Town;
Liverpool v West Ham;
Man City v Crystal Palace;
Newcastle United v Man Utd;
Nottingham Forest v Everton;
Southampton v Aston Villa;
Wolves v Spurs.
Aston Villa v Newcastle United;
Brentford v Brighton;
Crystal Palace v AFC Bournemouth;
Everton v Man City;
Fulham v Chelsea;
Ipswich Town v Arsenal;
Leicester City v Liverpool;
Man Utd v Wolves;
Spurs v Nottingham Forest;
West Ham v Southampton.
AFC Bournemouth v Man Utd;
Arsenal v Crystal Palace;
Brighton v West Ham;
Chelsea v Everton;
Liverpool v Spurs;
Man City v Aston Villa;
Newcastle United v Ipswich Town;
Nottingham Forest v Brentford;
Southampton v Fulham;
Wolves v Leicester City.
Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth;
Aston Villa v Fulham;
Brentford v Man Utd;
Brighton v Newcastle United;
Chelsea v Liverpool;
Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest;
Everton v Ipswich Town;
Leicester City v Southampton;
Man City v Wolves;
West Ham v Spurs.
AFC Bournemouth v Aston Villa;
Fulham v Everton;
Ipswich Town v Brentford;
Liverpool v Arsenal;
Man Utd v West Ham;
Newcastle United v Chelsea;
Nottingham Forest v Leicester City;
Southampton v Man City;
Spurs v Crystal Palace;
Wolves v Brighton.
Arsenal v Newcastle United;
Aston Villa v Spurs;
Brentford v Fulham;
Brighton v Liverpool;
Chelsea v Man Utd;
Crystal Palace v Wolves;
Everton v Southampton;
Leicester City v Ipswich Town;
Man City v AFC Bournemouth;
West Ham v Nottingham Forest.
16:00 AFC Bournemouth v Leicester City;
16:00 Fulham v Man City;
16:00 Ipswich Town v West Ham;
16:00 Liverpool v Crystal Palace;
16:00 Man Utd v Aston Villa;
16:00 Newcastle United v Everton;
16:00 Nottingham Forest v Chelsea;
16:00 Southampton v Arsenal;
16:00 Spurs v Brighton;
16:00 Wolves v Brentford
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