CHELSEA will open the defense of its English Premier League title at home to Burnley when the season kicks off on the weekend of August 12-13.
The full list of fixtures was released yesterday with Antonio Conte’s side also slated for a follow-up game at Tottenham Hotspur http://www.redsoxbaseballproshop.com/red-sox-rusney-castillo-jersey/ , which will play all its home fixtures at Wembley while White Hart Lane is being redeveloped.
Manchester City travels to newly promoted Brighton and Hove Albion on the opening weekend, while Manchester United plays West Ham United at Old Trafford. Liverpool takes on Watford, under the new management of Marco Silva, at Vicarage Road http://www.redsoxbaseballproshop.com/red-sox-roger-clemens-jersey/ , while Spurs travel to Championship (second tier) champion Newcastle United.
The other EPL newcomer Huddersfield Town will play its first top-flight game in 45 years at Crystal Palace as Arsenal opens at home to Leicester City .
The first weekend’s fixtures are completed by Swansea City’s visit to Southampton and Bournemouth’s trip to West Bromwich Albion.
United’s first meeting with Liverpool, always one of the highlights of the season, will be at Anfield on October 14. The first Manchester derby will be at Old Trafford on December 9, the same weekend as the Merseyside derby at Anfield.
Huddersfield boss David Wagner will have a first competitive reunion with mentor Juergen Klopp at Anfield on October 28.
West Ham faces playing its first three games away from its home at the London Stadium — the centerpiece of the 2012 Olympics — because the venue will be hosting the August 4-13 world athletics championship.
West Ham’s first home game is scheduled for August 19 against Southampton