[Mhiz Rebecca]

It may still be two months away, but the fixtures for the
opening day of the new Premier League season are
already out for you to feast your eyes upon.
With no meaningful international tournament to keep us
occupied this summer, today’s release of the 2017/18
fixture list provides relief to football fans everywhere as
they eagerly wait for the club season to get going again.
This year’s edition has thrown up some interesting ties
for the first day of the season, which will be played on
the 12th of August.
Champions Chelsea start with a home game against
Burnley, while other fixtures to look out for are Arsenal
hosting Leicester City, Manchester United taking on West
Ham and Tottenham travelling to Newcastle.
Here are the first games of next season in full:
Opening day fixtures 12 August
15:00 Arsenal v Leicester City
15:00 Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester City
15:00 Chelsea v Burnley
15:00 Crystal Palace v Huddersfield Town
15:00 Everton v Stoke City
15:00 Manchester United v West Ham United
15:00 Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur
15:00 Southampton v Swansea City
15:00 Watford v Liverpool
15:00 West Bromwich Albion v Bournemouth
All fixtures are subject to change due to TV rescheduling
and working around European matches when the
Champions League and Europa League get started