2019-20 Premier League fixtures released: Manchester United paired in first big game of the season

The 2019-20 Premier League fixtures has been announced on Thursday and Manchester United start their Premier League season against Chelsea following the full release of the fixture list for the 2019-20 season..

 

Manchester City will start their title defence at West Ham. The venue proved to be productive for Pep Guardiola’s team since 2017 as City, who have won successive Premier League titles, have picked up three points in east London in the last three seasons – scoring four goals on each occasion.

The champions follow their August 10 lunchtime trip to the London Stadium with a home match against Tottenham. Games against Bournemouth, Brighton, Norwich and Watford follow.

Liverpool, pipped by a point to the title by City, get next season up and running on Friday, August 9 at home to newly-promoted Norwich. Clashes against Southampton, Arsenal, Burnley, Newcastle and Chelsea round out their first six fixtures.

Last season’s top two meet at Anfield on November 9, subject to TV confirmation, with the return at the Etihad scheduled for April 4.

The run-in would also appear to favour City, who do not face any teams who finished in the top half last season in their final six matches, following that visit of Liverpool. In contrast, Jurgen Klopp’s side have a home game against Chelsea sandwiched between trips to Arsenal and Newcastle.

Manchester United, who finished sixth last time around, have an eye-catching opener, at home to Chelsea on Sunday, August 11. Whether Maurizio Sarri is still in charge of the visitors remains to be seen, with the 60-year-old Italian linked with the vacant managerial role at Juventus.

Arsenal start at Newcastle, also on the Sunday, with the other opening day fixtures taking place on the Saturday.

The evening match sees Aston Villa, who secured a top-flight return with victory over Derby in the Championship play-off final, face a tough opener at Spurs – who finished fourth last season.

The other newly-promoted team, Sheffield United, start at Bournemouth – meaning the Cherries’ Wales international winger David Brooks could line up against the team he left last July.

There is a sense of deja vu as Watford host Brighton in a repeat of last season’s opening match, while Turf Moor opponents Burnley and Southampton faced each other at St Mary’s first time around in 2018-19.
Elsewhere, Crystal Palace are at home to Everton and there is a Midlands derby with Wolves travelling to Leicester.

Key fixtures
Aug. 11: Manchester United vs. Chelsea Aug. 17: Manchester City vs. Tottenham Aug. 24: Liverpool vs. Arsenal Aug. 31: Arsenal vs. Tottenham
Sept. 28: Manchester United vs. Arsenal
Oct. 19: Manchester United vs. Liverpool 
Nov. 9: Liverpool vs. Manchester City Nov. 23: Manchester City vs. Chelsea

Dec. 4: Liverpool vs. Everton
Dec. 7: Manchester City vs. Manchester United Dec. 14: Arsenal vs. Manchester City Dec. 28: Arsenal vs. Chelsea
Jan. 1: Arsenal vs. Manchester United Jan 18: Liverpool vs. Manchester United Jan 22: Chelsea vs. Arsenal
Feb. 1: Tottenham vs. Manchester City Feb. 8: Chelsea vs. Manchester United Feb. 29: Manchester City vs. Arsenal
Mar. 7: Manchester United vs. Manchester City Mar 14: Everton vs. Liverpool Mar. 21: Chelsea vs. Manchester City
April 4: Manchester City vs. Liverpool April 25: Tottenham vs. Arsenal
May 2: Arsenal vs. Liverpool May 9: Liverpool vs. Chelsea

Fixtures are provisional and subject to change following television scheduling.