Ben Guest
It may be the start of the World Cup today, but its also the start of the 2018/19 Premier League season with the announcement of this year’s fixtures.
While every team has to play each other twice, it’s an exciting day in the football calendar as fans from all clubs can start making plans for the season ahead.
Opening day fixtures
Arsenal v Man City
Bournemouth v Cardiff
Fulham v Palace
Huddersfield v Chelsea
Liverpool v West Ham
Man Utd v Leicester
Newcastle v Tottenham
Southampton v Burnley
Watford v Brighton
Wolves v Everton
Final day fixtures
Brighton v Manchester City
Burnley v Arsenal
Crystal Palace v Bournemouth
Fulham v Newcastle United
Leicester City v Chelsea
Liverpool v Wolves
Manchester United v Cardiff City
Southampton v Huddersfield Town
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton
Watford v West Ham United
Top six first three fixtures
Man City: Arsenal (a), Huddersfield (h), Wolves (a)
Man Utd: Leicester (h), Brighton (a), Tottenham (h)
Tottenham: Newcastle (a), Fulham (h), Man Utd (a)
Liverpool: West Ham (h), Palace (a), Brighton (h)
Chelsea: Huddersfield (a), Arsenal (h), Newcastle (a)
Arsenal: Man City (h), Chelsea (a), West Ham (h)
New boys first three
Wolves: Everton (h), Leicester (a), Man City (h)
Cardiff: Bournemouth (a), Newcastle (h), Huddersfield (a)
Fulham: Palace (h), Tottenham (a), Burnley (h)
Selected others
Arsenal v Man City – Aug 11
Chelsea v Arsenal – Aug 18
Chelsea v Liverpool – Sept 29
Liverpool v Man City – Oct 6
Chelsea v Man Utd – Oct 20
Arsenal v Liverpool – Nov 3
Man City v Man Utd – Nov 10
Tottenham v Chelsea – Nov 24
Liverpool v Everton – Dec 1
Arsenal v Tottenham – Dec 1
Man Utd v Arsenal – Dec 4
Chelsea v Man City – Dec 8
Liverpool v Man Utd – Dec 15
Liverpool v Arsenal – Dec 29
Man City v Liverpool – Jan 1
Arsenal v Chelsea – Jan 19
Man City v Arsenal – Feb 2
Man City v Chelsea – Feb 9
Man Utd v Liverpool – Feb 23
Chelsea v Tottenham – Feb 27
Everton v Liverpool – Mar 1
Tottenham v Arsenal – Mar 2
Arsenal v Man Utd – Mar 9
Man Utd v Man City – Mar 16
Liverpool v Chelsea – Apr 13
Man Utd v Chelsea – Apr 27