English Premier League: Opening fixtures
 
Champions Manchester City kick off their campaign against West Ham as Premier League action returns. Eight clashes between the “Big Six” teams feature in the first 10 matchdays


MATCH SCHEDULE	MATCHDAY 	“BIG SIX” CLASH

01 Aug 5-7 
Crystal Palace	- Arsenal
Fulham 		- Liverpool
Bournemouth	- Aston Villa
Leeds Utd 	- Wolves
Newcastle Utd 	- Notts. Forest
Tottenham 	- Southampton
Everton 	- Chelsea
Leicester City 	- Brentford
Manchester Utd 	- Brighton
West Ham Utd	- Manchester City

02 Aug 13-15 
Aston Villa 	- Everton
Arsenal		- Leicester City
Brighton 	- Newcastle Utd
Manchester City - Bournemouth
Southampton 	- Leeds Utd
Wolves		- Fulham
Brentford 	- Manchester Utd
Notts. Forest 	- West Ham Utd
Chelsea 	- Tottenham
Liverpool	- Crystal Palace

03 Aug 20-22 
Tottenham	- Wolves
Crystal Palace 	- Aston Villa
Everton		- Notts. Forest
Fulham 		- Brentford
Leicester City 	- Southampton
Bournemouth 	- Arsenal
Leeds Utd 	- Chelsea
West Ham Utd 	- Brighton
Newcastle Utd 	- Manchester City
Manchester Utd	- Liverpool

04 Aug 27-28 
Southampton 	- Manchester Utd
Brentford 	- Everton
Brighton	- Leeds Utd
Chelsea 	- Leicester City
Liverpool 	- Bournemouth
Manchester City - Crystal Palace
Arsenal		- Fulham
Aston Villa 	- West Ham Utd
Wolves 		- Newcastle Utd
Notts. Forest	- Tottenham

05 Aug 30-Sep 1
Crystal Palace 	- Brentford
Fulham 		- Brighton
Southampton 	- Chelsea
Leeds Utd 	- Everton
Arsenal 	- Aston Villa
Bournemouth 	- Wolves
Manchester City - Notts. Forest
West Ham Utd 	- Tottenham
Liverpool 	- Newcastle Utd
Leicester City	- Manchester Utd

06 Sep 3-4
Everton 	- Liverpool
Brentford 	- Leeds Utd
Newcastle Utd 	- Crystal Palace
Notts. Forest 	- Bournemouth
Tottenham 	- Fulham
Wolves		- Southampton
Aston Villa 	- Manchester City
Brighton 	- Leicester City
Chelsea 	- West Ham Utd
Manchester Utd 	- Arsenal

07 Sep 10-12 
Fulham  	- Chelsea
Bournemouth  	- Brighton
Leicester City  - Aston Villa
Liverpool  	- Wolves
Southampton  	- Brentford
Manchester City - Tottenham
Arsenal 	- Everton
West Ham Utd 	- Newcastle Utd
Crystal Palace 	- Manchester Utd
Leeds Utd 	- Notts. Forest

08 Sep 16-18 
Aston Villa	- Southampton
Notts. Forest 	- Fulham
Wolves 		- Manchester City
Brighton 	- Crystal Palace
Everton 	- West Ham Utd
Newcastle Utd 	- Bournemouth
Tottenham 	- Leicester City
Brentford 	- Arsenal
Manchester Utd 	- Leeds Utd
Chelsea		- Liverpool

09 Oct 1 
Arsenal 	- Tottenham
Bournemouth 	- Brentford
Crystal Palace 	- Chelsea
Fulham		- Newcastle Utd
Leeds Utd 	- Aston Villa
Leicester City 	- Notts. Forest
Liverpool 	- Brighton
Manchester City - Manchester Utd
Southampton 	- Everton
West Ham Utd	- Wolves

10 Oct 8 
Arsenal		- Liverpool
Bournemouth 	- Leicester City
Brighton	- Tottenham
Chelsea		- Wolves
Crystal Palace 	- Leeds Utd
Everton 	- Manchester Utd
Manchester City - Southampton
Newcastle Utd 	- Brentford
Notts. Forest 	- Aston Villa
West Ham Utd	- Fulham


Premier League trophy (right) 
Solid sterling silver with crown cast from 24-carat silver gilt and semi-precious malachite plinth base. Claimed by only seven teams since Premier League began in 1992


2021-22 table 		Goal difference Pts
1 Manchester City		73 	93
2 Liverpool 			68 	92
3 Chelsea			43 	74 
4 Tottenham 			29 	71 
5 Arsenal			13 	69
6 Manchester Utd 		0	58 
7 West Ham Utd 			9 	56 
8 Leicester City		3 	52
9 Brighton			-2 	51
10 Wolves			-5 	51 
11 Newcastle Utd		-18 	49 
12 Crystal Palace		4	48 	
13 Brentford			-8 	46 
14 Aston Villa			-2 	45 
15 Southampton			-24 	40
16 Everton			-23 	39 
17 Leeds Utd			-37 	38 
18 Burnley			-19 	35 
19 Watford			-43 	23 
20 Norwich City			-61 	22

Promoted teams 2022-23:
Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth, Fulham
  

All fixtures subject to change to fit TV schedules


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Source: Premier League
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