English Premier League: Opening fixtures

Champions Manchester City kick off their campaign against newly promoted Burnley – managed by former City captain Vincent Kompany – as the Premier League returns

MATCH SCHEDULE      MATCHDAY   KEY CLASH*
01 Aug 11-14 
Burnley - Manchester City
Arsenal -  Notts. Forest
Bournemouth - West Ham Utd
Brighton -  Luton Town
Everton - Fulham
Sheffield Utd - Crystal Palace
Newcastle Utd -  Aston Villa
Brentford - Tottenham
Chelsea - Liverpool
Manchester Utd - Wolves

02 Aug 18-21
Notts. Forest - Sheffield Utd
Fulham - Brentford
Liverpool - Bournemouth
Wolves - Brighton
Tottenham - Manchester Utd
Manchester City - Newcastle Utd
Aston Villa - Everton
West Ham Utd - Chelsea
Crystal Palace - Arsenal

03 Aug 25-27 
Chelsea - Luton Town
Bournemouth - Tottenham
Arsenal - Fulham
Brentford - Crystal Palace
Everton - Wolves
Manchester Utd - Notts. Forest 
Brighton - West Ham Utd
Burnley -  Aston Villa
Sheffield Utd - Manchester City
Newcastle Utd - Liverpool

04 Sep 1-3 
Luton Town -  West Ham Utd
Sheffield Utd - Everton
Brentford - Bournemouth
Burnley - Tottenham
Chelsea - Notts. Forest
Manchester City - Fulham
Brighton -  Newcastle Utd
Crystal Palace - Wolves
Liverpool - Aston Villa
Arsenal - Manchester Utd

05 Sep 16-18 
Wolves - Liverpool
Aston Villa - Crystal Palace
Fulham - Luton Town
Manchester Utd - Brighton
Tottenham - Sheffield Utd
West Ham Utd - Manchester City
Everton - Arsenal 
Bournemouth - Chelsea
Newcastle Utd - Brentford
Notts. Forest - Burnley

06 Sep 23-24
Chelsea - Aston Villa
Crystal Palace - Fulham
Luton Town - Wolves
Manchester City - Notts. Forest
Brentford - Everton
Burnley - Manchester Utd
Arsenal - Tottenham
Brighton - Bournemouth
Liverpool - West Ham Utd
Sheffield Utd -  Newcastle Utd

07 Sep 30-Oct 2
Aston Villa - Brighton
Bournemouth - Arsenal
Everton - Luton Town
Manchester Utd -  Crystal Palace
Newcastle Utd - Burnley
West Ham Utd -  Sheffield Utd
Wolves - Manchester City
Tottenham - Liverpool
Notts. Forest - Brentford
Fulham - Chelsea

08 Oct 7 
Arsenal - Manchester City
Brighton - Liverpool
Burnley - Chelsea
Crystal Palace - Notts. Forest
Everton - Bournemouth
Fulham - Sheffield Utd
Luton Town - Tottenham
Manchester Utd - Brentford
West Ham Utd - Newcastle Utd
Wolves - Aston Villa

09 Oct 21 
Aston Villa -  West Ham Utd
Bournemouth - Wolves
Brentford - Burnley
Chelsea - Arsenal
Liverpool - Everton
Manchester City  Brighton
Newcastle Utd - Crystal Palace
Notts. Forest - Luton Town
Sheffield Utd - Manchester Utd
Tottenham - Fulham


10 Oct 28 
Arsenal - Sheffield Utd
Aston Villa - Luton Town
Bournemouth - Burnley
Brighton - Fulham
Chelsea - Brentford
Crystal Palace - Tottenham
Liverpool - Notts. Forest
Manchester Utd  - Manchester City
West Ham Utd - Everton
Wolves - Newcastle Utd

*Matches between 2022-23 top six teams

Manchester City, coached by Pep Guardiola (right), clinched third successive Premier League title as part of treble-winning campaign that included first Champions League triumph

2022-23 table Goal difference Pts
1 Manchester City 61 89 
2 Arsenal 45 84 
3 Manchester Utd 15 75 
4 Newcastle Utd 35 71 
5 Liverpool 28 67 
6 Brighton 19 62 
7 Aston Villa 5 61 
8 Tottenham Hotspur 7 60 
9 Brentford 12 59
10 Fulham 2 52
11 Crystal Palace -9 45
12 Chelsea -9 44
13 Wolves -27 41
14 West Ham Utd -13 40
15 Bournemouth -34 39
16 Nottingham Forest -30 38
17 Everton -23 36
18 Leicester City -17 34
19 Leeds United -30 31
20 Southampton -37 25

Promoted teams 2023-24:
Burnley, Sheffield United, Luton Town

Source: Premier League
All fixtures subject to change to fit TV schedules
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