The 2022/23 fixtures, published on Thursday, give new
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag an opening test at Old Trafford against
Brighton, who hammered United 4-0 last month.
Nottingham Forest’s first match in the top flight for 23
years will be at Newcastle.
Pep Guardiola’s City will start their bid for a fifth title
in six seasons at the London Stadium on Sunday, August 7, after all their
rivals have begun their campaigns.
Frank Lampard, whose Everton side narrowly escaped
relegation, comes up against his former employers Chelsea on the previous
evening.
For the second season running Arsenal have the honour of
kicking-off the new campaign with a short trip to Crystal Palace on Friday,
August 5.
Liverpool and City renew their rivalry at Anfield in mid-October,
after a midweek Champions League tie, with the return fixture scheduled for the
start of April.
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp is unlikely to be impressed with
their fixture allocation in conjunction with their European commitments.
Their three away matches following Champions League group
games are against Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham.
The traditional “Big Six” have been kept apart on the final
weekend before the mid-season break for the World Cup in Qatar, the weekend of
November 12/13.
Following the resumption of the campaign on December 26,
Leeds host City and United welcome Forest.
City head to Brentford on the final day of the season, with
Liverpool away at Southampton.
Fixtures
Friday, August 5
Crystal Palace v Arsenal (1900 GMT)
Saturday, August 6 (1400 GMT unless stated)
Fulham v Liverpool (1130), Bournemouth v Aston Villa, Leeds
v Wolves, Leicester v Brentford, Newcastle v Nottingham Forest, Tottenham v
Southampton, Everton v Chelsea (1630)
Sunday, August 7
Manchester United v Brighton (1300), West Ham v Manchester
City (1530)
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