Fixtures for 2015/2016 EPL season released
Chelsea will begin their English Premier League title defence with a home game against Swansea on the weekend of 8-9 August.
This is courtesy of the draft fixtures released by the country’s Football Association on Wednesday morning.
In other matches on the opening weekend, Manchester City, who finished eight points adrift of the Blues, travel to West Brom while Manchester United face Tottenham at Old Trafford, Arsenal host West Ham, Liverpool go to Stoke, Newcastle play Southampton and Leicester welcome Sunderland.
Promoted trio Bournemouth, Watford and Norwich face Aston Villa, Everton and Crystal Palace respectively.
The top-flight season starts a week earlier than last season – on the same weekend as the Football League and will end on the 15th of May, so as to pave way for preps towards the 2016 European Championship which starts on 10 June.
Opening week fixtures:
Bournemouth vs Aston Villa
Arsenal vs West Ham
Chelsea vs Swansea City
Everton vs Watford
Leicester City vs Sunderland
Man United vs Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United vs Southampton
Norwich City vs Crystal Palace
Stoke City vs Liverpool
West Brom vs Man City