Premier League fixtures 2020/21 Announced (SEE)

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The new Premier League season will start on Saturday September 12

Premier League announces full fixture list for 2020/21 season; City, United afforded delayed kick-off due to European involvement, Wolves and Chelsea don’t begin until September 14.

The new Premier League season will start on Saturday September 12.

Liverpool host Leeds on opening weekend, Manchester City and Manchester United given late start

Premier League champions Liverpool will face newly-promoted Leeds United on the opening weekend of the 2020/21 season but both Manchester City and Manchester United will sit out the first round of fixtures.

Leeds, who just got promoted back to the Premier League, travel to Anfield on Saturday September 12, while fellow Premier League new boys Fulham host Arsenal in an opening weekend London derby and West Brom take on Leicester City at the Hawthorns.

However, Manchester City v Aston Villa and Burnley v Manchester United have been postponed to allow City and United extra time to recover from their recent European campaigns, which finished last weekend, just four weeks before the 2020/21 Premier League season begins.

Instead, Manchester City’s first game will be at Wolves on September 19, while Manchester United play Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on that same weekend.

Manchester United and Manchester City have had their opening weekend fixtures postponed to allow them extra time to recover from their European campaigns

There are also delays for Chelsea, who travel to Brighton, and Wolves, who begin with a trip to Sheffield United, because of their European involvement, which ended around a week earlier than the Manchester clubs. Those fixtures will take place on Monday September 14.

Elsewhere on the opening weekend, Crystal Palace take on Southampton at Selhurst Park, Tottenham host Everton and West Ham face Newcastle at the London Stadium.

Premier League 2020/21 – opening weekend fixtures

  • C. Palace v Southampton – Sept 12
  • Fulham v Arsenal – Sept 12
  • Liverpool v Leeds – Sept 12
  • Tottenham v Everton – Sept 12
  • West Brom v Leicester City – Sept 12
  • West Ham v Newcastle – Sept 12
  • Brighton v Chelsea – Sept 14
  • Sheff Utd v Wolves – Sept 14
  • Burnley v Man Utd – Postponed
  • Man City v Aston Villa – Postponed

 

See Full 2020/21 premier league fixtures HERE

 

Info Courtesy of SkySports

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