The English Premier League has released fixtures for the 2020/2021 football season.
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.
It’s a mouth-watering start to life back in the top flight for Marcelo Bielsa’s Championship winners Leeds, with their trip 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 vs Aston Villa and Burnley vs 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.
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
| Date | Time (UK) | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday September 12 | 3pm | Liverpool vs Leeds United |
| Saturday September 12 | 3pm | Tottenham vs Everton |
| Saturday September 12 | 3pm | Crystal Palace vs Southampton |
| Saturday September 12 | 3pm | Fulham vs Arsenal |
| Saturday September 12 | 3pm | West Brom vs Leicester City |
| Saturday September 12 | 3pm | West Ham vs Newcaslte United |
| Monday September 14 | 8pm | Brighton vs Chelsea |
| Monday September 14 | 8pm | Sheffield United vs Wolves |
