The organisers of the English Premier League on Thursday unveiled the opening weekend fixture for the 2020/21 season.
In the schedule, Champions Liverpool will face Championship winners Leeds United in the weekend’s standout game.
Championship play-off winners Fulham will host Arsenal, while West Bromwich Albion, the third promoted side, plays at home to Leicester City.
The opening round of fixtures will take place on the weekend of September 12.
However, the match between Manchester City and Aston Villa and Burnley versus Manchester United will be rearranged.
Those two games will not be played on the opening weekend to give City and United 30 days since their defeats in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and the semi-finals of the Europa League respectively.
Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers’ opening matches are both scheduled for Monday, September 14 after their slightly earlier European exits.
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Chelsea plays at Brighton, while Wolves goes to Sheffield United.
The other opening weekend fixtures are Crystal Palace versus Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur versus Everton and West Ham United versus Newcastle United.
The matches will be played behind closed doors amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The full fixtures are expected to be announced on Friday.
The pairings:
Crystal Palace v Southampton
Fulham v Arsenal
Liverpool v Leeds United
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton
West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City
West Ham United v Newcastle United
Brighton v Chelsea (September 14)
Sheffield United v Wolves (September 14)
Burnley v Manchester United (later date)
Manchester City v Aston Villa (later date)
