Leicester: new champions of England

*Hostilities begin weekend August 13-15

The fixtures for the English Premier League new season have been released.

While defending champions Leicester City will begin their title defence with a trip to newly-promoted Hull City,  Jose Mourinho’s first league match in charge of Manchester United will be at Bournemouth.

Pep Guardiola’s first taste of the English top-flight with Manchester City will come at home to Sunderland, while Antonio Conte’s Chelsea career begins at home to West Ham United.

Arsenal’s home match with Liverpool is another intriguing contest on the opening weekend – which will be played between August 13 and 15 – as the season’s schedule is revealed.

Mourinho takes United back to his former club Chelsea on October 22, while his first taste of a Manchester derby against old foe Guardiola will come on September 10 at Old Trafford.

United visit Anfield on October 15 and round off their season with a home fixture against Crystal Palace on May 21.

Guardiola’s City face Sunderland, then Stoke City away and West Ham at home in the opening weeks before the trip across town to United.

They host United on February 25 and conclude their season with a visit to Watford on May 21.

Champions Leicester will hope to hit the ground running and follow up their opening weekend trip to Hull with home matches against Arsenal on August 20 and Swansea on August 27.

They visit Manchester City on the penultimate weekend before finishing off at home to Bournemouth.

Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool face a challenging start, with their first five fixtures including clashes with Arsenal, Tottenham, Leicester and Chelsea.

The Opening weekend fixtures in August 13-15

Arsenal v Liverpool

Bournemouth v Manchester United

Burnley v Swansea City

Chelsea v West Ham United

Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur

Hull City v Leicester City

Manchester City v Sunderland

Middlesbrough v Stoke City

Southampton v Watford

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