They have Watford away before Premier League champions Leicester City come to Manchester, on September 24.
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The last game of 2016 is another home fixture for Swansea on New Years Eve.
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Koeman’s former club, Southampton, begin the campaign at home to Watford who will have new manager Walter Mazzarri in the dugout.
The Premier League, though, is a long season.
We may be watching football from France but Sunderland fans will be looking through the fixture list today for the domestic season. Liverpool could essentially end up dropping points, but should they end up with close to maximum points, the momentum could firmly swing in Liverpool’s favour for the rest of the season. However both have enjoyed better fortunes over the past two decades than West Brom (v Crystal Palace), who are the only top-flight side to have lost over half of their last 20 opening matches (11) and have won just three.
Other notable derby games put Everton and Liverpool against each other on December 17 (Goodison) and April 1 (Anfield), with Arsenal and Tottenham meeting on November 5 (Emirates) and April 29 (White Hart Lane).
“We then play Liverpool who will have had their first full pre-season under Jurgen Klopp and there have been changes at Chelsea of course”.
Arsenal have also been fortunate with their league games, finding themselves at home for four matches after playing in Europe (Hull (A), Burnley (A), Middlesbrough, Tottenham, Bournemouth, Stoke).
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Arsenal have historically been strong in the first match of a new campaign, losing only two of their last 15 and recording 10 victories.
