Arsenal begin their campaign on the opening Saturday with a trip to newly-promoted Fulham before a London derby against West Ham United and a home tie with champions Liverpool to round off September.

October also looks difficult with trips to both Manchester clubs either side of a home game against Leicester City, while the first North London derby of the season comes in December.

It is a relatively kind end to the campaign on paper, though, with Chelsea the only one of last season's top eight they face in their final eight games.

SEPTEMBER

12: Fulham (a)

19: West Ham (h)

26: Liverpool (a)

OCTOBER

3: Sheffield United (h)

17: Manchester City (a)

24: Leicester (h)

31: Manchester United (a)

NOVEMBER

7: Aston Villa (h)

21: Leeds United (a)

28: Wolves (h)

DECEMBER

5: Tottenham (a)

12: Burnley (h)

15: Southampton (h)

19: Everton (a)

26: Chelsea (h)

28: Brighton (a)

JANUARY

2: West Brom (a)

12: Crystal Palace (h)

16: Newcastle (h)

27: Southampton (a)

30: Manchester United (h)

FEBRUARY

3: Wolves (a)

6: Aston Villa (a)

13: Leeds (h)

20: Manchester City (h)

27: Leicester City (a)

MARCH

6: Burnley (a)

13: Tottenham (h)

20: West Ham (a)

APRIL

3: Liverpool (h)

10: Sheffield United (h)

17: Fulham (h)

24: Everton (h)

MAY

1: Newcastle (a)

8: West Brom (h)

12: Chelsea (a)

15: Crystal Palace (a)

23: Brighton (h)