The World Cup is in full flow, but that hasn’t stopped Premier League bosses from releasing the fixtures for 2014-15.Defending champions Manchester City travel to Newcastle, while Liverpool play host to Southampton at Anfield on August 16th, one of only two sides to inflict a rare home defeat on the Reds in the 2013-14 campaign.
Last year’s top two square off against each other a week later at the Etihad, while the first Merseyside derby falls on September 27th. Manchester United make the short trip across the city to face their noisy neighbours on November 11th.
The opening round fixtures kick off on August 16th:
- Arsenal v Crystal Palace
- Burnley v Chelsea
- Leicester City v Everton
- Liverpool v Southampton
- Manchester United v Swansea City
- Newcastle United v Manchester City
- Queens Park Rangers v Hull City
- Stoke City v Aston Villa
- West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland
- West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur
