By David Awopetu
Premier League announces full fixture list for 2020/21 season; City, United afforded delayed kick-off due to European involvement, Wolves and Chelsea don’t begin until September 14.
Championship play-off winners, Fulham, will host FA Cup winners, Arsenal, while West Bromwich Albion, the third promoted side, are at home to Leicester City.
The opening round of fixtures will take place on the weekend of September 12.
However, Manchester City v Aston Villa and Burnley v Manchester United will be rearranged.
The 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.
There are also delays for Chelsea, who travel to Graham Potter’s Brighton, and Wolves, who begin with a trip to Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United, because of their European involvement, which ended around a week earlier than the Manchester clubs. Those fixtures will take place on Monday, September 14.
The other opening weekend fixtures are Crystal Palace v Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur v Everton and West Ham United v Newcastle United.
Exact dates and kick-off times will be confirmed when the television selections are made. Matches will be played behind closed doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The English Football League fixtures will be announced at 09:00 BST on Friday.
