2008/09 Fixture Lists

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Man Utd open up against Newcastle

The two Uniteds will meet again on the opening weekend

Premier League champions Manchester United will begin their title defence against Newcastle at Old Trafford on the opening weekend of the new season.

Also on 16 August, new Chelsea manager Luis Felipe Scolari will start his tenure at Stamford Bridge with a home game against FA Cup winners Portsmouth.

West Brom face the toughest test of the newly-promoted sides, with an away trip to Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.

Stoke travel to Bolton while play-off winners Hull will play Fulham at home.

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes will take his new side to Aston Villa, while his former team Blackburn face last season's fifth-placed finishers Everton at Goodison Park.

Liverpool travel to the Stadium of Light to play Sunderland, while Middlesbrough host Tottenham at the Riverside Stadium.

The first clash of any "Big Four" teams will take place on the weekend of 13 September, when Manchester United travel to Anfield to play Liverpool.

Full Premier League fixtures

English club-by-club fixtures

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Opening weekend fixtures - Saturday, 16 August

Arsenal v West Brom

Aston Villa v Man City

Bolton v Stoke

Chelsea v Portsmouth

Everton v Blackburn

Hull v Fulham

Man Utd v Newcastle

Middlesbrough v Tottenham

Sunderland v Liverpool

West Ham v Wigan

Saturday, 23 August

Blackburn v Hull

Fulham v Arsenal

Liverpool v Middlesbrough

Man City v West Ham

Newcastle v Bolton

Portsmouth v Man Utd

Stoke v Aston Villa

Tottenham v Sunderland

West Brom v Everton

Wigan v Chelsea

Ref url http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7453880.stm for all English clubs.

Please go to the above url for your relevant English teams fixture list.

For Scottish fixtures

Go to url http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/s...rem/default.stm

Then click on your relevant club and then the fixtures reference in the left hand column.

marshbags

Good luck everybody and let us all hope for a fair spirited season and sportsmanship on and off the field / park

Edited June 16, 2008 by marshbags