The Premier League fixtures are out!
This morning the fixtures for next season were released and Arsenal have been given both a tough start and end to the season.
Arsenal begin their hopeful title challenge at home against Liverpool, before facing current league champions Leicester City and Watford in the opening month. It is a tough start for the Gunners, playing two sides who are bound to be hoping for big things. Whether Leicester will be able to continue to take the Premier League by storm remains to be seen, whilst Liverpool will be keen for a strong start for Jurgen Klopp’s first full season in charge. Watford will also have a new manager for the upcoming season and so will be keen to impress.
Hopefully come May, Arsenal will be storming towards the title, in what is sure to be another thrilling and competitive campaign. Arsenal have a tough end to season in May, facing Manchester United, Stoke City and Everton. The good news is that we face United and Everton at home, which will hopefully boost our chances of taking all three points, but we do go to Stoke away, which is never an easy match.
February and March will be testing times with the Champions League knockout stages hopefully upon us once again and March’s fixtures against Liverpool and Leicester could be even harder with the Champions League fixtures in mind. Other key fixtures to look out for are the North London derbies on 5th November and 29th April, as well as Chelsea in September and February.
Obviously these fixtures are subject to change in accordance with TV scheduling and other domestic and international competitions. You can see the full list below.
Have a look and leave your verdict on which will be Arsenal’s worst month? At least January and February are looking kind to us for a change. Could this be our season at last?
Arsenal’s 2016/17 fixtures
August
13: Liverpool (h)
20: Leicester (a)
27: Watford (a)
September
10: Southampton (h)
17: Hull City (a)
24: Chelsea (h)
October
01: Burnley (a)
15: Swansea City (h)
22: Middlesbrough (h)
29: Sunderland (a)
November
05: Tottenham Hotspur (h)
19: Manchester United (a)
26: Bournemouth (h)
December
03: West Ham United (a)
10: Stoke City (h)
14: Everton (a)
17: Manchester City (a)
26: West Bromwich Albion (h)
31: Crystal Palace (h)
January
02: Bournemouth (a)
14: Swansea City (a)
21: Burnley (h)
31: Watford (h)
February
04: Chelsea (a)
11: Hull City (h)
25: Southampton (a)
March
04: Liverpool (a)
11: Leicester City (h)
18: West Bromwich Albion (a)
April
01: Manchester City (h)
04: West Ham United (h)
08: Crystal Palace (a)
15: Middlesbrough (a)
22: Sunderland (h)
29: Tottenham Hotspur (a)
May
06: Manchester United (h)
13: Stoke City (a)
21: Everton (h)