The World Cup star’s of Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur will have to focus on recuperation when they eventually leave South Africa.
Today’s release of fixtures for the new Premier League season, means that the top four hopefuls will face each other in a mouth-watering opening day clash at White Hart Lane. After the long-standing ‘big four’ finally had a member fail to qualify for the Champions League, Spurs managed to break the cartel last season. The decisive result came in a win over City at Eastlands in May, but the oil rich Mancunians will not have to wait long for their chance to exact their revenge.
Champions, Chelsea open the defence of their title when West Brom travel to Stamford Bridge. The Baggies fellow promoted side Newcastle United travel to Old Trafford on day one, the same fixture they began with in 2008/9 when a one all draw was not enough to prevent the Magpie’s relegation.
Premier League first timers, Blackpool, have been handed a home tie with Wigan on August 14th, despite a reported request to play away on the first week to allow extra seating be installed at Bloomfield Road. The Seasiders must feel they will need to secure top flight football before the end of the season, when they travel to Manchester United.
The first marquee game of the new Season will come with Liverpool v Arsenal, then on September 18th when Sir Alex Ferguson hosts yet another new Liverpool manager. While in the following weeks Chelsea will face Arsenal and Man City, at home and away respectively. The Blues will be hoping for a similar finish to last season, when they beat United away from home in the spring. Next season, the fixture will repeat itself just two games from the final day.
View the full fixture list for you club at:http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2072459,00.html
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