Norwich City won the championship last season and secured their promotion into the Premier League along with second placed Watford and Brentford through play-off.
From the fixtures released today, Manchester City who are the defending champions will face Tottenham Hotspur in London.
While second placed Manchester United will host Leeds United at Old Trafford. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be hoping to improve his team home form after their results last campaign.
Tottenham Hotspur secured a spot in the Europa Conference League after the defeated Leicester City on the final day of the season 2020-2021.
Liverpool finished third place last season despite their inconsistent performance. They will travel to Carrow Road to play Norwich City. The Reds weren't able to display their dominating performance at Anfield but injuries to some key players might have affected their overall performance.
Chelsea will host their London rival, Crystal Palace at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Blues displayed some great performances in the second half of season after they appointed Thomas Tuchel. While Crystal Palace are yet to appoint to a manager since Roy Hodgson left at the end of the season.
Meanwhile, Arsenal suffered a disappointing season under Mikel Arteta last campaign. The Gunners finished in eight place and will not play any European competition. Arsenal will travel to face newly promoted side Brentford city in their match day 1 fixtures.
Finally, Watford are the only newly promoted side with a easy fixture. They will hope to secure a positive result against Aston Villa at the Vicarage road.
In other fixtures listed below, Burnley will host Brighton at Turf Moore; Everton will welcome Southampton at Goodison Park and West Ham travel to St. James Park to face Newcastle.
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