City Face Tricky Test, Liverpool Host Fulham on Opening Day As Fixtures of New Premier League Season Released

• Another exciting Premier League campaign is on the horizon with fixtures of the English top-flight released
• Arsenal and Crystal Palace will open the 2022-23 Premier League season with a London derby on Friday, August 5
• Title favourites Manchester City and Liverpool will wrestle for supremacy on Saturday 15 October 2022 in the first round before facing each other on Saturday 1 April 2023 in the reverse tie

Fixtures of the 2022-23 Premier League has been released ahead of the start of the competition which begins on August 5, 2022.

The most-watched league in the world kicks off in 50 days with a London derby for the second year in a row as Crystal Palace hosts Arsenal on Friday 5 August.

Defending champions Manchester City have been handed another tough start to their title defence with an away trip to West Ham United.

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Meanwhile, runners-up, Liverpool will head to the Craven Cottage as the Reds cross swords with Premier League returnees Fulham.

Dutch trainer Erik Ten Hag will have first-hand experience of the Premier League on Sunday, August 7 when his Manchester United side host Brighton and Hove Albion at the storied Old Trafford.

The two main title rivals for the past four seasons, Liverpool and Manchester City are expected to go full gung ho for the Premier League title in the forthcoming season while Chelsea and Antonio Conte's Tottenham Hotspur are expected to push the two favourites to the wire.

Below are the fixtures for match day one:

Friday 5 August

20:00 Crystal Palace v Arsenal

Saturday 6 August

12:30 Fulham v Liverpool

AFC Bournemouth v Aston Villa

Leeds v Wolves

Leicester v Brentford

Newcastle v Nottingham Forest

Spurs v Southampton

17:30 Everton v Chelsea

Sunday 7 August

14:00 Man Utd v Brighton

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16:30 West Ham v Man City

Premier League take steps to avoid match postponement for 2022/23 season

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that the Premier League has taken a firm stance on match postponements ahead of the 2022/23 campaign.

Going forward, matches will only be postponed on grounds of player unavailability under ‘truly exceptional’ circumstances.

Starting from next season, clubs will also need to prove that they have taken all necessary steps to mitigate any issues to have a fixture rearranged.