1st PL game. It's going to be Arsenal at home, isn't it .

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Can we have Sunderland. I appreciate they aren't in the league but they didn't win a premier league game in August or September for something stupid like 5 years.

Do we have some sort of invitational wild card we can use?

 

[Taybha]

 

[Puppet Master]

I reckon Huddersfield or Watford away

 

[Mo Gosfield]

First fixtures will be......
Huddersfield ( H )
Stoke ( A )
Burnley ( H )
Bournemouth ( A )

 

[casbom]

Knowing our luck it'll be Palace at home first up! They would be w*nking themselves silly if that happens thinking they can ruin our big day!

 

[Eeyore]

Newcastle away

Could be wrong but I've not known two promoted or relegated sides to start against each other.

The one thing that normally happens is a slight weighting towards teams closer in the alphabet in the opening batch.

I suspect Arsenal, Chelsea or Everton will be in the first five somewhere.

Or Crystal Palace. Or... anyway. Something like that.

 

[deslynhamsmoustache1]

West Ham at home

This. always seemed to be West Ham away at a sunny Upton Park as the opening fixture, so if we get our special request its going to be them at home (1-1 draw as usual). For my Man Utd dullard friends I've gone for Bournemouth or Hudds away.

 

[Mackenzie]

Leeds at ho......oh.....

 

[LamieRobertson]

Just think it is written in the stars, that's all

Four nil defeat then

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Could be wrong but I've not known two promoted or relegated sides to start against each other.

The one thing that normally happens is a slight weighting towards teams closer in the alphabet in the opening batch.

I suspect Arsenal, Chelsea or Everton will be in the first five somewhere.

Or Crystal Palace. Or... anyway. Something like that.

Charlton and Man City played each other when both newly-promoted a few years ago. Well, quite a long time ago, in fact. But it does happen.

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

This. always seemed to be West Ham away at a sunny Upton Park as the opening fixture, so if we get our special request its going to be them at home (1-1 draw as usual). For my Man Utd dullard friends I've gone for Bournemouth or Hudds away.

West Ham at Upton Park was our opening fixture in 1981-82 but I can't remember it happening before or since.

 

[throbinson]

Burnley away live on Sky on Monday night

 

[Easy 10]

Burnley away live on Sky on Monday night

Not sure if thats tongue in cheek, but the first MNF Sky do this season will certainly NOT be what is on paper one of the dullest fixtures in the entire calendar. They'll want to kick off with more of a bang than that.

I'd be happy with a home game and something that definitely keeps us at 3pm on the Saturday. Swansea or West Brom, something like that.

 

[SeagullofMalaysia]

Leicester at home I reckon

 

[C17BHA]

Burnley at home/

I dreamt that the other night.

 

[Eeyore]

ENGLISH DIV 1 (OLD) 18 Aug 1979
Brighton 0 - 4 Arsenal

ENGLISH DIV 1 (OLD) 16 Aug 1980
Brighton 2 - 0 Wolves

ENGLISH DIV 1 (OLD) 29 Aug 1981
West Ham 1 - 1 Brighton

ENGLISH DIV 1 (OLD) 28 Aug 1982
Brighton 1 - 1 Ipswich

 

[maltaseagull]

Don't Man Utd always get a promoted team at home to start off?

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

If Barber and Hughton have anything to do with it it will be Spurs at home.

 

[darkwolf666]

Just think it is written in the stars, that's all

Agree. It seems destined...

 

[northstandsteve]

WBA I reckon