For fans of football, the Premier League's fixture announcement is a landmark date. Marking the start of the new season there's plenty to be excited about.
Whether you look out for which rivals are playing each other first, or how your team's opening day looks, the announcement is enough to tide fans over until that first fixture. The news also gives fans an insight into which teams will be shown live on TV.
Since the announcement, streaming giant Prime Video from Amazon has released its fixture schedule for next season. Falling either side of the World Cup the platform will show two full match rounds later on in the year.
The first ten fixtures will be taking place in the October midweek round from Tuesday, 18 and Wednesday, 19. This round includes such fixtures as Arsenal a home to Manchester City and Manchester United taking on Spurs.
Both clashes will be an interesting watch with Mikel Arteta facing his former mentor in Pep Guardiola. It will also be the first time that Ten Hag faces Antonio Conte.
Following what we hope to be a successful World Cup, Prime Video will host the return of Premier League football on Boxing Day. These fixtures include Steven Gerrard facing his former club as Aston Villa play Liverpool.
On the other side of Merseyside, Everton will be hoping to vastly improve on last season with a clash against Wolves. Meanwhile Arsenal face a tricky West Ham side while Leicester take on Newcastle.
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Who else is playing in the October games?
On Tuesday, October 18 the games shown live will be:
- AFC Bournemouth v Southampton
- Arsenal v Manchester City
- Brentford v Chelsea
- Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest
- Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Fulham v Aston Villa
- Leicester City v Leeds United
Wednesday, October 19:
- Liverpool v West Ham United
- Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
- Newcastle United v Everton
What about the Boxing Day games?
Winding down the festive season in style, on Monday, December 26 the games on Prime Video will be:
- Arsenal v West Ham United
- Aston Villa v Liverpool
- Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur
- Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth
- Crystal Palace v Fulham
- Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Leeds United v Manchester City
- Leicester City v Newcastle United
- Manchester United v Nottingham Forest
- Southampton v Brighton & Hove Albion
To sign up for Amazon Prime Video ahead of the new season, visit the website here to find out more.
