The fixtures for the 2020/21 Premier League 2 season have been released.
Champions Chelsea will begin their Division 1 title defence on Monday 14 September when they entertain West Ham United, who won the Division 2 Trophy last season and gained promotion.
The season will start with a North East derby as Newcastle United host Middlesbrough in the second tier at 12:00 BST on Friday 11 September, while Liverpool face a home encounter with Merseyside neighbours Everton on the opening weekend.
Three new Category 1 Academies, Burnley, Crystal Palace and Leeds United, enter Division 2 for the new campaign and begin with away trips to Wolverhampton Wanderers, Fulham and Stoke City respectively.
Fixtures are subject to change.
All the 2020/21 Premier League 2 fixtures are available on the PL2 fixtures page.
PL2 Matchweek 1 fixtures
Friday 11 September
12:00 Newcastle v Middlesbrough (2)
15:00 Arsenal v Southampton (D1)
Saturday 12 September
12:00 Wolves v Burnley (D2)
13:00 Man City v Derby (D1)
13:00 Spurs v Brighton (D1)
Sunday 13 September
13:00 Liverpool v Everton (D1)
Monday 14 September
13:00 Chelsea v West Ham (D1)
13:00 Leicester v Man Utd (D1)
13:00 West Brom v Aston Villa (D2)
19:00 Fulham v Crystal Palace (D2)
19:00 Norwich v Reading (D2)
19:00 Stoke v Leeds (D2)
*all times BST
