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Champions Leicester to kick off new season

6 Jul 2016
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We reveal the Premier League matches in August and September that have moved for live TV broadcast

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The surprise Premier League champions of 2015/16 will kick off the new season after the broadcast selections for the first two months of 2016/17 were released.

Leicester City’s first match of their title defence, away to promoted Hull City, will be shown by Sky Sports at the new regular Saturday time slot of 12.30pm.

A number of fixtures have also been moved or will be moved because of clubs taking part in the UEFA Europa League. For a list of the fixtures changed see below.

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Fixture amendments

(times are BST unless stated)

Saturday 13 August
12.30pm Hull City v Leicester City (Sky Sports)
5.30pm Manchester City v Sunderland (BT Sport)

Sunday 14 August
1.30pm AFC Bournemouth v Manchester United (Sky Sports)
4pm Arsenal v Liverpool (Sky Sports) 

Monday 15 August
8pm Chelsea v West Ham United (Sky Sports) 

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Chelsea v West Ham (Sky Sports) is at 8pm on 15 August

Friday 19 August
8pm Manchester United v Southampton (Sky Sports)

Saturday 20 August
12.30pm Stoke City v Manchester City (Sky Sports)
3pm Burnley v Liverpool*
*This match was scheduled for 11 March 2017 but Liverpool and Burnley have agreed to reverse fixtures, with Liverpool v Burnley taking place on Sunday 12 March 2017 (subject to FA Cup participation or broadcast selections).
5.30pm Leicester City v Arsenal (BT Sport)

Sunday 21 August
1.30pm Sunderland v Middlesbrough (Sky Sports)
4pm West Ham United v AFC Bournemouth (Sky Sports)

Saturday 27 August
12.30pm Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool (Sky Sports)
5.30pm Hull City v Manchester United (BT Sport)

Sunday 28 August
1.30pm West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough (Sky Sports)
4pm Manchester City v West Ham United (Sky Sports)

Saturday 10 September
12.30pm Manchester United v Manchester City (Sky Sports)
5.30pm Liverpool v Leicester City (BT Sport)

Sunday 11 September
4pm Swansea City v Chelsea (Sky Sports)

Monday 12 September
8pm Sunderland v Everton (Sky Sports)

Friday 16 September
8pm Chelsea v Liverpool (Sky Sports)

Chelsea v Liverpool
Liverpool visit Chelsea at 8pm on 16 September (Sky Sports)

Saturday 17 September
5.30pm Everton v Middlesbrough (BT Sport)

Sunday 18 September
12pm Watford v Manchester United (BT Sport)
2.15pm Crystal Palace v Stoke City (Sky Sports)
2.15pm Southampton v Swansea City*
*Southampton’s participation in the UEFA Europa League the preceding Thursday
4.30pm Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland (Sky Sports)

Saturday 24 September
12.30pm Manchester United v Leicester City (Sky Sports)
5.30pm Arsenal v Chelsea (BT Sport)

Sunday 25 September
4pm West Ham United v Southampton (Sky Sports)

Monday 26 September
8pm Burnley v Watford (Sky Sports)

Further fixture changes

Because Manchester United and Southampton are guaranteed participation in the group stages of the UEFA Europa League on Thursdays their Premier League fixtures planned for Saturdays in October, November and December are subject to change.

Fixtures for which new dates and times to be confirmed:

Saturday 1 October
Leicester City v Southampton
Manchester United v Stoke City

Saturday 22 October
Chelsea v Manchester United
Manchester City v Southampton

Saturday 5 November
Hull City v Southampton
Swansea City v Manchester United

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Saturday 26 November
Manchester United v West Ham United
Southampton v Everton

Confirmed new fixture dates

(times to be confirmed)

Sunday 11 December
TBC Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
TBC Southampton v Middlesbrough

Wednesday 14 December
7.45pm GMT Middlesbrough v Liverpool*
*Due to Middlesbrough v Southampton moving to 11 December

8pm GMT Crystal Palace v Manchester United*
*Due to Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur moving to 11 December

Wednesday 1 February
8pm GMT Manchester United v Hull City*
*Correction of published fixtures

Sunday 12 March
4pm GMT Liverpool v Burnley*
*Confirmation of fixture reversal. The match is subject to FA Cup participation, or change as a result of broadcast selections.

Sunday 16 April
4pm GMT West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool*
*Club agreement. This match is subject to possible further change if selected for broadcasting.

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