The opening weekend of 16 August also sees promoted Burnley face Chelsea.
Louis van Gaal's Manchester United host Swansea and Ronald Koeman's Southampton visit Liverpool.
Tottenham will begin life under new boss Mauricio Pochettino with
a local derby at West Ham, while the Premier League's other new
manager, Alan Irvine, sends his West Brom side into action at home to
Sunderland.
Last season's Championship winners Leicester will look
forward to a meeting with Everton and QPR's Championship play-off
triumph has earned them an opening day fixture with Hull at Loftus Road.
Arsenal, who ended their nine-year wait for a trophy at Wembley in the FA Cup final last month, entertain Crystal Palace.
Of the three rounds of fixtures that are played prior
to the first international break, Manchester City's encounter with
Premier League runners-up Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium, pencilled in
for August 23, is the most eye-catching.
Everton, who have a Europa League campaign to look
forward to after finishing fifth in Roberto Martinez's debut season,
have successive home games against Arsenal and Chelsea once their trip
to Leicester is out of the way.
Three of last season's top four end the campaign at
home, with only Liverpool having to travel for their final game on 24
May, away to Stoke.
Opening fixtures (weekend of 16 August) |
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Arsenal v Crystal Palace |
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Burnley v Chelsea |
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Leicester City v Everton |
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Liverpool v Southampton |
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Manchester United v Swansea City |
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Newcastle United v Manchester City |
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Queens Park Rangers v Hull City |
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Stoke City v Aston Villa |
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West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland |
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West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur |
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