Manchester City will start the defence of their Premier League title at West Ham. City, who have won successive Premier League titles, have picked up three points in east London in the last three seasons — scoring four goals on each occasion. Manchester United, who finished sixth last time around, have an eye-catching opener, at home to Chelsea on Sunday, August 11th. The other newly-promoted team, Sheffield United, start at Bournemouth — meaning the Cherries’ Wales international winger David Brooks could line up against the team he left last July. The Boxing Day programme sees United host Newcastle, while City and Liverpool are at Wolves and Leicester respectively.

Source: The Irish Times June 13, 2019 08:22 UTC