New Delhi: For all football addicts and EPL supporters who swear by their favourite English clubs, the new list of fixtures for the 2011/12 EPL season goes a long way in whetting the appetite of the EPL follower.
Manchester United will kick off the defence of their record 19th Premier League title with a trip to Hawthorns to West Bromwich Albion, and as the Red Devils are average starters to the season it will be a hard couple of months ahead as the unprecedented 19-time champions will take on Premier League contenders Tottenham Hotspurs on 20th August who will have a lot to prove after quite and adventurous Champions League debut but failed to make it through to the top four in the previous season at Old Trafford.
And after that, United will welcome London rivals and perennial title contenders Arsenal to their homeground on the 27th August. After winning the same fixture last year via a Park ji Sung goal, United would want to clinch those 3 points as they will go along way in determining their stake for the Premier League gong.
And the fixtures just keep on coming as last season runners-up Chelsea to will make a trip to the red half of Manchester on the 17th September to exact revenge on last season's defeat which extinguished their title aspirations. The 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford on May 7 2011 knocked the wind out of the sails of Chelsea's hopes of retaining their League crown.
Fierce rivals Liverpool will face Manchester United on 15th October at their iconic Anfield stadium as Kenny Dalgish's reinvigorated Reds would want to have a crack at the champions.
Moneybags Manchester City promised lasr season that they would make the League season a fair fight with their participation and what better way than to signal their intent against their bitter nemesis as Old Trafford will play host to the first Manchester Derby of the season on the 22nd October.
Champions League place battlers Manchester City and Tottenham will lock horns for the first time in the season i]on the 27th August at the White Hart Lane.
October 1 will although see the first leg of the infamous Merseyside derby as Everton will host Scouse rivals Liverpool at Goodison Park.
Arsenal's first match of the season will be one which they would never forget. After taking a mammoth 4-0 lead against Newcastle at half-time, the Toon Army turned on the grit and came back to level the match 4-4 and when Arsenal travel to Newcastle on 13th August, they would want to put to rest the debacle at St. James park.
The first premier league match of the season in 2011 season will this team take place on the 20th August as Arsenal and Liverpool will hope to avoid the flurry of cards that were flashed when these sides met the last time.
Arsenal's thorn in their flesh and rightful London rivals Tottenham will fight it out on October 1 and after again stunning Arsenal after going two goals down and winning the match 3-2 Spurs will be a buoyant unite with their home support in full blow.
One match though which will attract the attention of the neutral and will make the crowd favour the underdog.
Newly promoted and Blackpool-esque exciting Swansea City will face Manchester City in thier first match of the 2011/12 season.
Expect high drama and heavy tension in the initial phase of the season as mouth-watering clashes dominate the August September and October quarter.
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