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Chelsea eased into third place last term and their first league game of the Todd Boehly era sees them travel to face Blues great Lampard at Everton, who narrowly avoided relegation to maintain their top-flight status.

The Blues’ first match against high-profile opponents will be against Antonio Conte’s Tottenham just two games in, but the rest are spread out pretty evenly through the months until they host champions Manchester City just after the turn of the year.

Manchester United (A) – August 20th
Chelsea (A) – September 17th
Arsenal (A) – October 8th
Manchester City (H) – October 15th
Tottenham (A) – November 5th
Chelsea (H) – January 21st
Manchester United (H) – March 4th
Manchester City (A) – April 1st
Arsenal (H) – April 8th
Tottenham (H) – April 29th

City visit Stamford Bridge on September 25 – a week after Spurs v Chelsea at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – with the return clash at the Etihad Stadium on January 15.

United have won three and drawn one of the past four Manchester derbies in the Premier League and are at the Etihad Stadium on March 5 after City travel across town on November 6.

Manchester United were runners-up last term and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s third full season in charge will launch with a mouth-watering clash against Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United at Old Trafford.

Erik ten Hag‘s Manchester United reign begins at home to Brighton & Hove Albion, while Frank Lampard will host his former club on the opening weekend as Everton welcome Chelsea to Goodison Park.

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