Premier League champions Leicester City will begin their title defence with a trip to newly-promoted Hull City, while Jose Mourinho’s first league match in charge of Manchester United will be at Bournemouth.
Pep Guardiola’s first taste of the English top-flight with Manchester City will come at home to Sunderland, while Antonio Conte’s Chelsea career begins at home to West Ham United.
Arsenal’s home match with Liverpool is another intriguing contest on the opening weekend – which will be played between August 13 and 15 – as the season’s schedule is revealed.
Mourinho takes United back to his former club Chelsea on October 22, while his first taste of a Manchester derby against old foe Guardiola will come on September 10 at Old Trafford.
United visit Anfield on October 15 and round off their season with a home fixture against Crystal Palace on May 21.
Guardiola’s City face Sunderland, then Stoke City away and West Ham at home in the opening weeks before the trip across town to United.
They host United on February 25 and conclude their season with a visit to Watford on May 21.
Champions Leicester will hope to hit the ground running and follow up their opening weekend trip to Hull with home matches against Arsenal on August 20 and Swansea on August 27.
They visit Manchester City on the penultimate weekend before finishing off at home to Bournemouth.
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool face a challenging start, with their first five fixtures including clashes with Arsenal, Tottenham, Leicester and Chelsea.
They face local rivals Everton, now under the stewardship of Ronald Koeman, at Goodison Park on December 17 and Anfield on April 1.
Arsenal, who came second in the Premier League last season, start with matches against Liverpool, (home), Leicester (away) and Watford (away).
They will face bitter rivals Spurs at the Emirates Stadium on November 5 and at White Hart Lane on April 29.
Chelsea will hope to make a strong start, with their opener against West Ham followed by games against Watford (away), Burnley (home) and Swansea (away).
West Ham play their first league game at the Olympic Stadium against Bournemouth on August 20.
Newly-promoted Burnley begin their season at home to Swansea, while Middlesbrough host Stoke.
All fixtures are subject to change once Sky and BT Sport make their television picks for the first few months.
Opening day fixtures:
Arsenal v Liverpool
Bournemouth v Manchester United
Burnley v Swansea City
Chelsea v West Ham United
Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion
Everton v Tottenham Hotspur
Hull City v Leicester City
Manchester City v Sunderland
Middlesbrough v Stoke City
Southampton v Watford
Final day fixtures:
Arsenal v Everton
Burnley v West Ham United
Chelsea v Sunderland
Hull City v Tottenham Hotspur
Leicester City v Bournemouth
Liverpool v Middlesbrough
Manchester United v Crystal Palace
Southampton v Stoke City
Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion
Watford v Manchester City
Arsenal Host Liverpool In 2016/17 Premier League Opening Fixture
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