Gunners face busy start to Premier League season
Tuesday, 24th June 2014
Arsenal will play Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium on the opening day of the Premier League season on August 16
Published: 24 June, 2014
by STEVE BARNETT
THE World Cup might be in full swing but football fanatics this week got the news they were really waiting for.
The fixtures for the new season were announced, revealing that Arsenal will kickstart their Premier League campaign by welcoming London rivals Crystal Palace to the Emirates Stadium.
Having won the FA Cup Arsene Wenger’s side will, of course, line up against league champions Manchester City at Wembley in the FA Community Shield on Sunday, August 10.
They will then face Palace at home on August 16, before starting a run of three away games against Everton, Leicester and Man City.
Fans will have to wait just six games for the big one, with north London rivals Tottenham visiting the Emirates on Saturday September 27.
The likelihood is that a number of the dates will change as TV scheduling comes into play.
And, if Arsenal win their Champions League play-off, they could even end up being forced to play seven away league games in a row.
Arsenal's 2014/15 fixtures
August
16: Crystal Palace (H)
23: Everton (A)
30: Leicester City (A)
September
13: Manchester City (H)
20: Aston Villa (A)
27: Tottenham (H)
October
04: Chelsea (A)
18: Hull City (H)
25: Sunderland (A)
November
01: Burnley (H)
08: Swansea City (A)
22: Manchester Utd (H)
29: West Brom (A)
December
02: Southampton (H)
06: Stoke City (A)
13: Newcastle Utd (H)
20: Liverpool (A)
26: QPR (H)
28: West Ham (A)
January
01: Southampton (A)
10: Stoke City (H)
17: Manchester City (A)
31: Aston Villa (H)
February
07: Tottenham (A)
10: Leicester City (H)
21: Crystal Palace (A)
28: Everton (H)
March
03: QPR (A)
14: West Ham (H)
21: Newcastle Utd (A)
April
04: Liverpool (H)
11: Burnley (A)
18: Sunderland (H)
25: Chelsea (H)
May
02: Hull City (A)
09: Swansea City (H)
16: Manchester Utd (A)
24: West Brom (H)
