Manchester City will begin the defence of their Premier League title at West Ham while Liverpool travel to Fulham on the opening weekend of the season.The 2022/23 fixtures, published on Thursday 16 June, give new Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag an opening test at Old Trafford against Brighton, who hammered United 4-0 last month.The Premier League fixtures for the 2022/23 season have been released!League kicks off on Fri August 5.World Cup Break – November 13PL resumes Dec 26Final Day May 28, 2023#PL pic.twitter.com/josRF1a7U2— Ochieng’ Stephen (@soo_ochieng) June 16, 2022 Nottingham Forest’s first match in the top flight for 23 years will be at Newcastle.Pep Guardiola’s City will start their bid for a fifth title in six seasons at the London Stadium on Sunday, August 7, after all their rivals have begun their campaigns.Frank Lampard, whose Everton side narrowly escaped relegation, comes up against his former employers Chelsea on the previous evening.Rashford thrilled with Ten Hag’s arrival: ”He’ll change the club’s identity”For the second season running Arsenal have the honour of kicking-off the new campaign with a short trip to Crystal Palace on Friday, 5 August.Liverpool and City renew their rivalry at Anfield in mid-October, after a midweek Champions League tie, with the return fixture scheduled for the start of April.##NAJAVA_MECA_6454010##Reds boss Jurgen Klopp is unlikely to be impressed with their fixture allocation in conjunction with their European commitments.Their three away matches following Champions League group games are against Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham.The player that made Klopp swallow his pride! He chose the number of Anfield’s beloved KenyanThe traditional “Big Six” have been kept apart on the final weekend before the mid-season break for the World Cup in Qatar, the weekend of 12 and 13 November.Following the resumption of the campaign on 26 December, Leeds host City and United welcome Forest.##NAJAVA_MECA_6454087##City head to Brentford on the final day of the season, with Liverpool away at Southampton.© Agence France-Presse
