EPL 2020/21 fixtures: Liverpool face Leeds in opening fixture

Champions Liverpool will face Championship winners Leeds United in the standout opening weekend game of the 2020-21 Premier League season.

Championship play-off winners Fulham will host Arsenal, while West Bromwich Albion, the third promoted side, are at home to Leicester City.

The opening round of fixtures will take place on the weekend of September 12.

However, Manchester City v Aston Villa and Burnley v Manchester United will be rearranged.

Those two games will not be played on the opening weekend to give City and United 30 days since their defeats in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and the semi-finals of the Europa League respectively.

Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers' opening matches are both scheduled for Monday, September 14 after their slightly earlier European exits.

The Blues are at Brighton, while Wolves go to Sheffield United.

The other opening weekend fixtures are Crystal Palace v Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur v Everton and West Ham United v Newcastle United.

Exact dates and kick-off times will be confirmed when the television selections are made. Matches will be played behind closed doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The English Football League fixtures are expected to be announced on Friday.

Premier League fixtures opening weekend (exact dates to change)
Crystal Palace v Southampton (September 12)
Fulham v Arsenal (September 12)
Liverpool v Leeds United (September 12)
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton (September 12)
West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City (September 12)
West Ham United v Newcastle United (September 12)
Brighton v Chelsea (September 14)
Sheffield United v Wolves (September 14)
Burnley v Manchester United (later date)
Manchester City v Aston Villa (later date)