PREMIER LEAGUE
UPCOMING FIXTURES Dates & times subject to change.
SEPTEMBER
"THE 2021-22 PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE RACE PROMISES TO BE THE MOST COMPETITIVE IN YEARS."
TWIST THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
BY: STEPHEN DONOVAN
COMPETITIVE
Sat 11
Crystal Palace
vs
Tottenham
Sat 11
Arsenal
vs
Norwich City
Sat 11
Brentford
vs
Brighton
Sat 11
Leicester City
vs
Manchester City
Sat 11
Manchester Utd
vs
Newcastle Utd
Sat 11
Southampton
vs
West Ham Utd
Sat 11
Watford
vs
Wolverhampton
Sat 11
Chelsea
vs
Aston Villa
Sun 12
Leeds Utd
vs
Liverpool
Mon 13
Everton
vs
Burnley
Fri 17
Newcastle Utd
vs
Leeds Utd
Sat 18
Wolverhampton
vs
Brentford
Sat 18
Burnley
vs
Arsenal
Sat 18
Liverpool
vs
Crystal Palace
Sat 18
Manchester City
vs
Southampton
Sat 18
Norwich City
vs
Watford
Sat 18
Aston Villa
vs
Everton
Sun 19
Brighton
vs
Leicester City
Sun 19
West Ham Utd
vs
Manchester Utd
Sun 19
Tottenham
vs
Chelsea
Sat 25
Chelsea
vs
Manchester City
Sat 25
Everton
vs
Norwich City
Sat 25
Leeds Utd
vs
West Ham Utd
Sat 25
Leicester City
vs
Burnley
Sat 25
Manchester Utd
vs
Aston Villa
Sat 25
Watford
vs
Newcastle Utd
Sat 25
Brentford
vs
Liverpool
Sun 26
Southampton
vs
Wolverhampton
Sun 26
Arsenal
vs
Tottenham
Mon 27
Crystal Palace
vs
Brighton
OCTOBER Sat 2
Manchester Utd
vs
Everton
Sat 2
Burnley
vs
Norwich City
Sat 2
Chelsea
vs
Southampton
Sat 2
Leeds Utd
vs
Watford
Sat 2
Tottenham
vs
Aston Villa
Sat 2
Wolverhampton
vs
Newcastle Utd
Sat 2
Brighton
vs
Arsenal
Sun 3
Crystal Palace
vs
Leicester City
Sun 3
West Ham Utd
vs
Brentford
Sun 3
Liverpool
vs
Manchester City
Sat 16
Watford
vs
Liverpool
Sat 16
Aston Villa
vs
Wolverhampton
Sat 16
Leicester City
vs
Manchester Utd
Sat 16
Manchester City
vs
Burnley
Sat 16
Norwich City
vs
Brighton
Sat 16
Southampton
vs
Leeds Utd
Sat 16
Brentford
vs
Chelsea
Sun 17
Everton
vs
West Ham Utd
THE GOOD
Sun 17
Newcastle Utd
vs
Tottenham
There is genuine excitement and intrigue at the prospect of a classic Premier League title race in 2021-22, as it promises to be the most competitive in years. At the outset, four clubs can legitimately claim to have a realistic chance of lifting the trophy next May after a dramatic summer of superstar signings and bold statements of intent. Manchester City overcame a slow start last term to quickly make their path to a third top-flight crown in four years little more than a procession, and have since bolstered their ranks with the eye-catching arrival of Jack Grealish. However, while they’re still the favourites this time, they’ll surely face much more of a battle as the chasing pack have also strengthened considerably and appear a much fiercer proposition. Indeed, Chelsea are fancied by many after lifting the Champions League and bringing back Romelu Lukaku, ensuring they now have top quality in just about every area of the pitch. Manchester United have addressed two key positions with the signings of Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane, who they hope will help them bridge the gap to their neighbours. Meanwhile, Liverpool’s transfer business was much more understated, but
Mon 18
Arsenal
vs
Crystal Palace
Fri 22
Arsenal
vs
Aston Villa
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SOCCER360 SEPTEMBER • OCTOBER 2021
Sat 23
Chelsea
vs
Norwich City
Sat 23
Crystal Palace
vs
Newcastle Utd
Sat 23
Everton
vs
Watford
Sat 23
Leeds Utd
vs
Wolverhampton
Sat 23
Southampton
vs
Burnley
Sat 23
Brighton
vs
Manchester City
Sun 24
Brentford
vs
Leicester City
Sun 24
West Ham Utd
vs
Tottenham
Sun 24
Manchester Utd
vs
Liverpool
Sat 30
Leicester City
vs
Arsenal
Sat 30
Burnley
vs
Brentford
Sat 30
Liverpool
vs
Brighton
Sat 30
Manchester City
vs
Crystal Palace
Sat 30
Newcastle Utd
vs
Chelsea
Sat 30
Watford
vs
Southampton
Sat 30
Tottenham
vs
Manchester Utd
Sun 31
Norwich City
vs
Leeds Utd
Sun 31
Aston Villa
vs
West Ham Utd
NOVEMBER Mon 1
Wolverhampton
vs
Everton
