Opening day: Who plays who?
Liverpool will begin the new Barclays Premier League season at home to Sunderland - but what other matches are set to take place on the opening weekend of 2011-12?
The fixtures for the new campaign were released at 9am BST today and provide some fascinating opening-day encounters on the weekend of August 13/14.
Manchester United will begin their defence of the title with a trip to Roy Hodgson's West Bromwich Albion, while last season's runners up Chelsea travel to Stoke City and Arsenal kick-off the campaign at Newcastle United.
Newly-promoted Swansea City face a baptism of fire as they start life in the top flight at Manchester City.
Fellow Premier League new boys Queens Park Rangers begin at home to Bolton Wanderers and Norwich City will head north to take on Wigan Athletic.
Elsewhere, Tottenham Hotspur host Everton, Blackburn Rovers tackle Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa journey to Craven Cottage to cross swords with Fulham.
2011-12 Barclays Premier League opening day fixtures
Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Fulham v Aston Villa
Liverpool v Sunderland
Manchester City v Swansea City
Newcastle United v Arsenal
Queens Park Rangers v Bolton Wanderers
Stoke City v Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur v Everton
West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United
Wigan Athletic v Norwich City
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