The 2022/23 Premier League season will begin with Crystal Palace taking on Arsenal on Friday, August 5, according to the new EPL fixtures released on Thursday.
Manchester United will begin the 2022-23 Premier League season with a home game against Brighton, while Manchester City get their title defence under way at the London Stadium against West Ham.
Liverpool, who finished second last season, will travel to newly-promoted Fulham, and Nottingham Forest will play at Newcastle United to mark their return to the Premier League after 23 years.
Chelsea will kick off their season under the new ownership led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital by playing away to Everton, while Bournemouth will host Aston Villa in their first game in the top flight after earning promotion.
Manchester United, under new manager Erik ten Hag, will begin their campaign at home against Brighton & Hove Albion and Tottenham Hotspur will host Southampton.
The season will begin on Aug. 5, this is one week earlier than the 2021/22 campaign started, and means teams will have an 11-week break between the seasons and conclude on May 28.
However, the Premier League will take a breather in the middle of the season to accommodate a winter World Cup for the first time.
As a result, match-round 16 will be the final one played – over the weekend of November 12/13 – before players called up by their countries for the tournament travel to Qatar.
The Premier League will resume on Boxing Day following the conclusion of the World Cup, with the final taking place on December 18.
The Premier League will conclude on May 28, with all the matches kicking off at the same time, as is standard on the final day.
Premier League managers will be able to make five subs again next season
Aside from a winter World Cup bringing Europe’s major leagues to a halt mid-season, the biggest change currently on the horizon is the return of five substitutes to the Premier League.
The rule was brought in when the league returned from the Covid-enforced hiatus in the 2019/20 season, but managers were once again limited to just three subs last season after clubs voted to revert to the status quo.
However, the Premier League sides voted in favour of bringing back five subs on a permanent basis in March, with the rule coming into effect from the start of the new season.
