Premier League fixtures 2022-23 – the runs to look out for

This was after overcoming a difficult start – they played six of the seven toughest teams in their first 10 matches, according to pre-season odds.

Vieira’s side have once again been handed some tricky opening fixtures, hosting Arsenal on the opening day before trips to Liverpool and Man City in two of the next three weekends.

Palace can take comfort later in the season with a couple of easier runs – they play the three promoted sides in successive fixtures either side of the World Cup in November and December, before enjoying the same run in the final three games of the campaign.

Chastening start for the Cherries

Bournemouth face a daunting schedule on their return to the Premier League.

After kicking off the season at home to Aston Villa, Scott Parker’s men face Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool consecutively.

Nottingham Forest will end their 23-year absence from the top flight with a tricky opening run, playing four of the bookmakers’ predicted top eight in August. September will be kinder to Steve Cooper’s side as they host their fellow promoted sides at home, either side of a trip to Leeds who narrowly avoided the drop last term.

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All three of Forest, Bournemouth and Leeds have been handed tough run-ins, facing two of the ‘big six’ in their final four games.

Brentford are also likely to need points on the board by mid-April, with Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham among their final six opponents.

Saints’ struggles to continue?

Southampton finished last season poorly, taking just one point from their last six matches. Manager Ralph Hasenhuttl could come under early pressure this term as three of Saints’ first five games are against teams expected to challenge for a top-four place.

Like Southampton, Wolves also ended last season with a whimper, taking just two points from their final seven games, but unlike the Saints their opening Premier League fixtures provide an opportunity to bounce back. Four of their first six league games pit them against opponents who are expected to struggle this season, including two newly-promoted sides.

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe, on the other hand, has some credit in the bank after his side ended 2021-22 in fine form, earning 12 points from their final six games.

The Magpies are tipped by bookmakers to be the leading challengers to the ‘big six’, but their credentials will be tested with games against Liverpool and Manchester City before the end of August.

Red Devils face scary October

Manchester United will have their squad depth tested to the limit in October as they will have to fit three Europa League group games around a gruelling Premier League schedule.

The Red Devils have six tricky Premier League fixtures during the month, beginning with a Manchester derby at the Etihad and featuring a trip to Chelsea straight after the midweek visit of Tottenham.

The fixture computer has cut Erik ten Hag some slack, however, with the mid-season break for the World Cup bookended by matches against two of the promoted teams and a relatively easy run-in.

With international players likely to have one eye on the World Cup by the time November rolls around, Man City, Liverpool and Spurs have also been handed favourable fixtures either side of the Qatar showpiece.

Thomas Frank’s Brentford can once again feel a little hard done by, with games against three of last season’s top four scheduled around the World Cup. The Bees’ woes are compounded by a trip to West Ham on New Year’s Eve two days before hosting Liverpool on January 2.

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