2013/14 Premier League Fixtures

[Jase 43,479]

First 6 PL games: Hull(H), Man Utd(A), Villa(H), Everton(A), Fulham(H) & Spurs(A). Decent games at home but tough ones away. Probably best to get them out of the way early anyway.

We'll face Arsenal(A) and Liverpool(H) during the Christmas period. And we have Swansea at the Bridge on Boxing day. Decent.

Last 6 PL games: Stoke(H), Swansea(A), Sunderland(H), Liverpool(A), Norwich(H) & Cardiff(A). Better run-in than last season.

Our 3rd game against Aston Villa could be postponed or brought forward(like last season) due to our involvement in the UEFA Super Cup.

We play Man United away in August and at the Bridge in January. Early clashes against them for a change.

And why do we always play Liverpool away at the back end of the season FFS?!

[LeonDavis23 371]

As for the Champions League matches, it is not that bad.

Fulham (h), Norwich (a), Man City (h), WBA (h), Southampton (h) and Crystal Palace (h) right after the group stage games.

Everton (h) or Fulham (a) right after the first leg of the last 16.

Aston Villa (a) or Arsenal (h) right after the second leg of the last 16.

And even the games before the UCL games are not such killers.

only 1 away game out of the 6 which is nice

hopefully city are away before that third game, russia or ukraine, etc. would be nice

anybody know when the times of the first few games get released?

[Jase 43,479]

only 1 away game out of the 6 which is nice, hopefully after a home ucl match.

Yeah but on the flip side, our PL games BEFORE CL week - Everton(A), Spurs(A), Cardiff(H), Newcastle(A), West Ham(A) & Stoke(A). 5 tough away games!

anybody know when the times of the first few games get released?

8th July.

[Ramox 246]

United in the second game is perfect, imo. They are bound to start the season slowly after changing SAF.

Agree, but what if José's 2 matches ban will be true?

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Agree, but what if José's 2 matches ban will be true?

The ban was given by the Spanish FA not EUFA and therefor has nothing to do with English football.

[LeonDavis23 371]

Agree, but what if José's 2 matches ban will be true?

that was probably the FA's plan all along

[The only place to be 11,313]

A few quick notes.

Hull at home on opening day is perfect. Hopefully it will be on the Saturday still (lunchtime is the best we can hope for I reckon) and that's a nice game to ease us in.

United away next is probably the best time to get them.

Same goes for Everton away after that.

Boxing Day at home to Swansea is another ideal fixture. Liverpool two days later could go either way.

BUT

That run-in is about as good as anyone could hope.

Palace AWAY

Stoke HOME

Swansea AWAY

Sunderland HOME

Liverpool AWAY

Norwich HOME

Cardiff AWAY

All in all, not a bad set. Personally I'm happy we're home on the opening day and boxing day and that run-in is about as downhill as you get in the EPL.

[LeonDavis23 371]

Yeah but on the flip side, our PL games BEFORE CL week - Everton(A), Spurs(A), Cardiff(H), Newcastle(A), West Ham(A) & Stoke(A). 5 tough away games!

damn the first 2 are the tougher ones as well, if only the order was reversed since we would have sealed top spot in the group already by then

[LeonDavis23 371]

Win the trophy at Anfield?? Torres scores the winner infront of the Kop?

1st part yes. 2nd part no, lol he hasn't even once looked like scoring against them and besides, he will be replaced by a striker who has been linked with us a lot lately

[LeonDavis23 371]

A few quick notes.

Hull at home on opening day is perfect. Hopefully it will be on the Saturday still (lunchtime is the best we can hope for I reckon) and that's a nice game to ease us in.

United away next is probably the best time to get them.

Same goes for Everton away after that.

Boxing Day at home to Swansea is another ideal fixture. Liverpool two days later could go either way.

BUT

That run-in is about as good as anyone could hope.

Palace AWAY

Stoke HOME

Swansea AWAY

Sunderland HOME

Liverpool AWAY

Norwich HOME

Cardiff AWAY

All in all, not a bad set. Personally I'm happy we're home on the opening day and boxing day and that run-in is about as downhill as you get in the EPL.

good preparation for ucl final with that run-in as we can rest players as the league would have already been won (at anfield)

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I wouldn't put too much stock in fixture lists.

We have to play everyone home and away, just like all the other teams in the division.

[Ankit 3,176]

The ban was given by the Spanish FA not EUFA and therefor has nothing to do with English football.

You sure about that? I think he will be suspended for our first 2 matches which could be Hull and Villa

[BlueLion. 21,491]

The reports I read were he would be banned for our first two FA Cup matches, as cup bans are traded for cup bans, if you will.

[Badboy 1,526]

I think it's nice to get the hard away fixtures out the way early.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

You sure about that? I think he will be suspended for our first 2 matches which could be Hull and Villa

I just can't see how it could happen. The Spanish FA has no power over the English FA.

[Jase 43,479]

New season. New manager. Opening PL game vs Hull. Where have we seen that before?

[Fulham Broadway 16,838]

First 3 away games are Utd, Everton, Spurs... don't do anything stupid Roman if they don't exactly go to plan!

However fixtures after CL group games are

Game 1 Fulham HOME
Game 2 Norwich AWAY
Game 3 Man City HOME
Game 4 West Brom HOME
Game 5 Southampton HOME
Game 6 C. Palace HOME

..which is nice

[BlueLion. 21,491]

^ I'm putting money on our new number 11 to score the winner! Lightning always strikes twice in football.