Arsenal kick off 2017/18 as champions Chelsea snubbed and Manchester United's first five games televised
Antonio Conte's side must wait until the second weekend of the season for their first appearance on TV
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal fans won’t have to wait long to see new signing Alexandre Lacazette in action as the Premier League season will kick off on a Friday night for the first time in its history.
The Gunners will welcome Leicester City to the Emirates in the first televised game of the season as the 2017/18 season gets underway on Friday 11th August.
However, champions Chelsea have been snubbed for the first weekend of the season as Liverpool take on Watford in the Saturday lunchtime clash – also on Sky Sports – while BT Sport will show newly-promoted Brighton and Hove Albion at home to Manchester City.
The weekend’s televised games conclude on Sunday with the double helping of Tottenham travelling to Newcastle to welcome them back to top-flight football and Manchester United hosting West Ham.
The defending champions will have to wait until the second weekend of the season to make their television debut of the new season when they face Tottenham.
United’s first five games of the new season will all be televised as Jose Mourinho gets his second season underway – traditionally the year when he wins the league – as fans will get a plenty of opportunities to see possible new signing Romelu Lukaku in red.
Opening weekend televised fixtures:
Friday 11 August 2017
Arsenal vs Leicester City (19:45)
Saturday 12 August 2017
Watford vs Liverpool (12:30)
Brighton vs Manchester City (17:30)
Sunday 13 August 2017
Newcastle vs Tottenham Hotspur (13:30)
Manchester Utd vs West Ham (16:00)
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