Premier League 2018/9 Fixtures - (Released 14th June)

[Guest MattP]

Used to love these being released, hate it now because of the reactionary culture of football. 

 

Get the top six in the first eight matches and the manager is probably getting the sack whoever he is.

[lancyclaret]

2 hours ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

Burnley will playing on the Sunday but I’d seriously doubt a noon kick off 

I typed 12 noon for dramatic effect......no pre-match booze-up.

 

More likely to be 4pm. (But Burnley may fall at first qualifying hurdle).

[StanSP]

Tomorrow is the day 

 

Man City our first home fixture so Mahrez can get his first goal for them out the way against us... 

[sly1]

Be Watford at home so a leek says

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Just now, sly1 said:

Be Watford at home so a leek says

What does the potato say?

[foxfanazer]

15 minutes ago, sly1 said:

Be Watford at home so a leek says

In my onion I think it’ll be Huddersfield away, Spurs at Home and Burnley home. And that shallot

Edited 13 June 2018 by foxfanazer

[Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo]

2 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

In my onion I think it’ll be Huddersfield away, Spurs at Home and Burnley home. And that shallot

 

Don't you mean spuddersfield, spuds, and Bramley?

[Dan LCFC]

Tottenham's first home game is at Wembley so someone misses out on going to their ground next year. I really hope it isn't us.

 

I also demand Fulham away is any weekend except for October 20th.

 

Preferably lets have a home game boxing day.

[Corky]

Although we tend to avoid it on here as most are rational and realise we play everyone twice but looking forward to the social media meltdown at 9.05am as fans of <insert big club name here> complain the FA, Premier League, UEFA, FIFA are anti their club as they've been given a couple of hard games in a row in November.

[jammie82uk]

1 hour ago, Dan LCFC said:

Tottenham's first home game is at Wembley so someone misses out on going to their ground next year. I really hope it isn't us.

 

I also demand Fulham away is any weekend except for October 20th.

 

Preferably lets have a home game boxing day.

Really? Thought you couldn’t play premier league games at 2 different “home” grounds in 1 season 

I thought the only option they had was to request that the home fixtures get switched so they play the first 4 games away 

[CosbehFox]

1 hour ago, Corky said:

Although we tend to avoid it on here as most are rational and realise we play everyone twice but looking forward to the social media meltdown at 9.05am as fans of <insert big club name here> complain the FA, Premier League, UEFA, FIFA are anti their club as they've been given a couple of hard games in a row in November.

Remember the Leicester got all home games after European games moaning. Forgetting we a number of top six teams away before those games!

[Corky]

2 minutes ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

Remember the Leicester got all home games after European games moaning. Forgetting we a number of top six teams away before those games!

It does baffle me how people can get so worked up over a set of fixtures where everyone plays everyone else home and away in a random order. They act like they've been given extra tough matches as a punishment for something.

[rachhere]

11 minutes ago, Corky said:

It does baffle me how people can get so worked up over a set of fixtures where everyone plays everyone else home and away in a random order. They act like they've been given extra tough matches as a punishment for something.

To be fair, the start of last season was pretty dire. It would be nice to see a more generous opening to the season this time round to give momentum. 

[MC Prussian]

Don't we usually get served pretty unspectacular opening games in the Premier League?

1994/1995: Newcastle (h)

1996/1997: Sunderland (a)

1997/1998: Aston Villa (h)

1998/1999: Manchester United (a)

1999/2000: Arsenal (a)

2000/2001: Aston Villa (h)

2001/2002: Bolton (h)

2003/2004: Southampton (h)

2014/2015: Everton (h)

2015/2016: Sunderland (h)

2016/2017: Hull City (a)

2017/2018: Arsenal (a)

 

So my guess is:

Cardiff City vs. Leicester City

 

Because we all love their stadium.

[Dan LCFC]

1 hour ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

Remember the Leicester got all home games after European games moaning. Forgetting we a number of top six teams away before those games!

Was hilarious. Absolutely classic Spurs/Arsenal behaviour.

[Dan LCFC]

1 hour ago, rachhere said:

To be fair, the start of last season was pretty dire. It would be nice to see a more generous opening to the season this time round to give momentum. 

Yeah it was rubbish, and we could do without similar this year given if we start badly we're likely to end up sacking the manager early doors again, and I'm fed up of that already.

 

Saying that, it was largely the easier games we blew under Puel.

 

1 hour ago, jammie82uk said:

Really? Thought you couldn’t play premier league games at 2 different “home” grounds in 1 season 

I thought the only option they had was to request that the home fixtures get switched so they play the first 4 games away 

Been given special permission according to Sky.

[StanSP]

1 hour ago, MC Prussian said:

Don't we usually get served pretty unspectacular opening games in the Premier League?

1994/1995: Newcastle (h)

1996/1997: Sunderland (a)

1997/1998: Aston Villa (h)

1998/1999: Manchester United (a)

1999/2000: Arsenal (a)

2000/2001: Aston Villa (h)

2001/2002: Bolton (h)

2003/2004: Southampton (h)

2014/2015: Everton (h)

2015/2016: Sunderland (h)

2016/2017: Hull City (a)

2017/2018: Arsenal (a)

 

So my guess is:

Cardiff City vs. Leicester City

 

Because we all love their stadium.

I'd say the only unspectacular ones there are Bolton, Southampton and Sunderland. 

[Ashley]

1 hour ago, Corky said:

It does baffle me how people can get so worked up over a set of fixtures where everyone plays everyone else home and away in a random order. They act like they've been given extra tough matches as a punishment for something.

Random? As if you believe that it's already been announced that fixtures were fixed so non of the top six would play each other at the end of the season? What else do they do

[Leicester_Loyal]

2 hours ago, Ashley said:

Random? As if you believe that it's already been announced that fixtures were fixed so non of the top six would play each other at the end of the season? What else do they do 

Got to agree with Ashley here. The super Sundays are fixed a couple of times each year, meaning that 4 of the big 6/7 play each other for sure (Pretty sure that's what I read)

[kyleolly]

5 hours ago, Leicester_Loyal said:

Got to agree with Ashley here. The super Sundays are fixed a couple of times each year, meaning that 4 of the big 6/7 play each other for sure (Pretty sure that's what I read)

So very random when you get the Merseyside Derby followed by the Manchester Derby on the same weekend.

[MC Prussian]

Less than an hour to go...

Oh, the excitement.

[stripeyfox]

Only wish is home on boxing day. Always provides a great excuse not to go to the in laws for dinner! 

[ForeverandEver]

 I do love playing away 

[stripeyfox]

12 hours ago, Corky said:

Although we tend to avoid it on here as most are rational and realise we play everyone twice but looking forward to the social media meltdown at 9.05am as fans of <insert big club name here> complain the FA, Premier League, UEFA, FIFA are anti their club as they've been given a couple of hard games in a row in November.

Tottenham will have to revert to "their" alternative league table, of which they are always top...

 

[Nick]

I’d like the first 3-4 fixtures to be against winnable opposition and create some momentum hitting the bigger sides after to be in the top six mix early doors.