#EPL 2019-20 Season starts in a bit

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The 2019-20 Premier League season will start with Champions League winners Liverpool hosting promoted Norwich City on Friday, 9 August.

 

Champions Manchester City will open the defence of their title the following day with a trip to West Ham.

 

Aston Villa and Sheffield United, the other promoted teams, play Tottenham and Bournemouth respectively.

 

For the first time in Premier League history, the clubs will get a short mid-season break in February.

 

The break will be staggered over a two-week period. There will be only five matches on one weekend, with the other five games from that round taking place the following weekend, ensuring that each team gets one week off.

 

The opening weekend will also see Manchester United hosting Chelsea on Sunday, 11 August.

The season’s curtain raiser will take place with the Community Shield between Liverpool and Manchester City at Wembley on Sunday, 4 August.

 

Liverpool and Europa League winners Chelsea will also meet in the Uefa Super Cup in Istanbul, Turkey, on Wednesday, 14 August.

 

Following that match, Liverpool play their second Premier League match, away to Southampton, while Chelsea host Leicester City.

 

Wolves could have played three Europa League qualifying matches before the beginning of the Premier League season.