Last season's Premier League saw nearly 950 goals scored, which was down form just over a thousand for the 2 previous years. Will this new trend continue next season, or will we see the goals flying in some more again? We won't know that until next May, but what we can know today is when we are playing each team.
Yep that's right, the fixtures are out today, so let's see who's got who when and when the most enthralling games could take place.
Four-alls
Everyone loves a 4-4 draw; neither set of supporters lose and for the neutrals it's just sensational. 8 goals, back and forth scorelines throughout and always an exciting finale, as goals and result-changes seem to be on tap. Last season there were 2 of them and they both involved Arsenal; one at Anfield and one when Spurs visited the Emirates. This season the Gunners are at Anfield on Sat 12th Dec at 3pm and Spurs are at the Emirates on Sat 31st Oct, but you can bet your bottom dollar that both will get re-arranged to a different time and put on the telly.
Another very exciting fixture last season was both games between Aston Villa and Everton, which saw a 3-3 draw and that unforgettable 3-2 Villa win at Goodison, with 2 goals in injury time. Just in case you had forgot that game, Sky Sports have been showing Ashley Young's winner everytime they mention the rumours of clubs interested in signing him from Villa. These games will be take place at Goodison Park on Sat 31st Oct and Sat 10th Apr next year, but again don't be surprised if they are re-arranged and televised.
Big Four
Whenever the teams in the Big Four play against each other it's an eagerly anticipated affair, more often than not making it onto Sky or Setanta's live match schedules due to the large interest even from neutral fans.
Here's the full run down of when they meet each other (in alphabetical order):
The Gunners
Arsenal v Chelsea - Sat 28 Nov
Arsenal v Liverpool - Tue 9 Feb
Arsenal v Man Utd - Sat 30 Jan
The Blues
Chelsea v Arsenal - Sat 6 Feb
Chelsea v Liverpool - Sat 3 Oct
Chelsea v Man Utd - Sat 7 Nov
The Reds
Liverpool v Arsenal - Sat 12 Dec
Liverpool v Chelsea - Sat 1 May
Liverpool v Man Utd - Sat 24 Oct
The Red Devils
Man Utd v Arsenal - Sat 29 Aug
Man Utd v Chelsea - Sat 3 Apr
Man Utd v Liverpool - Sat 20 Mar
Fixtures in full
Here's the list in full of who has who and when, arranged in date order, but bear in mind that many will be subject to change once the TV networks and the cups get their hands on them. Places are usually left for international games and the FA Cup, but things like replays can cause changes and also note that the season is due to finish a week early to accommodate the World Cup in South Africa next summer.
The list below is taken from the BBC site and I am pretty sure that where it says 'OFF' instead of 'v' it is because of European commitments, so the game will be rescheduled. Also you can click here to see your teams list, rather than the entire list.
Saturday, 15 August 2009 Aston Villa v Wigan, 15:00Blackburn v Man City, 15:00Bolton v Sunderland, 15:00 Chelsea v Hull, 15:00 Everton v Arsenal, 15:00 Man Utd v Birmingham, 15:00Portsmouth v Fulham, 15:00Stoke v Burnley, 15:00 Tottenham v Liverpool, 15:00 Wolverhampton v West Ham, 15:00 Tuesday, 18 August 2009 Arsenal OFF Bolton, 19:45 Birmingham v Portsmouth, 19:45 Burnley v Man Utd, 19:45 Fulham v Blackburn, 19:45 Hull v Tottenham, 19:45 Sunderland v Chelsea, 19:45 West Ham OFF Aston Villa, 19:45 Wigan v Wolverhampton, 19:45 Wednesday, 19 August 2009 Liverpool v Stoke, 19:45 Man City OFF Everton, 19:45 Saturday, 22 August 2009 Arsenal v Portsmouth, 15:00 Birmingham v Stoke, 15:00 Burnley v Everton, 15:00 Fulham v Chelsea, 15:00 Hull v Bolton, 15:00 Liverpool v Aston Villa, 15:00 Man City v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Sunderland v Blackburn, 15:00 West Ham v Tottenham, 15:00 Wigan v Man Utd, 15:00 Saturday, 29 August 2009 Aston Villa v Fulham, 15:00 Blackburn v West Ham, 15:00 Bolton v Liverpool, 15:00 Chelsea v Burnley, 15:00 Everton v Wigan, 15:00 Man Utd v Arsenal, 15:00 Portsmouth v Man City, 15:00 Stoke v Sunderland, 15:00 Tottenham v Birmingham, 15:00 Wolverhampton v Hull, 15:00 Saturday, 12 September 2009 Birmingham v Aston Villa, 15:00 Blackburn v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Fulham v Everton, 15:00 Liverpool v Burnley, 15:00 Man City v Arsenal, 15:00 Portsmouth v Bolton, 15:00 Stoke v Chelsea, 15:00 Sunderland v Hull, 15:00 Tottenham v Man Utd, 15:00 Wigan v West Ham, 15:00 Saturday, 19 September 2009 Arsenal v Wigan, 15:00 Aston Villa v Portsmouth, 15:00 Bolton v Stoke, 15:00 Burnley v Sunderland, 15:00 Chelsea v Tottenham, 15:00 Everton v Blackburn, 15:00 Hull v Birmingham, 15:00 Man Utd v Man City, 15:00 West Ham v Liverpool, 15:00 Wolverhampton v Fulham, 15:00 Saturday, 26 September 2009 Birmingham v Bolton, 15:00 Blackburn v Aston Villa, 15:00 Fulham v Arsenal, 15:00 Liverpool v Hull, 15:00 Man City v West Ham, 15:00 Portsmouth v Everton, 15:00 Stoke v Man Utd, 15:00 Sunderland v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Tottenham v Burnley, 15:00 Wigan v Chelsea, 15:00 Saturday, 3 October 2009 Arsenal v Blackburn, 15:00 Aston Villa v Man City, 15:00 Bolton v Tottenham, 15:00 Burnley v Birmingham, 15:00 Chelsea v Liverpool, 15:00 Everton v Stoke, 15:00 Hull v Wigan, 15:00 Man Utd v Sunderland, 15:00 West Ham v Fulham, 15:00 Wolverhampton v Portsmouth, 15:00 Saturday, 17 October 2009 Arsenal v Birmingham, 15:00 Aston Villa v Chelsea, 15:00 Blackburn v Burnley, 15:00 Everton v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Fulham v Hull, 15:00 Man Utd v Bolton, 15:00 Portsmouth v Tottenham, 15:00 Stoke v West Ham, 15:00 Sunderland v Liverpool, 15:00 Wigan v Man City, 15:00 Saturday, 24 October 2009 Birmingham v Sunderland, 15:00 Bolton v Everton, 15:00 Burnley v Wigan, 15:00 Chelsea v Blackburn, 15:00 Hull v Portsmouth, 15:00 Liverpool v Man Utd, 15:00 Man City v Fulham, 15:00 Tottenham v Stoke, 15:00 West Ham v Arsenal, 15:00 Wolverhampton v Aston Villa, 15:00 Saturday, 31 October 2009 Arsenal v Tottenham, 15:00 Birmingham v Man City, 15:00 Bolton v Chelsea, 15:00 Burnley v Hull, 15:00 Everton v Aston Villa, 15:00 Fulham v Liverpool, 15:00 Man Utd v Blackburn, 15:00 Portsmouth v Wigan, 15:00 Stoke v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Sunderland v West Ham, 15:00 Saturday, 7 November 2009 Aston Villa v Bolton, 15:00 Blackburn v Portsmouth, 15:00 Chelsea v Man Utd, 15:00 Hull v Stoke, 15:00 Liverpool v Birmingham, 15:00 Man City v Burnley, 15:00 Tottenham v Sunderland, 15:00 West Ham v Everton, 15:00 Wigan v Fulham, 15:00 Wolverhampton v Arsenal, 15:00 Saturday, 21 November 2009 Birmingham v Fulham, 15:00 Bolton v Blackburn, 15:00 Burnley v Aston Villa, 15:00 Chelsea v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Hull v West Ham, 15:00 Liverpool v Man City, 15:00 Man Utd v Everton, 15:00 Stoke v Portsmouth, 15:00 Sunderland v Arsenal, 15:00 Tottenham v Wigan, 15:00 Saturday, 28 November 2009 Arsenal v Chelsea, 15:00 Aston Villa v Tottenham, 15:00 Blackburn v Stoke, 15:00 Everton v Liverpool, 15:00 Fulham v Bolton, 15:00 Man City v Hull, 15:00 Portsmouth v Man Utd, 15:00 West Ham v Burnley, 15:00 Wigan v Sunderland, 15:00 Wolverhampton v Birmingham, 15:00 Saturday, 5 December 2009 Arsenal v Stoke, 15:00 Aston Villa v Hull, 15:00 Blackburn v Liverpool, 15:00 Everton v Tottenham, 15:00 Fulham v Sunderland, 15:00 Man City v Chelsea, 15:00 Portsmouth v Burnley, 15:00 West Ham v Man Utd, 15:00 Wigan v Birmingham, 15:00 Wolverhampton v Bolton, 15:00 Saturday, 12 December 2009 Birmingham v West Ham, 15:00 Bolton v Man City, 15:00 Burnley v Fulham, 15:00 Chelsea v Everton, 15:00 Hull v Blackburn, 15:00 Liverpool v Arsenal, 15:00 Man Utd v Aston Villa, 15:00 Stoke v Wigan, 15:00 Sunderland v Portsmouth, 15:00 Tottenham v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Tuesday, 15 December 2009 Birmingham v Blackburn, 19:45 Bolton v West Ham, 19:45 Burnley v Arsenal, 19:45 Hull v Everton, 19:45 Man Utd v Wolverhampton, 19:45 Stoke v Fulham, 19:45 Sunderland v Aston Villa, 19:45 Tottenham v Man City, 19:45 Wednesday, 16 December 2009 Chelsea v Portsmouth, 19:45 Liverpool v Wigan, 19:45 Saturday, 19 December 2009 Arsenal v Hull, 15:00 Aston Villa v Stoke, 15:00 Blackburn v Tottenham, 15:00 Everton v Birmingham, 15:00 Fulham v Man Utd, 15:00 Man City v Sunderland, 15:00 Portsmouth v Liverpool, 15:00 West Ham v Chelsea, 15:00 Wigan v Bolton, 15:00 Wolverhampton v Burnley, 15:00 Saturday, 26 December 2009 Arsenal v Aston Villa, 15:00 Birmingham v Chelsea, 15:00 Burnley v Bolton, 15:00 Fulham v Tottenham, 15:00 Hull v Man Utd, 15:00 Liverpool v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Man City v Stoke, 15:00 Sunderland v Everton, 15:00 West Ham v Portsmouth, 15:00 Wigan v Blackburn, 15:00 Monday, 28 December 2009 Aston Villa v Liverpool, 15:00 Blackburn v Sunderland, 15:00 Bolton v Hull, 15:00 Chelsea v Fulham, 15:00 Everton v Burnley, 15:00 Man Utd v Wigan, 15:00 Portsmouth v Arsenal, 15:00 Stoke v Birmingham, 15:00 Tottenham v West Ham, 15:00 Wolverhampton v Man City, 15:00 Saturday, 9 January 2010 Arsenal v Everton, 15:00 Birmingham v Man Utd, 15:00 Burnley v Stoke, 15:00 Fulham v Portsmouth, 15:00 Hull v Chelsea, 15:00 Liverpool v Tottenham, 15:00 Man City v Blackburn, 15:00 Sunderland v Bolton, 15:00 West Ham v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Wigan v Aston Villa, 15:00 Saturday, 16 January 2010 Aston Villa v West Ham, 15:00 Blackburn v Fulham, 15:00 Bolton v Arsenal, 15:00 Chelsea v Sunderland, 15:00 Everton v Man City, 15:00 Man Utd v Burnley, 15:00 Portsmouth v Birmingham, 15:00 Stoke v Liverpool, 15:00 Tottenham v Hull, 15:00 Wolverhampton v Wigan, 15:00 Tuesday, 26 January 2010 Bolton v Burnley, 19:45 Man Utd v Hull, 19:45 Portsmouth v West Ham, 19:45 Stoke v Man City, 19:45 Tottenham v Fulham, 19:45 Wolverhampton v Liverpool, 19:45 Wednesday, 27 January 2010 Aston Villa v Arsenal, 19:45 Blackburn v Wigan, 19:45 Chelsea v Birmingham, 19:45 Everton v Sunderland, 19:45 Saturday, 30 January 2010 Arsenal v Man Utd, 15:00 Birmingham v Tottenham, 15:00 Burnley v Chelsea, 15:00 Fulham v Aston Villa, 15:00 Hull v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Liverpool v Bolton, 15:00 Man City v Portsmouth, 15:00 Sunderland v Stoke, 15:00 West Ham v Blackburn, 15:00 Wigan v Everton, 15:00 Saturday, 6 February 2010 Birmingham v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Bolton v Fulham, 15:00 Burnley v West Ham, 15:00 Chelsea v Arsenal, 15:00 Hull v Man City, 15:00 Liverpool v Everton, 15:00 Man Utd v Portsmouth, 15:00 Stoke v Blackburn, 15:00 Sunderland v Wigan, 15:00 Tottenham v Aston Villa, 15:00 Tuesday, 9 February 2010 Arsenal v Liverpool, 19:45 Fulham v Burnley, 19:45 Portsmouth v Sunderland, 19:45 West Ham v Birmingham, 19:45 Wigan v Stoke, 19:45 Wolverhampton v Tottenham, 19:45 Wednesday, 10 February 2010 Aston Villa v Man Utd, 19:45 Blackburn v Hull, 19:45 Everton v Chelsea, 19:45 Man City v Bolton, 19:45 Saturday, 20 February 2010 Arsenal v Sunderland, 15:00 Aston Villa v Burnley, 15:00 Blackburn v Bolton, 15:00 Everton v Man Utd, 15:00 Fulham v Birmingham, 15:00 Man City v Liverpool, 15:00 Portsmouth v Stoke, 15:00 West Ham v Hull, 15:00 Wigan v Tottenham, 15:00 Wolverhampton v Chelsea, 15:00 Saturday, 27 February 2010 Birmingham v Wigan, 15:00 Bolton v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Burnley v Portsmouth, 15:00 Chelsea v Man City, 15:00 Hull v Aston Villa, 15:00 Liverpool v Blackburn, 15:00 Man Utd v West Ham, 15:00 Stoke v Arsenal, 15:00 Sunderland v Fulham, 15:00 Tottenham v Everton, 15:00 Saturday, 6 March 2010 Arsenal v Burnley, 15:00 Aston Villa v Sunderland, 15:00 Blackburn v Birmingham, 15:00 Everton v Hull, 15:00 Fulham v Stoke, 15:00 Man City v Tottenham, 15:00 Portsmouth v Chelsea, 15:00 West Ham v Bolton, 15:00 Wigan v Liverpool, 15:00 Wolverhampton v Man Utd, 15:00 Saturday, 13 March 2010 Birmingham v Everton, 15:00 Bolton v Wigan, 15:00 Burnley v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Chelsea v West Ham, 15:00 Hull v Arsenal, 15:00 Liverpool v Portsmouth, 15:00 Man Utd v Fulham, 15:00 Stoke v Aston Villa, 15:00 Sunderland v Man City, 15:00 Tottenham v Blackburn, 15:00 Saturday, 20 March 2010 Arsenal v West Ham, 15:00 Aston Villa v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Blackburn v Chelsea, 15:00 Everton v Bolton, 15:00 Fulham v Man City, 15:00 Man Utd v Liverpool, 15:00 Portsmouth v Hull, 15:00 Stoke v Tottenham, 15:00 Sunderland v Birmingham, 15:00 Wigan v Burnley, 15:00 Saturday, 27 March 2010 Birmingham v Arsenal, 15:00 Bolton v Man Utd, 15:00 Burnley v Blackburn, 15:00 Chelsea v Aston Villa, 15:00 Hull v Fulham, 15:00 Liverpool v Sunderland, 15:00 Man City v Wigan, 15:00 Tottenham v Portsmouth, 15:00 West Ham v Stoke, 15:00 Wolverhampton v Everton, 15:00 Saturday, 3 April 2010 Arsenal v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Birmingham v Liverpool, 15:00 Bolton v Aston Villa, 15:00 Burnley v Man City, 15:00 Everton v West Ham, 15:00 Fulham v Wigan, 15:00 Man Utd v Chelsea, 15:00 Portsmouth v Blackburn, 15:00 Stoke v Hull, 15:00 Sunderland v Tottenham, 15:00 Saturday, 10 April 2010 Aston Villa v Everton, 15:00 Blackburn v Man Utd, 15:00 Chelsea v Bolton, 15:00 Hull v Burnley, 15:00 Liverpool v Fulham, 15:00 Man City v Birmingham, 15:00 Tottenham v Arsenal, 15:00 West Ham v Sunderland, 15:00 Wigan v Portsmouth, 15:00 Wolverhampton v Stoke, 15:00 Saturday, 17 April 2010 Birmingham v Hull, 15:00 Blackburn v Everton, 15:00 Fulham v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Liverpool v West Ham, 15:00 Man City v Man Utd, 15:00 Portsmouth v Aston Villa, 15:00 Stoke v Bolton, 15:00 Sunderland v Burnley, 15:00 Tottenham v Chelsea, 15:00 Wigan v Arsenal, 15:00 Saturday, 24 April 2010 Arsenal v Man City, 15:00 Aston Villa v Birmingham, 15:00 Bolton v Portsmouth, 15:00 Burnley v Liverpool, 15:00 Chelsea v Stoke, 15:00 Everton v Fulham, 15:00 Hull v Sunderland, 15:00 Man Utd v Tottenham, 15:00 West Ham v Wigan, 15:00 Wolverhampton v Blackburn, 15:00 Saturday, 1 May 2010 Birmingham v Burnley, 15:00 Blackburn v Arsenal, 15:00 Fulham v West Ham, 15:00 Liverpool v Chelsea, 15:00 Man City v Aston Villa, 15:00 Portsmouth v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Stoke v Everton, 15:00 Sunderland v Man Utd, 15:00 Tottenham v Bolton, 15:00 Wigan v Hull, 15:00 Sunday, 9 May 2010 Arsenal v Fulham, 15:00 Aston Villa v Blackburn, 15:00 Bolton v Birmingham, 15:00 Burnley v Tottenham, 15:00 Chelsea v Wigan, 15:00 Everton v Portsmouth, 15:00 Hull v Liverpool, 15:00 Man Utd v Stoke, 15:00 West Ham v Man City, 15:00 Wolverhampton v Sunderland, 15:00