Toonfastic Opening Fixture And Full List

Contrary to all the 'leaked' reports, West Ham United have finally managed to avoid playing one of the top six sides in their opening fixture of the Barclays Premier League. The Irons begin the 2020/1 season with a 'home' fixture against Newcastle, a team that should have had a 'big spending' prefix, however just like West Ham they are broke. The Toons troubles are due to the failed take over of the club by a middle eastern consortium, the Irons troubles are down to a certain Chilean! Unfortunately the celebrations will have to be slightly tempered by the fact that despite avoiding a top six side for the first game, the next six fixtures are ALL against top six teams!

Although all dates are subject to alteration we have listed the fixtures as they have been released, Cup competitions and more importantly TV scheduling will alter the actual days and times of certain matches, with the Irons as usual receiving a disproportianate an mount of televised games given their early opponents and the club's proximity to the headquarters of BT sports.

The full list is as follows:
September 12: Newcastle United (h) 19: Arsenal (a) 26: Wolves (h) October 3: Leicester City (a) 17: Tottenham Hotspur (a) 24: Manchester City (h) 31: Liverpool (a) November 7: Fulham (h) 21: Sheffield United (a) 28: Aston Villa (h) December 5: Manchester United (h) 12: Leeds United (a) 15: Crystal Palace (h) 19: Chelsea (a) 26: Brighton (h) 28: Southampton (a) January 2: Everton (a) 12: West Bromwich Albion (h) 16: Burnley (h) 27: Crystal Palace (a) 30: Liverpool (h) February 2: Aston Villa (a) 6: Fulham (a) 13: Sheffield United (h) 20: Tottenham Hotspur (h) 27: Manchester City (a) March 6: Leeds United (h) 13: Manchester United (a) 20: Arsenal (h) April 3: Wolves (a) 10: Leicester City (h) 17: Newcastle United (a) 24: Chelsea (h) May 1: Burnley (a) 8: Everton (h) 11: Brighton (a) 15: West Bromwich Albion (a) 23: Southampton (h)