Sky has paid £4.2bn to show 126 live Premier League fixtures every year for the three seasons spanning 2016/17-2018/19 at a cost of around £10m per game. Before that, Jose Mourinho's side play West Ham, Swansea, Leicester, Stoke, Everton, Southampton and Crystal Palace, with Manchester derbies on and December 9 and April 7.
Arsenal will host Antonio Conte's champions on January 1 in the usual packed festive period programme which will see the teams play four matches apiece between December 23 and New Year's Day.
Huddersfield, out of the top flight since 1972, face Chelsea, Everton, Manchester City and Arsenal in their last four matches, while Tottenham, Manchester United and Liverpool are the opponents in three of Brighton's final four games. Stoke City (or, y'know, Manchester United vs. Arsenal), you could be in luck.
It certainly isn't the most hard opening day fixture for Arsene Wenger and his shiny new contract, but fans and players will be concerned with the sheer amount of fixtures heading their way.
Runners-up Tottenham start away from home for the seventh successive season.
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While Hull continued to struggle away from home, it looked for a while as if Silva was going to pull off a miracle on Humberside, winning six of his first seven home games in charge of the Tigers.
The highest-ever attendance for a north London derby was set in that 1991 semi-final, though the 77,893 figure will no doubt be broken in the 90,000-seater new Wembley stadium. We've also beaten Arsenal at the Emirates 3 times in 6 games, losing twice, but would we fancy the Gunners on the opening day?
Also, Arsenal welcome Liverpool two days before Christmas, while Brighton go to Chelsea on Boxing Day and Newcastle host Manchester City.
It then gets more hard for Antonio Conte and his team, taking on Tottenham in the second round before games against Leicester away and Manchester City, Arsenal and Everton at home as part of their first seven games.
Premier League matches could kick off as late as 7:45 p.m. from the 2019-20 season as part of plans to broadcast at least half of the 380 games live on television, according to a report in The Times.
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