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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Neil Bennett

When does the 2021-22 Premier League season start?

Premier League football returns in August with pre-season preparations currently underway.

England's exploits in this summer's European Championship gripped the nation, but club loyalties return once again from Friday, August 13 when Arsenal kick things off against newly-promoted Brentford.

The opening day of the new league season will be 1 of 128 live matches on Sky Sports. Packages can be found at sky.com/tv/sports

What teams are in Europe?

Premier League champions Man City - along with runners-up Man United, Liverpool and reigning European champions Chelsea - have qualified for the 2021-22 Champions League.

Leicester City and West Ham will represent England in the Europa League. Tottenham Hotspur, meanwhile, will be the first Premier League representative in the newly-launched Europa Conference League.

All European matches will be exclusive to BT Sport. Get access by going to bt.com/sport/packages

What teams were promoted from the Championship?

Last season's relegated sides Sheffield United, West Brom, and Fulham will be replaced by Norwich, Watford, and Brentford.

Norwich and Watford have bounced straight back into the Premier League and will be hoping to have learned lessons from their disappointing 2019/20 season campaigns.

London club Brentford will be competing in England's top flight for the first time since 1946-47.

What do the bookies say?

Manchester City are regarded as the favourites for the 2021-22 Premier League crown. Chelsea jump ahead of Liverpool as second-favourites.

Newly-promoted Norwich, Watford, and Brentford are the early favourites for relegation. Crystal Palace, Burnley, and Newcastle are among the other alleged to be in the reckoning.

Harry Kane, Mo Salah, and Timo Werner are considered among the early contenders for top-scorer.

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