The Premier League fixtures announcement has thrown up some intriguing encounters in the opening round.
Vincent Kompany’s promoted Burnley will host his former club and treble winners Manchester City, while fellow new boys Luton visit Brighton and Chelsea welcome Liverpool.
Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the most memorable opening-round Premier League fixtures from previous years.
1992: Sheffield United 2 Manchester United 1
It’s Saturday 15th August 1992 – the day Brian Deane scored the first #PL goal…#PLMoments pic.twitter.com/QJGYVdSKDC
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This game was not a classic like those below but it did feature the first Premier League goal. Brian Deane scored it, then won it for the hosts from the spot after Mark Hughes had levelled. Fortunes soon changed as Alex Ferguson’s side won the title and the Blades were relegated.
1994: Sheffield Wednesday 3 Tottenham 4
#OnThisDay 2⃣7⃣ years ago, the PL was introduced to Jurgen Klinsmann and ‘
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