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The perfect match: How the fixture list is compiled

Skoorb

Alert Team
June 15th - a date for your diaries.

The Premier Legue fixtures for the 2016/17 season will be published at 9am BST.

Which opponents would you prefer for Pep's opening game in the Premier League?

When do you think they will schedule the Manchester derbies? They will either put one in during the first few weeks to max out the the Jose v Pep hype which will be insane by the start of the season or delay it until later in the autumn until there it can be portrayed as a 'six pointer'/league decider.....what is your guess?

In the meantime, here is how the scheduling of the 2,036 matches across the Premier League and Football League over a nine-month period is sorted out.....

http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2015-16/jun/160615-how-the-fixture-list-is-compiled.html