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The top-five from last season all registered victories on opening weekend and will be eager to build some early season momentum as Gameweek 2 rolls around. There are a duo of London derbies to look forward to on Saturday while Super Sunday serves up a feast featuring the 2017/18 champions Manchester City and their cross-town rivals United.

Current league leaders Liverpool, fresh off the back of their 4-0 thumping of West Ham United, head to Crystal Palace for the first Monday Night Football fixture of the season.

Premier League weekend fixtures:

Saturday, August 18^th
Cardiff vs Newcastle
Tottenham vs Fulham
West Ham vs Bournemouth
Leicester vs Wolves
Everton vs Southampton
Chelsea vs Arsenal

Sunday, August 19^th
Man City vs Huddersfield
Burnley vs Watford
Brighton vs Man United

Monday, August 20^th
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool



TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR VS FULHAM – WEMBLEY STADIUM, LONDON

Mauricio Pochettino and his men return to their makeshift Wembley home amidst news this week that the opening of their new stadium will be delayed further. Newly promoted Fulham are the first visitors and will make the short-trip across London once again as they did merely three months ago, earning their Premier League place with a Championship playoff final victory over Aston Villa.

Spurs began their campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Newcastle United while the Cottagers’ return did not go as they would have hoped, crashing to a 2-0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace.
 
The pair met in the fifth round of the FA Cup last season when a Harry Kane hat-trick secured a quarter-final berth for the visitors. England’s Golden Boot winner at this summer’s World Cup in Russia is still yet to find the back of the net during the month of August but will be backing himself to break that duck this weekend.

Fulham have won just three of their last 19 league meetings against Tottenham prior to their relegation in 2014.



MANCHESTER CITY VS HUDDERSFIELD – ETIHAD STADIUM, MANCHESTER

City got the defence of their title off to a perfect start with a comfortable 2-0 victory over new manager Unai Emery’s Arsenal courtesy of stunning finishes from Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva either side of half-time.

The Citizens will have to deal with the devastating blow of losing midfield lynchpin Kevin De Bruyne to a knee injury he picked up in training that could sideline the Belgian for up to four months. Summer signing Riyadh Mahrez now looks set to keep his starting spot as he continues to settle in to life under the ever-demanding Pep Guardiola.

Huddersfield looked hapless against Chelsea on the opening day as David Wagner’s side saw Maurizio Sarri’s new-look Chelsea slot three goals past them. The Terriers will be quietly hopeful of causing an upset though by taking something from their game against Manchester City on Sunday – in their last four away league matches against City dating back to November 1996, Huddersfield have kept four clean sheets, winning two and drawing two including the goalless stalemate in the corresponding fixture there last season albeit against a side that had already been crowned Premier League champions.

Huddersfield are winless in their last five against Man City in all competitions (W0; D3; L2)
Sergio Aguero has scored three times in two appearances against Huddersfield.



BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION VS MANCHESTER UNITED – AMEX STADIUM, BRIGHTON

They say lighting doesn’t strike twice in the same place but try telling any Brighton fan that ahead of their Super Sunday clash against Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United. Despite a 2-0 defeat last weekend away to Watford, the Seagulls will be flying high ahead of their first home game of the new season. Brighton came away 1-0 winners in this fixture last season thanks to a solitary Pascal Gross strike, sealing just their second ever win over Manchester United (drawing five and losing twelve), 36 years since they last tasted such success.

Manchester United’s problems look set to continue with rumours continuing to surface surrounding the future of their World Cup star Paul Pogba who reportedly has a less-than-ideal relationship with his manager. They will be without the services of Antonio Valencia, Ashley Young, Diogo Dalot, Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic who all remain on the treatment table nursing various injuries.



Brighton’s unforgettable victory in May now means the south-coast side have notched up back-to-back home league wins over the Red Devils (1-0 on November 6^th 1982 and 1-0 on May 4^th 2018)

Manchester United have come away winless from their last three trips to Brighton since a 1-0 win in the league in April 1982 including a 1-1 draw in the second round of League Cup in 1992.

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