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Liverpool to face West Ham on opening day of Premier League season

Shai Khullar -

Liverpool welcome to for their opening 2018/19 fixture.

The Reds will face West Ham on August 11 as they begin their third full season under the guidance of Jurgen Klopp, looking to improve on two consecutive fourth-placed finishes.

The Premier League released their fixture list on Thursday, with Liverpool facing three southern sides in August: the Hammers (H), Crystal Palace (A) and Brighton (H).

Liverpool face their first top-four rivals in on September 15 (A). Two weeks later they meet (Sep 29: A) and then (Oct 6: H) on consecutive weekends.

The first derby of the season will take place on December 1 at Anfield.

Key Dates

‣ Opening day: West Ham (H)
‣ Merseyside derby: December 1 (H)
‣ Boxing day: (H)
‣ New Year's Day: Man City (A)
‣ Final day: Wolverhampton (H)

More: Liverpool's pre-season plans

Liverpool - Premier League Fixtures (2018/19)

‣ August

11 – West Ham United (H)
18 – Crystal Palace (A)
25 – (H)

‣ September

1 – (A)
15 – Tottenham Hotspur (A)
22 – (H)
29 – Chelsea (A)

‣ October

6 – Manchester City (H)
20 – Town (A)
27 – (H)

‣ November

3 – (A)
10 – (H)
24 – (A)

‣ December

1 – (H)
4 – (A)
8 – (A)
15 – (H)
22 – Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)
26 – Newcastle United (H)
29 – Arsenal (H)

‣ January

1 – Manchester City (A)
12 – Brighton and Hove Albion (A)
19 – Crystal Palace (H)
30 – Leicester City (H)

‣ February

2 – West Ham United (A)
9 – Bournemouth (H)
23 – Manchester United (A)
27 – Watford (H)

‣ March

2 – Everton (A)
9 – Burnley (H)
16 – Fulham (A)
30 – Tottenham Hotspur (H)

‣ April

6 – Southampton (A)
13 – Chelsea (H)
20 – Cardiff City (A)
27 – Huddersfield Town (H)

‣ May

4 – Newcastle United (A)
12 – Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)

* Fixtures subject to change due to television programming.