Well - the fixture list is announced
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August
Sat Aug 11 Reading (H)
Tue Aug 14 Portsmouth (A)
Sat Aug 18 Manchester City (A)
Sat Aug 25 Tottenham Hotspur (H)
September
Sat Sep 1 Sunderland (H)
Sat Sep 15 Everton (A)
Sat Sep 22 Chelsea (H)
Sat Sep 29 Birmingham City (A)
October
Sat Oct 6 Wigan Athletic (H)
Sat Oct 20 Aston Villa (A)
Sat Oct 27 Middlesbrough (H)
November
Sat Nov 3 Arsenal (A)
Sat Nov 10 Blackburn Rovers (H)
Sat Nov 24 Bolton Wanderers (A)
December
Sat Dec 1 Fulham (H)
Sat Dec 8 Derby County (H)
Sat Dec 15 Liverpool (A)
Sat Dec 22 Everton (H)
Wed Dec 26 Sunderland (A)
Sat Dec 29 West Ham United (A)
January
Tue Jan 1 Birmingham City (H)
Sat Jan 12 Newcastle (H)
Sat Jan 19 Reading (A)
Wed Jan 30 Portsmouth (H)
February
Sat Feb 2 Tottenham Hotspur (A)
Sat Feb 9 Manchester City (H)
Sat Feb 23 Newcastle (A)
March
Sat Mar 1 Fulham (A)
Sat Mar 8 Bolton Wanderers (H)
Sat Mar 15 Derby County (A)
Sat Mar 22 Liverpool (H)
Sat Mar 29 Aston Villa (H)
April
Sat Apr 5 Middlesbrough (A)
Sat Apr 12 Arsenal (H)
Sat Apr 19 Blackburn Rovers (A)
Sat Apr 26 Chelsea (A)
May
Sat May 3 West Ham (H)
Sun May 11 Wigan Athletic (A)
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The four games prior to the New Year's Day game and the last eight games of the season have the potential to be utterly brutal ...
