16/17 Premier League Fixtures

4 3rd place teams with the most points go through.

Ahahahaha we've no chance then mate 

Pretty tough opening 10 matches there, but I suppose it will be good to get road trips to Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea out of the way so early in the season.

Not really seeming as they will all have midweek games later in the season...

1 month since the list was released, and the first ticket sale is today.

On the games themselves, it was in general a good fixture list, getting most difficult away trips sorted early, and if we do a good job in the more mundane games, we have a nice run in to take advantage of earlier results.

Unfortunately we have to go to both the main manc clubs after Christmas. But the first trip to mancland is to Burnley, a ground I've never liked us going to against a workmanlike, stubborn team, but it's a good trip to get out of the way early. The big prize of course is the last game at home for the first time in 3 years to a promoted, possibly relegated club, and an ideal fixture if a result is needed.

We are also the last club to play a home game this season, but Anfield may still see some action in August, if there's a home game in the League Cup. Overall, bar the 2 manc clubs, I'm happy enough with what we got. Let's take advantage of it now.

The last time we had the opening 3 games away from home started with Arsenal - we won 2-1 and walked the league...

Pain in the arse fixture changes for TV.

We play Man City at 5.30 on New Year's eve and no game on Boxing day now.

Sunday 4 December
1.30pm AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool (Sky Sports)

Sunday 11 December
4.30pm Liverpool v West Ham United (Sky Sports)

Monday 19 December
8pm Everton v Liverpool (Sky Sports)

Tuesday 27 December
5.15pm Liverpool v Stoke City (Sky Sports)

Saturday 31 December
5.30pm Liverpool v Manchester City (BT Sport)

Sunday 15 January
4pm Manchester United v Liverpool (Sky Sports)

Saturday 21 January
12.30pm Liverpool v Swansea City (BT Sport)

Tuesday 31 January
8pm Liverpool v Chelsea (BT Sport

Good being out of Europe isn't it and not needing our fixtures to be moved... oh wait.

Putting the New Year Eve game back a couple of hours as well might make things a bit of a ballache for some.

I'm sure the taxi drivers will be rubbing their hands together!

Moving the Boxing Day game back a day is a real shi**er though - is Liverpool v Stoke really a Christmas game for the TV or have they just done it to give us a day and a bit less rest before the Man City game - makes you wonder doesn't it.

Christmas day boozing for the boys, though.

Klopp not happy

https://twitter.com/jamespearceecho/status/786906777560440832

No we can't do anything. January 2 is a bank holiday in the region next year, because January 1 is on a weekend.

In fairness, we got away with it last year with 4 days between Leicester and Sunderland when other clubs had to play twice in 48 hours. Now it's our turn, and we're one of 12 clubs who have to. Coaches may protest about it every year but in the UK, you play football during Christmas, some years you'll have to play twice in 48 hours and you have no choice but to adapt. It will never change.

Presents a huge gamble. Could lose against City (who have an extra day to prepare) and then go to Sunderland.

Could, repeat could, be a strategy to 'rest' some players for City. Calculation that the manager will have to make but it is some way off.

Presents a huge gamble. Could lose against City (who have an extra day to prepare) and then go to Sunderland.

Could, repeat could, be a strategy to 'rest' some players for City. Calculation that the manager will have to make but it is some way off.

Unless Sunderland start playing a lot better then our b team should be able to beat them, but in any case I'd rather rest players against Sunderland than citeh.