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Fixtures: Which teams have we never faced first?

James Tuck
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James Tuck
Wednesday 13 June 2018 12:57

The 2018/19 Premier League fixtures are released at 09:00 BST on Thursday and fans will be eagerly anticipating the identity of Manchester United's opening-day opponents.

New boys Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff City and Fulham are among the teams who could be paired with the Reds when the 27th Premier League season gets under way on the weekend of 11 and 12 August.

Ahead of the announcement, we've compiled details of the last time United faced each of the 19 other Premier League clubs on the opening day, home and away.

Our research shows there are three sides the Reds have never met to kick off a campaign...

ARSENAL – 19 August 1989 (home, won 4-1); 23 August 1986 (away, lost 0-1).

BOURNEMOUTH – 14 August 2016 (away, won 3-1); never met on opening day away.

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BURNLEY – 2 September 1893 (home, won 3-2); never met on opening day away.

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CARDIFF CITY – never met on opening day.

CHELSEA – 15 August 2004 (away, lost 1-0); 23 August 1958 (home, won 5-2). 

CRYSTAL PALACE – 9 August 1969 (away, drew 2-2); 26 August 1922 (home, won 2-1).

EVERTON – 20 August 2012 (away, lost 1-0); 10 August 1968 (home, won 2-1).

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FULHAM – 20 August 2006 (home, won 5-1); never met on opening day away.

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN – never met on opening day.

LEICESTER CITY – 15 August 1998 (home, drew 2-2); 24 August 1957 (away, won 3-0).

LIVERPOOL – 28 August 1927 (away, lost 2-4); never met on opening day at home.

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MANCHESTER CITY – 2 September 1911 (away, drew 0-0); never met on opening day at home.

NEWCASTLE UNITED – 16 August 2010 (home, won 3-0); never met on opening day away.

SOUTHAMPTON – 15 August 1987 (away, drew 2-2); never met on opening day at home.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR – 8 August 2015 (home, won 1-0); 10 August 1997 (away, won 2-0).

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WATFORD – 25 August 1984 (home, drew 1-1); never met on opening day away.

WEST HAM UNITED – 13 August 2017 (home, won 4-0); never met on opening day away.

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS – 16 August 1975 (away, won 2-0); 29 August 1936 (home, drew 1-1).

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