Premier League Announces 2010/11 Fixture List

Andrei Arshavin has scored 807 career goals in two games at Anfield. Pic via Guardian.

As reported by REDAction yesterday, Arsenal will indeed open their 2010/11 season with a trip to Anfield to play Liverpool. Considering this match is a prime candidate to be televised, that leaves it with about a 50/50 chance to be played on either Saturday, August 14 or Sunday, August 15. Arsenal opened in the late game on Saturday last year while Liverpool opened with the early game on Sunday.

Anfield has historically been a house of horrors for the Gunners. For example, before Arsenal's 2-0 win to dramatically clinch the 1988/89 league title on goals scored, Arsenal had not won in 13 tries. Before last December's 2-1 win, Arsenal's last victory at Anfield was in October of 2003, during the Invicibles season. Both sides played a thrilling 4-4 draw in April of 2009, with Andrei Arshavin scoring all four Arsenal goals.

Arsenal's first home match of rhe season will be the following the week against promotion playoff champion Blackpool. This is followed by meetings with Bolton, Sunderland, and West Brom before a trip to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the first weekend of October.

The North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur will be played on November 20 at the Emirates and February 26 at White Hart Lane. Arsenal will host Chelsea on Boxing Day and they'll host Liverpool on April 16.

Arsenal's first match against Manchester United will be at Old Trafford on December 11, then at the Emirates on April 30.

Arsenal will open group stage play in the Champions League on either September 14th or 15th, depending on the draw. They'll enter the Carling Cup in the third round on September 22nd and they'll enter the third round of the FA Cup on January 8th.

The fixtures list is available at Arsenal.com. All times are subject to change based on tournament draws and television selection.