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David Moyes handed United start at Swansea while Jose Mourinho's Chelsea host Hull
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE champions Manchester United will travel to south Wales to face Swansea City to start their title defence next season, under new manager David Moyes.
United will open their campaign at the home of Capital One Cup winners Swansea on August 17, while new Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho kicks off his second spell with the Blues against newly-promoted Hull City at Stamford Bridge.
Moyes and Mourinho clash early on in the season when Chelsea travel to Old Trafford the following weekend, while United meet Liverpool at Anfield on August 31.
Champions League sides Manchester City and Arsenal have also been handed home starts, with Manuel Pellegrini's reign at the Etihad Stadium to commence with the visit of Newcastle United, who have today seen managing director Derek Llambias resign following the confirmation of Joe Kinnear as their director of football yesterday.
Moyes and Mourinho clash early on in the season when Chelsea travel to Old Trafford
Arsenal begin at home to Aston Villa, with the north-London clash the beginning of a testing opening to the season for Villa, who have a home match against Liverpool and a trip to Chelsea in the following two games.
Crystal Palace's first game back in the top flight is against Tottenham at Selhurst Park.
Cardiff - Championship winners last season - start their campaign at West Ham then have home games against Manchester City and Everton.
Roberto Martinez's first competitive match as Toffees manager is at Norwich, while Merseyside rivals Liverpool start with a home game against Mark Hughes' Stoke.
Elsewhere, Paolo Di Canio's Sunderland start with a home match against Fulham, while West Brom face Southampton at the Hawthorns.
Hull's fans will relish their festive programme, with Manchester United heading to the KC Stadium on Boxing Day, while Manchester City against Liverpool is another tasty-looking December 26 encounter.
The season wraps up on May 11, with three of the expected title chasers finishing on the road. Chelsea head to Cardiff, Manchester United go to Southampton and Arsenal are at Norwich, with Manchester City at home to West Ham.