Matthew Hobbs
BBC Sport

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All three newly promoted sides now know who they will face in the opening round of fixtures next season.

Two of those three have landed home games, with Sunderland hosting West Ham United and Leeds United taking on Everton.

Burnley begin on the road with a trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Matchday one has often been a reality check for clubs finding their feet in the top flight. Throughout the entirety of the Premier League era, promoted teams have collectively won just 17 times from 92 matches (excluding three occasions on which they have faced each other) – a success rate of only 18.5%.

They have also conceded nearly twice as many goals as they have scored.

Which of Sunderland, Leeds or Burnley are most likely to buck that trend in 2025-26?

Record of newly promoted clubs in the opening round:

• Games played - 92
• Wins - 17
• Draws - 19
• Defeats - 56
• Goals for - 95
• Goals against - 179
• Win percentage - 18.5%

Oh no you don't! I'm finally back on the football daily live and you lot immediately sink to your old ways of trying to distract me, this time with petitions to rename West Ham and questions about alphabetical rules regarding acronyms.

Well not today! We've got to get back to Premier League fixture reaction...

Premier League

There are three key home and away rules which the fixture generator must abide by.

• In any period of five matches, a club must play either three times at home and twice away, or vice versa.
• A club cannot start or end the season with two home or two away matches.
• A club cannot play at home twice or away twice for the fixtures which take place on or around Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

A perfect use of my time on the BBC daily football live's busiest day of the summer.

What is the real reason behind AFC Bournemouth by the way? Is it genuinely so they're top of alphabetically ordered lists?

Is there an advantage? If so I might change my name to Aaron Joe Rindl.

Sure. I'll let the Premier League know now.

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Thanks Adam, that's righ.....

Hey wait, hang on. That's not the real reason. Poor Anon's being left in the dark here.

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These are provisional days for TV pick announcements:

• August and September fixtures - 9 July
• October - 20 August
• November - 17 September
• December and January - 15 October
• February - 17 December
• March - 21 January
• April - 4 March
• Match week 35 - 25 March
• Match week 36 - 1 April
• Match week 37 - 8 April
• Match week 38 - Will be announced post-match week 37

Ooooh, who wants to be the one that tells Anon?

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Television picks have already been announced for the opening weekend of the 2025-26 Premier League season.

The other TV selections for August and September are set to be announced on Wednesday, 9 July.

Sky Sports will show Liverpool's opener against Bournemouth on Friday, 15 August.

TNT will broadcast the early Saturday fixture - Aston Villa v Newcastle - with Wolves v Manchester City following later that day on Sky Sports.

Sunday's matches - Chelsea v Crystal Palace and Manchester United v Arsenal - and Leeds v Everton on Monday night will also be on Sky Sports.

For the first time in the Premier League, all matches outside the Saturday 3pm blackout will be broadcast live.

Joe Rindl
BBC Sport

Thank you Ben!

Derek, this is what you wanted when you celebrated that winner in the Play-Off final, right?

The opportunity to get thumped by Manchester City, Liverpool and Newcastle in the run up to Christmas.

The Premier League comes at you fast.

Ben Ramsdale
BBC Sport

I'm not sure what I can say to make you feel better about that one, Derek.

Good to be back, eh?

I'll leave you in the capable hands of Joe Rindl who can hopefully offer you some words of comfort.