Fixture congestion incoming
With the season starting a month later than usual because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the games will come thick and fast.
The upcoming campaign will be five weeks shorter than a standard season because of the late end to 2019-20 - and the winter break has been scrapped.
Arsenal and Liverpool meet in the Community Shield on 29 August, with players then going on an international break for the Nations League before the Premier League starts.
Manchester City v Aston Villa could be played on 15 September, with Burnley v Manchester United the following day - although that is yet to be confirmed.
Those are the dates Premier League clubs not in Europe enter the Carabao Cup at the second round.
Rounds two to four of that competition, which will involve top-flight sides, will be played midweek on 15-16, 22-23 and 29-30 September.
Spurs start Europa League qualifying on 17 September and could end up with two first-team matches in the same midweek.
There are rounds of Premier League games due on 26 December, 28 December and 2 January over the festive period.
The final league fixtures will be on 23 May 2021 - eight days after the FA Cup final.
The Champions League final is on 29 May, with the delayed Euro 2020 starting on 11 June.
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