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Man City To Open Premier League Title Defence Against Chelsea
Manchester City will start their Premier League title defence with an away match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on August 18, as announced by the Premier League on Tuesday.
Chelsea’s new manager, Enzo Maresca, will have an intriguing start to his tenure facing a team he knows well from assisting Pep Guardiola during City’s treble-winning season and coaching their youth team.
The Premier League season will commence with FA Cup winners Manchester United hosting Fulham on August 16.
Arsenal, last season’s league runners-up, will begin their campaign at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers on August 17.
Other notable opening fixtures include Championship winners Leicester City taking on Tottenham Hotspur at home and Newcastle United facing off against play-off winners Southampton.
Ipswich Town, making a return to the Premier League after a 22-year absence following consecutive promotions, will host Liverpool in an early kick-off on August 17.
This season will start in mid-August without a mid-season break, allowing for an extended off-season.
AS Roma have identified Chelsea star, Tyrique George as a potential replacement for Manchester United’s Jadon Sancho.
According to Fabrizio Romano, the Serie A club have asked for George’s deal conditions.
George is one of the options as a left winger for Roma if Sancho continue not to open the doors to move to Italy.
The Chelsea winger is on Roma’s shortlist and also RB Leipzig and other Premier League clubs are still very keen on signing the youngster.
Meanwhile, providing an update on Sancho after he rejected AS Roma a few days ago, the club’s director Frederic Massara said: “There are no conditions to proceed with this deal, especially as Sancho doesn’t have the motivations to join AS Roma”.
Arsenal legend, Ian Wright, has advised the club’s boss, Mikel Arteta, to replace injured Bukayo Saka with new signing, Noni Madueke when the Gunners face Liverpool.
Shooting Stars head coach, Nurudeen Aweroro, says it is important for his team to start the new campaign with a win, Ekwutosblog reports.
The Ibadan club will host Bayelsa United in their opening fixture of the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, on Sunday.
It will be Aweroro’s first official game in charge of the five-time NPFL champions.
The former Ikorodu City gaffer challenged his players to give their best in the encounter.
”We need to get maximum points, and if possible, score plenty of goals. But the most important thing is to secure the win. We can’t take this game for granted—we have to come out strong and give our best,” Aweroro told Shooting Stars media.
The 2025/26 NPFL season started on Friday with holders Remo Stars and Rivers United battling to a thrilling 1-1 draw at the Moshood Abiola Sports Arena, Abeokuta.
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