EPL fixtures today: Premier League schedule for Matchday 2 of 2022/23 season
The second round of Premier League matches of the 2022/23 season includes home games for Manchester City and Liverpool, as well as a colossal clash in London between Chelsea and Tottenham.
Manchester United will hope to put defeat on the road on day one and Aston Villa will look to pick up their first points of the season at the earliest kick-off.
Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Ham United, Everton, Southampton, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace are also hoping to recover from defeats in their first games.
What is the matchday 2 schedule? The sports news has all the details to help you plan three days of football watching.
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Friday, 12.8
Although the Premier League opened the season on a Friday last week, there are no EPL games on that date.
Saturday, 13.8
Aston Villa vs Everton
12:30 CET / 07:30 ET / 21:30 CEST
Questions have already been raised about manager Steven Gerrard’s influence on Aston Villa after Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at newcomers Bournemouth, while Everton put on a respectable performance in a 1-0 home loss to Chelsea.
A good omen for former England midfielder Gerrard, who was appointed mid-last season, is that Villa are unbeaten in six appearances of the game and have kept a clean sheet in each of their three home games against the Toffees in that run.
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Arsenal vs Leicester City
15:00 BST / 10:00 ET / 00:30 AET (Sun 14 Aug)
The strengthened Arsenal looked revitalized in the 2-0 win at Crystal Palace when new signing Gabriel Jesus took a dangerous lead and 21-year-old midfielder Gabriel Martinelli struck the opener.
The Gunners were set to face a tougher test against a Leicester side who finished eighth last season and led 2-0 at home to Brentford, only to concede twice without response in the second half and end the day with a point.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Newcastle United
15:00 BST / 10:00 ET / 00:30 AET (Sun 14 Aug)
In the opening game of the weekend between teams who won on Matchday 1, a Brighton side who beat Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford – Pascal Gross scored twice – meets a Newcastle side who have beaten Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford season is an insider tip.
The Magpies continued their transformation from veteran relegation strugglers to an aspiring team, beating Championship play-off winners Nottingham Forest 2-0 at home through second-half goals from Fabian Schar and Callum Wilson.
Manchester City versus Bournemouth
15:00 BST / 10:00 ET / 00:30 AET (Sun 14 Aug)
Erling Haaland hit both men. City’s goals in a 2-0 win at West Ham, although regular Premier League observers will know that’s no guarantee of another positive result against newly promoted Cherries.
Jefferson Lerma gave Bournemouth a lightning start on their Premier League return with their opener against Villa after two minutes. Kieffer Moore scored ten minutes from time in a performance that belied his side’s status as last season’s relegation contenders.
Southampton vs Leeds United
15:00 BST / 10:00 ET / 00:30 AET (Sun 14 Aug)
A shock was briefly seen when talisman James Ward-Prowse put Southampton ahead at Spurs after 12 minutes in a 4-1 drubbing for Saints at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Leeds had the opposite feeling, falling behind at home to Wolves in the sixth minute before turning the game around through Rodrigo Moreno and Rayan Ait-Nouri.
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Wolves vs Fulham
15:00 BST / 10:00 ET / 00:30 AET (Sun 14 Aug)
Bruno Lage’s Wolves have lost one of their last 11 meetings with Fulham, winning the last three by scoring the only goal of the game.
The Cottagers will feel there has never been a better time to improve on that record, having stormed to the league title, beating Liverpool twice in their opening game at home to eventually claim a 2-2 draw content
Brentford vs Manchester United
17:30 BST / 12:30 ET / 02:30 AEST (Sun 14 Aug)
Christian Eriksen, who inspired Brentford after signing a short-term contract with the Bees in January, is making a quick return to his former club as a Manchester United side were rocked by their unexpected loss to the Seagulls.
New United manager Erik ten Hag will be desperate for his first competitive win. Ivan Toney and Josh Dasilva’s goals to pick up that point at Leicester showed the Foxes’ spirit hasn’t stayed with Eriksen.
Sunday, 14.8
Nottingham Forest v West Ham
14:00 CET / 09:00 ET / 23:00 CEST
After a 23-year wait, Forest fans are on the verge of the return of Premier League football to the City Ground.
Neither the hosts nor West Ham should be unduly disheartened by their first-day defeats. The Hammers have lost one of their last eight league games to Forest and have won five of those games.
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Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur
4:30pm BST / 11:30am ET / 1:30am AEST (Monday 15 August)
Arguably the most tempting clash of the weekend is Chelsea, who finished third last season, against opponents who finished just below them.
Tottenham looked more impressive on Matchday 1 but have a pathetic record in this game, having not beaten the Blues in their last seven attempts in the league, while losing to them the last three and failing to score in the last four .
Monday, 08/15
Liverpool vs Crystal Palace
20:00 BST / 15:00 ET / 05:00 AET (Monday 15 August)
Liverpool put in an unforgettable first performance, looking uncharacteristically lethargic at times, before salvaging a point against Fulham with their reliable attrition attack.
Palace regretted not taking their chances against Arsenal and would like to end their 10-game losing streak against the Reds by repeating their 2-1 win at Anfield in April 2017.
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Tuesday, 16.8
There are no Premier League games on this day.
Wednesday, 08/17
There are no Premier League games on this day.
Thursday, 08/18
There are no Premier League games on this day.