Liverpool clear to win title as Premier League fixtures confirmed

Players of Liverpool during a training session at Melwood Training Ground in Liverpool, UK, May 30, 2020. /VCG

Liverpool will resume their quest for their first topflight title in 30 years at city rivals Everton on June 21, as the Premier League released its revised fixture list for the first three weeks of the restarted season on Friday.

Football in England has been suspended since mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but clubs have voted to restart the season on June 17 when second-placed Manchester City host Arsenal and Sheffield United visit relegation-threatened Aston Villa.

Liverpool are 25 points clear at the top and are two victories away from winning the Premier League, but will have a shot at securing the title by beating Everton if City lose to Arsenal.

Tottenham Hotspur, who are currently eighth, host fifth-placed Manchester United on June 19, while third-placed Leicester City travel to Watford on Saturday, June 20.

Arsenal are back in action on the same Saturday with a trip to Brighton and Hove Albion, while Villa play again on Sunday, June 21 when they host fourth-placed Chelsea.

City play again on Monday, June 22, when they host mid-table Burnley.

All the matches will be broadcast live but take place without fans present.

Premier League fixtures (dates GMT):

June 17

Aston Villa v Sheffield United

Manchester City v Arsenal

June 19

Norwich City v Southampton

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United

June 20

Watford v Leicester City

Brighton Hove Albion v Arsenal

West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Bournemouth v Crystal Palace

June 21

Newcastle United v Sheffield United

Aston Villa v Chelsea

Everton v Liverpool

June 22

Manchester City v Burnley

June 23

Leicester City v Brighton Hove Albion

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United

June 24

Manchester United v Sheffield United

Newcastle United v Aston Villa

Norwich City v Everton

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bournemouth

Liverpool v Crystal Palace

June 25

Burnley v Watford

Southampton v Arsenal

Chelsea v Manchester City

June 27

Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers

June 28

Watford v Southampton

June 29

Crystal Palace v Burnley

June 30

Brighton Hove Albion v Manchester United

July 1

Arsenal v Norwich City

Bournemouth v Newcastle United

Everton v Leicester City

West Ham United v Chelsea

July 2

Sheffield United v Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester City v Liverpool

Source(s): Reuters