Arsenal once again kick off the new Premier League season with a London derby away at Crystal Palace on the evening of Friday, August 5 as Mikel Arteta aims to go one better than last campaign and finish in the top four.
The Gunners had a return to the Champions League - their first in six years - in their hands until a humbling defeat to Tottenham followed by losing at Newcastle saw Spurs leapfrog them and snatch fourth. Arsenal face their first rematch with Spurs on October 1 at the Emirates, which is followed by the visits of Liverpool and Manchester City with Leeds in between, with the reverse derby fixture on January 14.
