CHERRIES will kick off their debut campaign in the Premier League with a visit from Aston Villa – and finish with a trip to Old Trafford.

Eddie Howe’s Championship winners will host Villa at Dean Court on Saturday, August 8 and face Manchester United on Sunday, May 15.

Cherries, who will compete in the top flight for the first time in their history next season, were given the new fixture list earlier today.

Their first away game will see them travel to Liverpool on Saturday, August 15 for the first league meeting between the clubs.

Liverpool are one of five teams Cherries have never met in the league, the other four being Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham and Everton.

Cherries’ derbies against Southampton will take place on Saturday, October 31 at St Mary’s and on Tuesday, March 1 at Dean Court.

The Dorset club’s festive programme will see them face Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium for the first time on Monday, December 28, the clash sandwiched between the Boxing Day visit of Crystal Palace to Dean Court and a trip to Leicester on Saturday, January 2.

Cherries will travel to champions Chelsea on Saturday, December 5, while the fixture computer has given Howe’s team an incredibly tough run-in when they will meet four of last season’s top six in their final seven games.

On Thursday, your Daily Echo will feature a 20-page supplement with reaction to the fixture schedule and profiles and information on all 19 Premier League grounds - seven of which the Cherries have never visited before in the league.

As an added bonus there will be a special wallchart detailing all the matches in the 38-game season which kicks off on Saturday August 8.

  • 08/08/2015      3pm         AFC Bournemouth v Aston Villa
  • 15/08/2015      3pm         Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth
  • 22/08/2015      3pm         West Ham United v AFC Bournemouth
  • 29/08/2015      3pm         AFC Bournemouth v Leicester City
  • 12/09/2015      3pm         Norwich City v AFC Bournemouth
  • 19/09/2015      3pm         AFC Bournemouth v Sunderland
  • 26/09/2015      3pm         Stoke City v AFC Bournemouth
  • 03/10/2015      3pm         AFC Bournemouth v Watford
  • 17/10/2015      3pm         Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth
  • 24/10/2015      3pm         AFC Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur
  • 31/10/2015      3pm         Southampton v AFC Bournemouth
  • 07/11/2015     3pm         AFC Bournemouth v Newcastle United
  • 21/11/2015      3pm         Swansea City v AFC Bournemouth
  • 28/11/2015     3pm         AFC Bournemouth v Everton
  • 05/12/2015      3pm         Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth
  • 12/12/2015     3pm         AFC Bournemouth v Manchester United
  • 19/12/2015      3pm         West Bromwich Albion v AFC Bournemouth
  • 26/12/2015    3pm         AFC Bournemouth v Crystal Palace
  • 28/12/2015      3pm         Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth
  • 02/01/2016      3pm         Leicester City v AFC Bournemouth
  • 12/01/2016    7:45pm    AFC Bournemouth v West Ham United
  • 16/01/2016    3pm         AFC Bournemouth v Norwich City
  • 23/01/2016      3pm         Sunderland v AFC Bournemouth
  • 02/02/2016      8pm         Crystal Palace v AFC Bournemouth
  • 06/02/2016    3pm         AFC Bournemouth v Arsenal
  • 13/02/2016    3pm         AFC Bournemouth v Stoke City
  • 27/02/2016      3pm         Watford v AFC Bournemouth
  • 01/03/2016    7.45pm    AFC Bournemouth v Southampton
  • 05/03/2016      3pm         Newcastle United v AFC Bournemouth
  • 12/03/2016    3pm         AFC Bournemouth v Swansea City
  • 19/03/2016      3pm         Tottenham Hotspur v AFC Bournemouth
  • 02/04/2016    3pm         AFC Bournemouth v Manchester City
  • 09/04/2016      3pm         Aston Villa v AFC Bournemouth
  • 16/04/2016    3pm         AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool
  • 23/04/2016    3pm         AFC Bournemouth v Chelsea
  • 30/04/2016      3pm         Everton v AFC Bournemouth
  • 07/05/2016    3pm         AFC Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion
  • 15/05/2016      3pm         Manchester United v AFC Bournemouth

*Bold denotes home fixtures

The fixtures and kick-off times will be subject to change due to television scheduling.