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.
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