This English Premier League Season Begins August 13, Arsenal Vs Brentford Becomes The Opener

JAKARTA - Euro 2020 is over and football's attention is focused on local competitions, one of which is the Premier League, which will start in August.

If last season the pandemic forced the football calendar to be condensed, then next season's Premier League schedule will be as normal as before the pandemic.

Quoting Antara, Friday, July 16, the Premier League competition for the 2021/2022 season will start on Friday August 13 where Arsenal's match against promoted club Brentford will be the opening match. After that at the weekend, all of the other 18 Premier League participants will face each other.

There will be three international breaks during the fall, one each in September, October and November where players will defend their respective countries in World Cup qualifying matches.

The Africa Cup of Nations is scheduled to take place from 9 January 2022 to 6 February 2022.

Then in February there will be a winter break where some clubs do not play one weekend, while others do not play the following weekend.

The new season will end on 22 May 2022, while the FA Cup final will be played one week before the end of the Premier League season.

The leagues below the Premier League, namely the Championship, League One and League Two, will kick off on 7 August 2021.