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Will "Manchester City" footballers defend the title of English champions? Which clubs will enter the top four, guaranteeing a place in the UEFA Champions League? How will the three Premier League debutants fare? These are just a few of the intrigues of the upcoming 30th season of the English Premier League, which will start on August 13. Compared to previous seasons, three new teams will participate - "Norwich City", "Watford", and "Brentford". They finished in the top three places in the Championship league last season, which is second in terms of strength. Norwich and Watford are returning to the elite league after a year break. Meanwhile, Brentford will compete among the strongest English teams for the first time in 74 years. This will be their first season in the Premier League. "Fulham", "West Bromwich Albion", and "Sheffield United" players were relegated from the Premier League. Four head coaches of the teams have changed compared to the previous season. The famous Spaniard Rafael Benitez will lead Liverpool's "Everton", which finished tenth last season. He replaced the Italian Carlo Ancelotti, who left for Real Madrid. Former French football star Patrick Vieira will take the helm of London's "Crystal Palace". Portuguese Nuno Espirito Santo, who previously managed "Wolverhampton", will be coaching London's "Tottenham Hotspur", with his compatriot Bruno Lage assisting him. The biggest attraction of the first round of the 2021-2022 season will be the match between "Tottenham Hotspur" and the champions "Manchester City" on Sunday. "Tottenham Hotspur" finished only seventh in the previous season. Interestingly, there is a dominance of the London team in their head-to-head matches. In the Premier League, the team defeated the "city" 25 times, lost 16 times, and drew 7 matches. In the previous season, home teams triumphed - "City" celebrated a 3-0 victory, while "Tottenham Hotspur" lost 2-0. "Tottenham" defeated Manchester City twice in a row at home in the Premier League. Second-placed "Manchester United" will host "Leeds United" on Saturday in their own stadium. The remaining third-placed "Liverpool" will test their strength away from home against "Norwich City". On the same day, London's "Chelsea", who finished fourth in the 2020-2021 championship, will host "Crystal Palace" at home. Football fans will be able to watch over 200 matches directly on the TV3 Sport, TV3 Sport 2, TV3 Sport Open channels, and the new generation television "Go3" in the new season of the English Premier League, which is considered the most popular and strongest in the world, unless there are unforeseen circumstances worldwide. The schedule of the first round broadcasts on August 13 at 21:50 "Brentford" - "Arsenal" (TV3 Sport, Go3); August 14 at 14:20 "Manchester United" - "Leeds United" (TV3 Sport, Go3), at 16:50 "Chelsea" - "Crystal Palace" (TV3 Sport, Go3), at 16:50 "Leicester City" - "Wolverhampton" (TV3 Sport Open, Go3), at 19:20 "Norwich City" - "Liverpool" (TV3 Sport, Go3); August 15 at 15:50 "Newcastle United" - "West Ham" (TV3 Sport 2, Go3), at 18:20 "Tottenham Hotspur" - "Manchester City" (TV3 Sport, Go3).
