The first matches of the Barclays Premiere League kickoff on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET/3 p.m. GMT. There will be five matches going on at the same time. The most important matchup of the day however, will be played after all five games are done.
The final game of the day will come at 12:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. GMT as Newcastle will face Tottenham. Both clubs finished in back-to-back rankings. Tottenham came in 4th place with 18 wins, 8 draws, 9 loses and 59 goals. While Newcastle United had the same record, but only scored 59 goals.
The following games begin at 10 a.m. ET/3 p.m. GMT.
West Hampshire United and Aston Villa will meet in the first match of the day. West Ham United is one of three clubs to come up in the new season.
Last season Aston Villa finished in the 15th spot after winning 7 games. They lost 17 and had 16 draws.
The second match of the day will feature Queens Park Rangers vs. Swansea City. QPR finished their season in the 17th and last spot, just barely qualifying to remain in the league. They had 9 wins, 7 draws and 20 loses.
The Swans had a bit of a better season finishing in 12th place with 11 wins, 11 draws and 14 loses.
West Bromwich Albion will face Liverpool in the third match of the day. Livepool finished 2011 with a 13 wins, 10 draws and 13 loses. That was good enough for an 8th place finish.
WBA came in 10th with a 13-7-16 record.
Reading's Football Club will face Stoke City. Reading is one of the three teams joining the leage this year. Stoke City had a. 11-11-14 record, just like Swansea City, but they finished in 14th place since they scored less goals that Norwich City.
Norwich City will look to improve on their 11-10-15 record and they will take on Fulham who finished 9th with a 13-10-13 record.
The final 10 a.m. ET/3 p.m. GMT match of the day will be Arsenal vs. Sunderland.
Arsenal, a powerhouse in the league, finished in third place with 20 wins, 6 draws and 10 loses. Sunderland finished in 11th place with an 11-12-13 record.
