{"id":11482,"date":"2019-06-13T15:39:56","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T15:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=11482"},"modified":"2019-06-13T15:39:56","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T15:39:56","slug":"iwobi-ndidi-success-lookman-handed-tricky-opening-month-of-epl-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/iwobi-ndidi-success-lookman-handed-tricky-opening-month-of-epl-action","title":{"rendered":"Iwobi, Ndidi, Success, Lookman Handed Tricky Opening Month Of EPL Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fixtures for the 2019\/2020 English Premier League season was released by the Premier League on Thursday with mouth watering games involving Nigerian players.<\/p>\n<p>The opening match gets underway on Friday, August 9 with Liverpool taking on promoted Norwich City.<\/p>\n<p>However Super Eagles stars or players of Nigerian descent start their season on Saturday, 10 August with Wilfred Ndidi&#8217;s Leicester City hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers at the King Power stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Watford will welcome Brighton &amp; Hove with Isaac Success and Leon Balogun probably squaring off in one of the key battles of the contest.<\/p>\n<p>The first Super Sunday holds on 11 August and Newcastle United will host Alex Iwobi&#8217;s Arsenal at the King James&#8217; Park.<\/p>\n<p>The following weekend specifically on August 17, Chelsea will host Leicester City parading Wilfred Ndidi at Stamford Bridge while Arsenal play hosts to Burnley at the Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>The first North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur will be played at the Emirates on August 31.<\/p>\n<p>Same day Ademola Lookman&#8217;s Everton will come face to face with Wolverhampton Wanderers in a battle of teams that fought vigorously for a Europa League spot last season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fixtures for the 2019\/2020 English Premier League season was released by the Premier League on Thursday with mouth watering games involving Nigerian players. 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