Announced middle of June, this time last year I said "One of the big sides at home, like Leeds or someone" So this year gonna go for the same, either Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs, Newcastle, City or Chelsea at home Not United as we have played them a couple of times since relegation.
They won't be European champions. Like you, I would fancy us against any team at home though, after last season's great start against Leeds.
The first week-end will doubtless include on of the promoted sides; probably which ever one is at home against a long established Premier League side, but one in which the TV producers see the possibility of a home win. I cite Pompey v Aston Villa in our opening fixture in 2003 as a typical example. If one of you three are at home to, say, Villa, Liverpool, Everton, Sunderland or Fulham it's a pretty good bet that it will be on the box.
Home against Villa sounds good to me...a game against a long-standing Prem team that (as things currently stand) I'd favour us to win.
