The opening weekend of 16 August also sees promoted Burnley face Chelsea.
Louis van Gaal's Manchester United host Swansea and Ronald Koeman's Southampton visit Liverpool.
Tottenham will begin life under new boss Mauricio Pochettino with a local derby at West Ham, while the Premier League's other new manager, Alan Irvine, sends his West Brom side into action at home to Sunderland.
Last season's Championship winners Leicester will look forward to a meeting with Everton and QPR's Championship play-off triumph has
earned them an opening day fixture with Hull at Loftus Road.
Arsenal, who ended their nine-year wait for a trophy at Wembley in the FA Cup final last month, entertain Crystal Palace.
Of the three rounds of fixtures that are played prior to the first international break, Manchester City's encounter with Premier League runners-up Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium, pencilled in for August 23, is the most eye-catching.
Everton, who have a Europa League campaign to look forward to after finishing fifth in Roberto Martinez's debut season, have successive home games against Arsenal and Chelsea once their
trip to Leicester is out of the way.
Opening fixtures (weekend of 16 August)
Arsenal v Crystal Palace
Burnley v Chelsea
Leicester City v Everton
Liverpool v Southampton
Manchester United v Swansea City
Newcastle United v Manchester City
Queens Park Rangers v Hull City
Stoke City v Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur
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