EPL 2014 Week 1:
Saturday, August 16 to 18, 2014
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Saturday, August 16
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Man United vs Swansea City
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7:45 AM
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Stoke City vs Aston Villa
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10:00 AM
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QPR vs Hull City
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10:00 AM
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Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
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12:30 PM
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West Brom vs Sunderland
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10:00 AM
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Leicester City vs Everton
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10:00 AM
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West Ham vs Tottenham
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10:00 AM
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Sunday, August 17
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Liverpool vs Southampton
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8:30 AM
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Newcastle vs Man City
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11:00 AM
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Monday, August 18
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Burnley FC vs Chelsea
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3:00 PM
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Manchester United will be without nine players for Louis van Gaal's
first competitive game in charge as the Dutchman confirmed he will not
rush Robin van Persie back to face Swansea.
The
31-year-old, who captained Van Gaal's Netherlands team when they
finished third in the World Cup, has only had two weeks' training and
even though fellow striker Danny Welbeck is on the injured list, Van
Persie will not be risked at Old Trafford on Saturday.
"He has to train," the 62-year-old said in a news conference.Van Gaal has picked fellow forward Wayne Rooney for the captaincy and, asked why why he chose the Englishman, said: "His attitude. More on the pitch and on the training ground, but I have also explained that outside the pitch is important to me and he accepted the responsibility.
"I like him very much, how he trained, how he performed in the game and how he performed to his fellow players."
Rooney missed a penalty in Tuesday's friendly against Valencia and Van Gaal hinted the occasion got to the 28-year-old and urged him to perform as he had done during United's preseason tour.
He added: "I have said to him, 'It was maybe too much for you as a captain,' but let it fly, I say, because in the United States he scored a lot of goals and made a lot of assists. I want to see that Wayne."
Van Gaal said nine players will miss Swansea's visit for various reasons and named six who are sidelined.
