2017-18 Premier League: Arsenal - Leicester City, first game of the season on Friday 11/08/2017

Arsenal FC - Leicester City FC, scheduled at the Emirates Stadium (London, ENG) on Friday, 11/08/2017 (kick-off at 19:45 BTS, 20:45 CET), is the first game of the 2017-18 Premier League season. The reigning champions, Chelsea FC, host Burnley FC on Saturday, 12/08/2017 2010 (kick-off at 15:00 BST, 16:00 CET). The last game of this first matchday is between Manchester United FC and West Ham United FC on Sunday, 13/08/2017 (kick-off at 16:00 BST, 17:00 CET).

The Premier League redistributed nearly £2.4bn (£ 2,398.5m, or €2,753.42m on 01/06/2017) in audiovisual and commercial revenues to the 20 clubs which participated in the 2016-17 season, announced the English professional league on 01/06/2017. This amount was up 46.3% compared to 2015-16 (£1,638.8m, or €2,116.2m on 23/05/2016).

Each Premier League club collected an average amount from the league of £119.9m (€137.6m) for 2016-17. Chelsea FC, the 2016-17 Premier League champions, received the largest amount: £150.8m, (€173.1m). The 2016-17 ratio between the highest-collecting club and the lowest for league redistributed TV and…