The Premier League starts on Friday and with it Fantasy Football.

You can join the BBC Sport League on the official Fantasy Premier League game using the code bbcfpl – or by clicking this link.

You can listen to the Fantasy 606 podcast every match week on BBC Sounds, where Alistair Bruce-Ball, ‘Statman Dave’ and Chris Sutton discuss and debate all things FPL, including the latest news from the BBC Sport League.

Click here to listen to the latest episode.

Check out our tips for the opening weekend and find out what’s new in FPL this season here.

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Match dates for the first week

Friday, August 16

Manchester United – Fulham (20:00 CEST)

Saturday, August 17

Ipswich – Liverpool (12:30)

Arsenal – Wolves (15:00)

Everton – Brighton (3:00 p.m.)

Newcastle – Southampton (15:00)

Nottingham Forest – Bournemouth (15:00)

West Ham – Aston Villa (17:30)

Sunday, August 18

Brentford – Crystal Palace (2:00 p.m.)

Manchester City – Chelsea (16:30)

Monday, August 19

Leicester – Tottenham (20:00)

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AI AI AI-oh, let’s go to the FPL league…

We’ll also be testing out artificial intelligence in fantasy football this season, using various generative AI tools to select a team and make transfers throughout the season.

AI FC will be showing what they can do in the BBC Sport League, so keep an eye on their progress and see if you can beat them.

Here is their first team…

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