Promoted teams face brutal Premier League start

Coventry begins their Premier League return with a tough away match against Arsenal, last season's champions and world's top-ranked team according to Opta. Their second away fixture takes them to Manchester City, making for an immediate baptism of fire for the promoted side. sport-newz.biz

The other promoted teams, Hull and Ipswich, also face challenging fixtures against last season's top teams and European qualifiers in their opening matches of the Premier League campaign.