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Manchester United v Tottenham will be first live TV game of the season
Match is one of 7 shown live on BT Sport in August and September
Sky Sports will show 24 matches live in August and September
Man United and Chelsea both on TV six times, more than anyone else

By Joe Ridge for MailOnline

Published: 07:02 EST, 3 July 2015 | Updated: 09:04 EST, 3 July 2015

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Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will kick off the new Barclays Premier League season at lunchtime on August 8.

Old Trafford has been granted the honour of starting the season for the second time in a row having been selected by BT Sport for the live television fixture.

Last season United were beaten by Swansea City at home in what was Louis van Gaal's first match in charge.

Wayne Rooney (left) and Harry Kane watch on as Hugo Lloris fails to save an effort from Michael Carrick

TELEVISED PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES FOR AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER

Saturday, August 8

12.45pm Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur (BT Sport)

5.30pm Chelsea v Swansea City (Sky Sports)

Sunday, August 9

1.30pm Arsenal v West Ham United (Sky)

4pm Stoke City v Liverpool (Sky)

Monday, August 10

8pm West Bromwich Albion v Manchester City (Sky)

Friday, August 14

7.45pm Aston Villa v Manchester United (Sky)

Saturday, August 15

12.45pm Southampton v Everton (BT)

Sunday, August 16

1.30pm Crystal Palace v Arsenal (Sky)

4pm Manchester City v Chelsea (Sky)

Monday, August 17

8pm Liverpool v Bournemouth (Sky)

Saturday, August 22

12.45pm Manchester United v Newcastle United (BT)

Sunday, August 23

1.30pm West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea (Sky)

4pm Everton v Manchester City (Sky)

Monday, August 24

8pm Arsenal v Liverpool (Sky)

Saturday, August 29

12.45pm Newcastle United v Arsenal (BT)

5.30pm Tottenham Hotspur v Everton (Sky)

Sunday, August 30

1.30pm Southampton v Norwich City (Sky)

4pm Swansea City v Manchester United (Sky)

Saturday, September 12

12.45pm Everton v Chelsea (BT)

5.30pm Manchester United v Liverpool (Sky)

Sunday, September 13

1.30pm Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur (Sky)

4pm Leicester City v Aston Villa (Sky)

Monday, September 14

8pm West Ham United v Newcastle United (Sky)

Saturday, September 19

12.45pm Chelsea v Arsenal (BT)

5.30pm Manchester City v West Ham United (Sky)

Sunday, September 20

1.30pm Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace (Sky)

4pm Southampton v Manchester United (Sky)

Saturday, September 26

12.45pm Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City (BT)

5.30pm Newcastle United v Chelsea (Sky)

Sunday, September 27

4pm Watford v Crystal Palace (Sky)

Monday, September 28

8pm West Bromwich Albion v Everton (Sky)

And Swansea will again be involved in live action on the opening day as they visit champions Chelsea for an evening kick-off live on Sky Sports.

In total, Sky will show 24 matches live in August and September, with BT showing seven Saturday lunchtime kick-offs in those two months.

Sky pundits (L-R) of Graeme Souness, Jamie Carragher, Thierry Henry, Jamie Redknapp and Gary Neville

WHO IS ON TV THE MOST IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER?

6 Manchester United, Chelsea

5 Arsenal, Manchester City, Everton

4 Tottenham, Newcastle, Liverpool

3 West Ham, West Brom, Southampton, Crystal Palace

2 Swansea, Aston Villa

1 Stoke, Bournemouth, Norwich, Sunderland, Leicester, Watford

Manchester United and Chelsea will be the most televised teams, with six appearances each, while Arsenal, Manchester City and Everton are scheduled to be on five teams each.

Newly-promoted Watford - one of six teams on TV just once in August and September - have the longest wait for their first TV match, which comes at home to Crystal Palace on Sunday, September 27.

On August 14, Sky will broadcast Aston Villa v Manchester United in the season's only Friday night fixture.

This is owing to an English Defence League march being held in Walsall on the Saturday and United's participation in Champions League qualifying.