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After just one season down in the Championship, Watford are back in the Premier League and will make their return at home to Aston Villa on August 14.

The Hornets bounced back to the top-flight at the first attempt as they clinched automatic promotion under coach Xisco Munoz.

A trip to Brighton follows the opening game before Tottenham and Wolves visit Vicarage Road. The reverse games are festive with Watford away to Wolves on Boxing Day and seeing in the New Year in north London at Spurs.

Munoz will hope that safety can be secured early on with games against Manchester City, Leicester City and Chelsea making up three of their final five fixtures, with their season ending at Stamford Bridge on May 22.

Watford enjoyed five successive seasons in the Premier League before they were relegated at the end of the 2019-20 season and they are out to establish themselves once again and avoid a relegation scrap.

They will be captained by their inspiration leader Troy Deeney, who will be 33 by the time the season starts but is out to show he can still cause Premier League defenders problems.

Key Dates for Watford Premier League 2021-22 Fixtures

*Watford will mark their return to the Premier League with a home fixture against Aston Villa on the opening weekend of the 2021-22 campaign.

*The Hornets were the runners-up in the Championship in the 2020-21 season to earn promotion to the top flight, where they will be hoping to avoid relegation and an immediate return to the second tier.

*Xisco Munoz's side will have a number of London derbies to look forward to in the new campaign, starting with an away clash against Tottenham on August 28.

*A difficult run of fixtures in November, meanwhile, sees Watford take on the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United, Leicester and Chelsea in consecutive matches.

*The Hornets then take on Premier League champions Manchester City on December 4.

*Watford conclude their season with an away fixture at Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea on May 22, by which point their supporters will undoubtedly be hoping they'll be safe of the relegation places.

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Watford Premier League fixtures 2021-22

Date Time Match
14/08/2021 15:00 Watford v Aston Villa
21/08/2021 15:00 Brighton v Watford
28/08/2021 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur v Watford
11/09/2021 15:00 Watford v Wolverhampton
18/09/2021 15:00 Norwich City v Watford
25/09/2021 15:00 Watford v Newcastle United
02/10/2021 15:00 Leeds United v Watford
16/10/2021 15:00 Watford v Liverpool
23/10/2021 15:00 Everton v Watford
30/10/2021 15:00 Watford v Southampton
06/11/2021 15:00 Arsenal v Watford
20/11/2021 15:00 Watford v Manchester United
27/11/2021 15:00 Leicester City v Watford
30/11/2021 19:45 Watford v Chelsea
04/12/2021 15:00 Watford v Manchester City
11/12/2021 15:00 Brentford v Watford
14/12/2021 19:45 Burnley v Watford
18/12/2021 15:00 Watford v Crystal Palace
26/12/2021 15:00 Wolverhampton v Watford
28/12/2021 15:00 Watford v West Ham United
01/01/2022 15:00 Watford v Tottenham Hotspur
15/01/2022 15:00 Newcastle United v Watford
22/01/2022 15:00 Watford v Norwich City
08/02/2022 19:45 West Ham United v Watford
12/02/2022 15:00 Watford v Brighton
19/02/2022 15:00 Aston Villa v Watford
26/02/2022 15:00 Manchester United v Watford
05/03/2022 15:00 Watford v Arsenal
12/03/2022 15:00 Southampton v Watford
19/03/2022 15:00 Watford v Everton
02/04/2022 15:00 Liverpool v Watford
09/04/2022 15:00 Watford v Leeds United
16/04/2022 15:00 Watford v Brentford
23/04/2022 15:00 Manchester City v Watford
30/04/2022 15:00 Watford v Burnley
07/05/2022 15:00 Crystal Palace v Watford
15/05/2022 15:00 Watford v Leicester City
22/05/2022 16:00 Chelsea v Watford

Key dates for the 2021/22 season

The 2021/22 Premier League will start on Saturday August 14 - 34 days after the Euro 2020 final at Wembley.

The season will end on May 22 2022, with all 10 games kicking off at the same time.

The 2021/22 EFL season will kick-off on Saturday August 7.

Next season's League One campaign will finish on the weekend of April 30 2022, with League Two and the Championship on one of May 7 and May 8 respectively.

The League One play-off final will then be held on Saturday May 21, the League Two play-off final on Saturday May 28, and the Championship play-off final on Sunday May 29.

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