Three clubs to make first appearances at Town’s new ground
- Clubs to make John Smith's Stadium debuts
- New opposition in Huddersfield in 2017/18
- A full breakdown of when we last met PL opposition
It may be Town’s first ever season in the Premier League come August 2017, but how many of the Club’s 19 opponents will be making their first appearance at the John Smith’s Stadium in 2017/18?
Only three!
Of Town’s Premier League opponents in the upcoming season, only three have never played at the John Smith’s Stadium before; Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
Arsenal has never played a competitive game at the JSS, but did play the Chapman Trophy game ahead of the Centenary season back in 2008.
Here is a full rundown of Town’s last competitive home game against all the Premier League opposition in 2017/18, in descending chronological order
West Ham United
1-0 in the EFL Cup Round Two, First Leg
16 September 1997
Gate: 8,525
Everton
1-1 in the EFL Cup Round Two, First Leg
15 September 1998
Gate: 15,395
Stoke City
0-0 in the Second Division
29 December 2001
Gate: 16,041
Swansea City
0-1 in League 1
1 March 2008
Gate: 10,471
Arsenal
1-2 in the Chapman Trophy (friendly)
6 August 2008
Gate: 19,044
West Bromwich Albion
0-2 in the FA Cup Third Round
2 January 2010
Gate: 13,472
Southampton
2-0 in League 1
16 October 2010
Gate: 14,769
Crystal Palace
1-0 in the Championship
30 January 2013
Gate: 13,471
Leicester City
0-2 in the Championship
26 April 2014
Gate: 16,481
AFC Bournemouth
0-4 in the Championship
9 August 2014
Gate: 12,371
Watford
3-1 in the Championship
10 January 2015
Gate: 13,843
Burnley
1-3 in the Championship
12 March 2016
Gate: 13,917
Liverpool
0-2 in the Shankly Trophy (friendly)
20 July 2016
Gate: 21,166
Brighton & Hove Albion
3-1 in the Championship
2 February 2017
Gate: 20,104
Manchester City
0-0 in the FA Cup Round Five
18 February 2017
Gate: 24,129
Newcastle United
1-3 in the Championship
4 March 2017
Gate: 23,213
Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur
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