Everton fans have taken to Twitter to fume over their club’s start to the 2017-18 Premier League season.
The fixture list was released by the Premier League on on Wednesday morning.
Everton’s nightmare start to the 2017-18 campaign begins with a winnable home match with Stoke City, but after that they face back-to-back away games at Manchester City and Chelsea.
They then face Spurs at home in the fourth round of fixtures, and travel to Old Trafford the following week.
The Goodison Park faithful were understandably annoyed at their tough start to the 2017-18 Premier League campaign, and the fixtures have been described as “disgusting”, “horrendous” and “tough”.
This is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets.
https://twitter.com/stephenburns2/status/874903274406727683
Not sure there could have been a tougher start to the season #COYB
— John Bennetto (@JohnBennetto) June 14, 2017
At least #EFC should be on the telly for most of the start of the season… #PLfixtures
— Sean Lunt (@Sean_Lunt) June 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/evertonfin2/status/874900627347951616
The first 5??
— Harry Hesketh (@HarryHesketh) June 14, 2017
Haha, that's a horrendous run of fixtures after the opener ? #EFC #PLFixtures
— Nick Broadhurst (@Toffe3m4n) June 14, 2017
Stoke home, City away, Cheslea away, Spurs home and United away. Disgusting opening 5 matches #PLfixtures #EFC
— Mark Gent (@genty88) June 14, 2017
Other key dates for Everton fans are December 9, which sees their side travel to Anfield, while the return fixture will be held on April 7.
One positive for Toffees supporters is their club’s favourable end of season run, which could prove crucial in the fight for the all-important European spots.
Everton’s final five fixtures see them play Swansea, Newcastle, Huddersfield, Southampton and West Ham – which are all winnable games for the Merseysiders.
The Toffees finished seventh in last season’s Premier League, eight points behind Man United in sixth, but 15 ahead of Southampton in eighth.