Burnley were handed clashes with Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea in the opening weeks of the 2009/2010 Barclays Premier League season.

The Clarets returned to the top flight of English football for the first time since 1976 after beating Sheffield United 1-0 in the Coca-Cola Championship play-off final at Wembley.

On the opening day the Lancashire side kick off at Stoke, who stayed up last season, before Coyle must then prepare his men for the visit of United on Tuesday August 18, a home game against Europa League qualifiers Everton ahead of travelling to Chelsea on August 29 and then Anfield on September 12.

August
15 Stoke (A)
18 Man Utd (H)
22 Everton (H)
29 Chelsea (A)
September
12 Liverpool (A)
19 Sunderland (H)
26 Tottenham (A)
October
3 Birmingham (H)
17 Blackburn (A)
24 Wigan (H)
31 Hull (H)
November
7 Man City (A)
21 Aston Villa (H)
28 West Ham (A)
December
5 Portsmouth (A)
12 Fulham (H)
15 Arsenal (H)
19 Wolverhampton (A)
26 Bolton (H)
28 Everton (A)
January
9 Stoke (H)
16 Man Utd (A)
26 Bolton (A)
30 Chelsea (H)
February
6 West Ham (H)
9 Fulham (A)
20 Aston Villa (A)
27 Portsmouth (H)
March
6 Arsenal (A)
13 Wolverhampton (H)
20 Wigan (A)
27 Blackburn (H)
April
3 Man City (H)
10 Hull (A)
17 Sunderland (A)
24 Liverpool (H)
May
1 Birmingham (A)
9 Tottenham (H)