Swansea City.
Our final game at the Boleyn Ground will be against Swansea City. Now we know who our opponents will be that day it’s become even more real that we’re leaving. May 7 is going to be one hell of a party.
Slaven Biliic faces a tough opening Premier League fixture as West Ham boss, with a trip to Arsenal on the horizon, while his first league game at the Boleyn Ground will be against Leicester City.
Our first seven league fixtures of the season are pretty decent, though it’s the home fixtures where we’ll pick up most of the points – hopefully.
Away trips to Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City and home meetings with Leicester, Bournemouth, Newcastle and Norwich ensure we’ll have a testing, yet comfortable first couple of months of the campaign.
Once we’ve got those games out of the way we should have a very good idea of where we are under Bilic. The away games will be the testing ones, obviously, but we’ve got end that 50+ year winless run at Anfield some time.
Here’s how the fans reacted to the fixture announcement…
FIXTURES: The Hammers will open the 2015/16 season with an away game at Arsenal on 8 August. #WHUFC #COYI pic.twitter.com/Ke2Fagb5uc
— West Ham United (@WestHam) June 17, 2015
THE FINAL FAREWELL: @SwansOfficial will provide our final Boleyn Ground opposition on 7 May 2016. #WHUFC #COYI pic.twitter.com/RKFQYQcdSX
— West Ham United (@WestHam) June 17, 2015
Given that we’d have been playing in the Europa League before Arsenal away, I’d say we’ll be more than ready to cause an upset. #COYI
— WestHamWorld.co.uk (@WestHamWorld) June 17, 2015
The fact West Ham’s final home game at the Boleyn Ground doesn’t land on my wedding day is a relief. #COYI
— James Jones (@ByJamesJones) June 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/drunkteddyx/status/611089510252867584
https://twitter.com/jojazepa/status/611093810207178752
https://twitter.com/WestHamLondon/status/611090221896204288
So a tough trip to the Emirates to kick off our season then #COYI #WHUFC
— Chris Rollinson (@ChrisRolly88) June 17, 2015
The first three away games aren't such a bad thing. Not expecting to get anything so any points are a bonus
— alex (@AlexFynn) June 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/Stef_whufc/status/611092836767899648
https://twitter.com/Brad_Pinard/status/611093672868847616
https://twitter.com/B1gLeeP89/status/611094932946874368
https://twitter.com/markrussell09/status/611095506908016640
@davidgold I would quite happily pay to watch a big screen at the Boleyn for the last game of the season. It it something you'd consider?
— Pep (@UglyKidPep) June 17, 2015
I'm literally prepared to sell even reggie for a ticket to the last game. Nothing will stop me being there
— Kayleigh Holmes (@kholmesirons90) June 17, 2015
