<Tr> <Th> Average attendance </Th> <Td> 38,556 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 2016--17 2018--19 → All statistics correct as of 5 November 2017 . </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2017--18 Premier League is the 26th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992 . The season started on 11 August 2017 and is scheduled to finish on 13 May 2018 . Fixtures for the 2017--18 season were announced on 14 June 2017 . </P> <P> Chelsea are the defending champions, while Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town have entered as the promoted teams from the 2016--17 EFL Championship . </P>

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