EPL 'to restart on June 17' with Arsenal vs Man City & Aston Villa vs Sheffield

THE Premier League is set to return on 17 June with Manchester City hosting Arsenal and Aston Villa taking on Sheffield United, as per reports.

Plans were in place for the season to resume on Friday 19 June, but the Telegraph claim that has been scrapped.

Two matches will be played on the Wednesday to make all of the clubs in the league level on 29 games.

One match is then expected to be played on the Friday before a full round of fixtures across the weekend.

Premier League bosses want the season to be concluded by the weekend of August 1 and 2.