Wednesday 15 June 2016 09:54, UK
Sunderland start their 2016/17 Premier League campaign with a tough away trip to Pep Guardiola's Manchester City on August 13.
This is swiftly followed by the first north east derby of the season as they welcome newly promoted Middlesbrough to the Stadium of Light.
Boxing Day offers the late gift of a trip to Old Trafford and a first meeting of the season with Jose Mourinho's Manchester United, before Liverpool visit the Stadium of Light in the first game of 2017.
Black Cats fans will want to mark March 11 in the calendar as they make the short trip to Middlesbrough for the second derby day, with Premier League champions Leicester, the return Manchester United fixture and Chelsea to come in April.
Sunderland have made a last-gasp escape from relegation for the last three seasons, and face Hull and Swansea in what could be vital fixtures before a tough away trip to Chelsea on May 21.
Sunderland Premier League fixtures 2016/17:
August
13: Manchester City (a)
20: Middlesbrough (h)
27: Southampton (a)
September
10: Everton (h)
17: Tottenham Hotspur (a)
24: Crystal Palace (h)
October
1: West Bromwich Albion (h)
15: Stoke City (a)
22: West Ham United (a)
29: Arsenal (h)
November
5: Bournemouth (a)
19: Hull City (h)
26: Liverpool (a)
December
3: Leicester City (h)
10: Swansea City (a)
13: Chelsea (h)
17: Watford (h)
26: Manchester United (a)
31: Burnley (a)
January
2: Liverpool (h)
14: Stoke City (h)
21: West Bromwich Albion (a)
31: Tottenham Hotspur (h)
February
04: Crystal Palace (a)
11: Southampton (h)
25: Everton (a)
March
4: Manchester City (h)
11: Middlesbrough (a)
18: Burnley (h)
April
1: Watford (a)
4: Leicester City (a)
8: Manchester United (h)
15: West Ham United (h)
22: Arsenal (a)
29: Bournemouth (h)
May
06: Hull City (a)
13: Swansea City (h)
21: Chelsea (a)
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