Sunderland fixtures: Premier League 2015/16
Wednesday 17 June 2015 09:37, UK
Sunderland will open their 2015/16 Premier League season with a trip to Leicester City and have a tough December to plan for.
Dick Advocaat returns to the Stadium of Light for a first full season in charge, having guided Sunderland to safety last season after taking over from Gus Poyet.
After the August 8 trip to Leicester, Sunderland have two home games against promoted Norwich City and Swansea City to look forward to, but they have to wait until October for their first Tyne-Wear derby, with Newcastle visiting on the 24th. The reverse fixture is scheduled for March 19.
December looks like being a tough month for Advocaat, with fixtures against Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool before and just after Christmas.
Their season concludes on May 15 with a trip to another of the promoted sides, Watford, while the final home game is against champions Chelsea on May 7.
August
8 Leicester City (a)
15 Norwich City (h)
22 Swansea City (h)
29 Aston Villa (a)
September
12 Tottenham Hotspur (h)
19 Bournemouth (a)
26 Manchester United (a)
October
3 West Ham United (h)
17 West Bromwich Albion (a)
24 Newcastle United (h)
31 Everton (a)
November
7 Southampton (h)
21 Crystal Palace (a)
28 Stoke City (h)
December
5 Arsenal (a)
12 Watford (h)
19 Chelsea (a)
26 Manchester City (a)
28 Liverpool (h)
January
2 Aston Villa (h)
12 Swansea City (a)
16 Tottenham Hotspur (a)
23 Bournemouth (h)
February
2 Manchester City (h)
6 Liverpool (a)
13 Manchester United (h)
27 West Ham United (a)
March
1 Crystal Palace (h)
5 Southampton (a)
12 Everton (h)
19 Newcastle United (a)
April
2 West Bromwich Albion (h)
9 Leicester City (h)
16 Norwich City (a)
23 Arsenal (h)
30 Stoke City (a)
May
7 Chelsea (h)
15 Watford (a)
