Newcastle fixtures 2015/16: Magpies handed tricky start with Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea matches in first month

A complete guide to the 2015/16 Premier League fixtures for Newcastle United

Newcastle players Fabricio Coloccini, Ryan Taylor and Jack Colback look glum during their defeat to Swansea in April (Getty Images)

Newcastle will hope that Steve McClaren will bring a new dawn at St James' Park following the Alan Pardew years and John Carver's short and disappointing stint at the Magpies.

Carver did manage keep Newcastle afloat from the dreaded relegation.,

Here are some of the highlights from Newcastle's fixture list to look out for:

First game

Southampton (H)

Last game

Tottenham (H)

Games against biggest rival

Sunderland: 24 October (A), 19 March (H)

Over the festive period

Newcastle will play Everton (H) on Boxing Day, West Brom (A) on Boxing Day and Arsenal (A) on New Year's Day.

Full Newcastle fixtures:

August

8 Southampton (H)

15 Swansea (A)

22 Man Utd (A)

29 Arsenal (H)

September

12 West Ham (A)

19 Watford (H)

26 Chelsea (H)

October

3 Man City (A)

17 Norwich (H)

24 Sunderland (A)

31 Stoke (H)

November

7 Bournemouth (A)

21 Leicester (H)

28 Crystal Palace (A)

December

5 Liverpool (H)

12 Tottenham (A)

19 Aston Villa (H)

26 Everton (H)

28 West Brom (A)

January

2 Arsenal (A)

13 Man Utd (H)

16 West Ham (H)

23 Watford (A)

February

3 Everton (A)

6 West Brom (H)

13 Chelsea (A)

27 Man City (H)

March

2 Stoke (A)

5 Bournemouth (H)

12 Leicester (A)

19 Sunderland (H)

April

2 Norwich (A)

9 Southampton (A)

16 Swansea (H)

23 Liverpool (A)

30 Crystal Palace (H)

May

7 Aston Villa (A)

15 Tottenham (H)

Premier League Fixtures 2015/16 club by club

Arsenal fixtures / Aston Villa fixtures / Bournemouth fixtures

Chelsea fixtures / Crystal Palace fixtures / Everton fixtures

Leicester City fixtures / Liverpool fixtures

Manchester City fixtures / Manchester United fixtures

Newcastle United fixtures / Norwich fixtures

Southampton fixtures / Stoke City fixtures

Swansea City fixtures / Tottenham Hotspur fixtures

Watford fixtures / West Bromwich Albion fixtures

West Ham United fixtures