Southampton fixtures 2015/16 revealed: Saints travel to Newcastle in Premier League opener and host Arsenal on Boxing Day

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

Ronald Koeman and Southampton could clinch a Europa League place (Getty Images)

Southampton survived the player exodus this time last season with flying colours as they finished seventh in the Premier League and secured Europa League football as a result.

However, the work starts here for Ronald Koeman to build on a season than far surpassed expectations, and with talk of an unlikely assault on the top four on the south coast, it could be a season to remember for the Saints.

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

First game

8 August: Newcastle (a)

Last game

15 May: Crystal Palace (h)

Games against biggest rivals

Bournemouth: 31 October (h), 1 March (a)

Liverpool: 17 October (h), 19 March (h)

Tottenham: 19 December (h), 7 May (a)

Over the festive period

Southampton will play Arsenal at home on Boxing Day, West Ham away on 28 December and travel to Norwich City on New Year's Day.

Full Southampton fixtures:

August

8 Newcastle (A)

15 Everton (H)

22 Watford (A)

29 Norwich (H)

September

12 West Brom (A)

19 Man Utd (H)

26 Swansea (H)

October

3 Chelsea (A)

17 Leicester (H)

24 Liverpool (A)

31 Bournemouth (H)

November

7 Sunderland (A)

21 Stoke (H)

28 Man City (A)

December

5 Aston Villa (H)

12 Crystal Palace (A)

19 Tottenham (H)

26 Arsenal (H)

28 West Ham (A)

January

2 Norwich (A)

13 Watford (H)

16 West Brom (H)

23 Man Utd (A)

February

2 Arsenal (A)

6 West Ham (H)

13 Swansea (A)

27 Chelsea (H)

March

1 Bournemouth (A)

5 Sunderland (H)

12 Stoke (A)

19 Liverpool (H)

April

2 Leicester (A)

9 Newcastle (H)

16 Everton (A)

23 Aston Villa (A)

30 Man City (H)

May

7 Tottenham (A)

15 Crystal Palace (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