Crystal Palace will begin the new Premier League season with optimism after Alan Pardew arrived mid-season to lift the club from the relegation zone to finish 2014/15 in 10th.
With Pardew firmly believing that the Eagles can secure a top-half finish - and who knows, maybe even European qualification - fans at Selhurst Park are looking forward to the 2015/16 campaign and the drama that it has in store.
Alan Pardew will have to wait until 30 April to return to St James' Park and former club Newcastle.
Here are some of the highlights from Crystal Palace's fixture list to look out for:
First game
8 August: Norwich City (a)
Last game
15 May: Southampton (a)
Games against biggest rivals
Tottenham: 19 September (a), 23 January (h)
Chelsea: 29 August (h), 2 January (h)
Arsenal: 15 August (h), 16 April (a)
Over the festive period
Crystal Palace will play Bournemouth away on Boxing Day, Swansea City at home on 28 December and Chelsea at home on New Year's Day.
Full Crystal Palace fixtures:
AUGUST
8 Norwich (A)
15 Arsenal (H)
22 Aston Villa (H)
29 Chelsea (A)
SEPTEMBER
12 Man City (H)
19 Tottenham (A)
26 Watford (A)
OCTOBER
3 West Brom (H)
17 West Ham (H)
24 Leicester (A)
31 Man Utd (H)
NOVEMBER
7 Liverpool (A)
21 Sunderland (H)
28 Newcastle (H)
DECEMBER
5 Everton (A)
12 Southampton (H)
19 Stoke (A)
26 Bournemouth (A)
28 Swansea (H)
JANUARY
2 Chelsea (H)
12 Aston Villa (A)
16 Man City (A)
23 Tottenham (H)
FEBRUARY
2 Bournemouth (H)
6 Swansea (A)
13 Watford (H)
27 West Brom (A)
MARCH
1 Sunderland (A)
5 Liverpool (H)
12 Man Utd (A)
19 Leicester (H)
APRIL
2 West Ham (A)
9 Norwich (H)
16 Arsenal (A)
23 Everton (H)
30 Newcastle (A)
MAY
7 Stoke (H)
15 Southampton (A)
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
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