Crystal Palace fixtures 2015/16 revealed: Eagles face Norwich on opening day as Alan Pardew waits until April for Newcastle return

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

Crystal Palace have drastically improved under Alan Pardew (Getty Images)

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

Watford fixtures / West Bromwich Albion fixtures

West Ham United fixtures