Middlesbrough fixtures 2016/17: Kind start for Aitor Karanka's side on return to top flight

Our comprehensive guide to all of the 2016/17 fixtures, plus a detailed look at some of the most important games of the season for your club

Middlesbrough celebrate their promotion to the Premier League (Getty)

Middlesbrough return to the Premier League after seven years in the Championship with a home fixture against Stoke City.

Aitor Karanka, who masterminded a second-place finish to secure automatic promotion last season, will be pleased with what appears a relatively kind start for his side. Games against Sunderland, West Brom, Crystal Palace and Everton follow that opening day fixture.

Here are some of the highlights from Middlesbrough’s fixture list to look out for:

First game

Middlesbrough will face Stoke City at the Riverside on 13 August.

Last Game

Middlesbrough will play against Liverpool at Anfield on 21 May 2017.

Games against biggest rivals

Sunderland: 20 August (A), 11 March (A)

Over the festive period

Middlesbrough will play over the festive period Burnley on Boxing Day, Manchester United on 31 December and champions Leicester in the first fixture of the New Year on 2 January.

Full fixture list

13/08/2016 15:00 Stoke City (h)

20/08/2016 15:00 Sunderland (a)

27/08/2016 15:00 West Bromwich Albion (a)

10/09/2016 15:00 Crystal Palace (h)

17/09/2016 15:00 Everton (a)

24/09/2016 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur (h)

01/10/2016 15:00 West Ham United (a)

15/10/2016 15:00 Watford (h)

22/10/2016 15:00 Arsenal (a)

29/10/2016 15:00 A.F.C. Bournemouth (h)

05/11/2016 15:00 Manchester City (a)

19/11/2016 15:00 Chelsea (h)

26/11/2016 15:00 Leicester City (a)

03/12/2016 15:00 Hull City (h)

10/12/2016 15:00 Southampton (a)

13/12/2016 19:45 Liverpool (h)

17/12/2016 15:00 Swansea City (h)

26/12/2016 15:00 Burnley (a)

31/12/2016 15:00 Manchester United (a)

02/01/2017 15:00 Leicester City (h)

14/01/2017 15:00 Watford (a)

21/01/2017 15:00 West Ham United (h)

31/01/2017 19:45 West Bromwich Albion (h)

04/02/2017 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur (a)

11/02/2017 15:00 Everton (h)

25/02/2017 15:00 Crystal Palace (a)

04/03/2017 15:00 Stoke City (a)

11/03/2017 15:00 Sunderland (h)

18/03/2017 15:00 Manchester United (h)

01/04/2017 15:00 Swansea City (a)

04/04/2017 19:45 Hull City (a)

08/04/2017 15:00 Burnley (h)

15/04/2017 15:00 Arsenal (h)

22/04/2017 15:00 A.F.C. Bournemouth (a)

29/04/2017 15:00 Manchester City (h)

06/05/2017 15:00 Chelsea (a)

13/05/2017 15:00 Southampton (h)

21/05/2017 15:00 Liverpool (a)

Premier League Fixtures 2016/17 club by club

Arsenal fixtures / Bournemouth fixtures / Burnley fixtures

Chelsea fixtures / Crystal Palace fixtures / Everton fixtures

Hull City fixtures / Leicester City fixtures / Liverpool fixtures

Manchester City fixtures / Manchester United fixtures

Middlesbrough fixtures / Southampton fixtures / Stoke fixtures

Sunderland fixtures / Swansea fixtures / Tottenham fixtures

Watford fixtures / West Brom fixtures / West Ham fixtures