Stoke fixtures 2015/16 revealed: Potters open Premier League account against Liverpool and Tottenham in troublesome start

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

(Stoke City)

Stoke exceeded expectations last season as they secured a top-half finish almost under the radar, and form manager Mark Hughes it represents his resurgence from his Manchester City axing to prove he can challenge towards the top of the Premier League.

Despite having somewhat limited resources at the Britannia, Stoke secured a gem in former Barcelona forward Bojan, and they have already moved to sign Spanish forward Joselu from Hannover as well as Phillip Wollscheid and Jakoc Haugaard.

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

First game

8 August: Liverpool (H)

Last game

15 May: West Ham United (H)

Games against biggest rivals

Arsenal: 12 September (A), 16 January (H)

Aston Villa: 3 October (A), 27 February (H)

Manchester City: 5 December (H), 23 April (A)

West Brom: 29 August (H), 1 January (A)

Over the festive period

Stoke will play Manchester United (H) on Boxing Day, Everton (A) on the 29 December and West Bromwich Albion (A) on New Year's Day.

Full Stoke fixtures:

August

8 Liverpool (H)

15 Tottenham (A)

22 Norwich (A)

29 West Brom (H)

September

12 Arsenal (A)

19 Leicester (H)

26 Bournemouth (H)

October

3 Aston Villa (A)

17 Swansea (A)

24 Watford (H)

31 Newcastle (A)

November

7 Chelsea (H)

21 Southampton (A)

28 Sunderland (A)

December

5 Man City (H)

12 West Ham (A)

19 Crystal Palace (H)

26 Man Utd (H)

28 Everton (A)

January

2 West Brom (A)

13 Norwich (H)

16 Arsenal (H)

23 Leicester (A)

February

2 Man Utd (A)

6 Everton (H)

13 Bournemouth (A)

27 Aston Villa (H)

March

2 Newcastle (H)

5 Chelsea (A)

12 Southampton (H)

19 Watford (A)

April

2 Swansea (H)

9 Liverpool (A)

16 Tottenham (H)

23 Man City (A)

30 Sunderland (H)

May

7 Crystal Palace (A)

15 West Ham (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