Sunderland fixtures: Black Cats travel to Ipswich but must wait for Newcastle

Sunderland travel to Ipswich Town on the opening weekend of the Premier League season and must wait until December for their first derby match against Newcastle United.

The Black Cats, who qualified for the Europa League after a seventh-place finish in the last campaign, will head to Portman Road on Saturday August 22, while they face Fulham in their opening home match on Saturday August 29, and then visit Brentford on Saturday September 5.

A Tyne-Wear showdown with Newcastle has been scheduled at St James' Park on Saturday December 5 and the return fixture is at the Stadium of Light on Saturday May 1.

In full: All the 2026/27 Premier League fixtures

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Sunderland will start their festive matches by hosting Crystal Palace on Saturday December 19 and travel to Everton on Boxing Day before ending the year at Old Trafford against Manchester United on Wednesday December 30.

They will begin 2027 with a home match against Hull City on Saturday January 2.

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In the closing matches of the campaign, the Black Cats will host Bournemouth on Saturday May 15 and then travel to Leeds United on Sunday May 23 before ending the season with a home match against Manchester City on Sunday May 30.

Sunderland's 2026/27 Premier League fixtures

All fixtures subject to change.

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August

22: Ipswich (a) - 3pm

29: Fulham (h) - 3pm

September

5: Brentford (a) - 3pm

12: Arsenal (h) - 3pm

19: Man City (a) - 3pm

October

10: Brighton (h) - 3pm

17: Bournemouth (a) - 3pm

24: Leeds (h) - 3pm

31: Coventry (a) - 3pm

November

7: Chelsea (h) - 3pm

21: Aston Villa (a) - 3pm

28: Tottenham (h) - 3pm

December

2: Liverpool (a) - 8pm

5: Newcastle (a) - 3pm

12: Nottingham Forest (h) - 3pm

19: Crystal Palace (h) - 3pm

26: Everton (a) - 3pm

30: Man Utd (a) - 8pm

January

2: Hull (h) - 3pm

6: Liverpool (h) - 8pm

16: Chelsea (a) - 3pm

23: Coventry (h) - 3pm

30: Tottenham (a) - 3pm

February

6: Aston Villa (h) - 3pm

10: Hull (a) - 8pm

20: Everton (h) - 3pm

27: Crystal Palace (a) - 3pm

March

3: Man Utd (h) - 8pm

13: Brentford (h) - 3pm

20: Arsenal (a) - 3pm

April

10: Ipswich (h) - 3pm

17: Fulham (a) - 3pm

24: Nottingham Forest (a) - 3pm

May

1: Newcastle (h) - 3pm

8: Brighton (a) - 3pm

15: Bournemouth (h) - 3pm

23: Leeds (a) - 3pm

30: Man City (h) - 4pm

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The key dates of Sunderland's 2026-27 season

August 22: Premier League campaign starts

August 28: Europa League league phase draw

September 16-17: Europa League league phase starts

January 9: FA Cup third round

January 28: Europa League league phase ends

February 18: Europa League knockout phase begins

March 21: Carabao Cup final

May 22: FA Cup final

May 26 Europa League final, Waldstadion, Frankfurt

May 30: Premier League season ends