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

Sunderland: Premier League 2026/27 fixtures and schedule Sunderland start 2026/27 Premier League season away at Ipswich Town and will host Fulham in opening home match at The Stadium of Light; The Black Cats travel to Newcastle United in December in their first derby match; and will end the season with a home match against Manchester City Friday 19 June 2026 10:08, UK 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 - Get the latest Sunderland news & transfers with the Sky Sports app - Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream the Premier League with no contract 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. 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. 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 Follow the new Premier League season with Sky Sports! Sky Sports will show a minimum of 215 live Premier League matches in 2026/27. 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 [Image text:] SUNDERLAND FIXTURES2026/2027 sky sports