Newcastle United will start their 2023-24 Premier League campaign against Unai Emery’s Aston Villa.
The game, which will be at St. James’ Park, kicks off on Saturday, August 12 at 5.30pm BST and will be broadcast live in the UK.
Eddie Howe’s side then face Manchester City away, Liverpool at home, Brighton & Hove Albion away and Brentford at home to finish their opening five matches of the new season.
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Newcastle, who will play Champions League football in 2023-24 after finishing fourth last year, end the campaign at Brentford.
Their Boxing Day (December 26) game is at home against Nottingham Forest.
Newcastle’s full Premier League 23-24 fixtures
12/08/2023 17:30 Newcastle United v Aston Villa
19/08/2023 15:00 Manchester City v Newcastle United
26/08/2023 15:00 Newcastle United v Liverpool
02/09/2023 15:00 Brighton v Newcastle United
16/09/2023 15:00 Newcastle United v Brentford
23/09/2023 15:00 Sheffield United v Newcastle United
30/09/2023 15:00 Newcastle United v Burnley
07/10/2023 15:00 West Ham United v Newcastle United
21/10/2023 15:00 Newcastle United v Crystal Palace
28/10/2023 15:00 Wolverhampton v Newcastle United
04/11/2023 15:00 Newcastle United v Arsenal
11/11/2023 15:00 A.F.C. Bournemouth v Newcastle United
25/11/2023 15:00 Newcastle United v Chelsea
02/12/2023 15:00 Newcastle United v Manchester United
05/12/2023 19:45 Everton v Newcastle United
09/12/2023 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United
16/12/2023 15:00 Newcastle United v Fulham
23/12/2023 15:00 Luton Town v Newcastle United
26/12/2023 15:00 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest
30/12/2023 15:00 Liverpool v Newcastle United
13/01/2024 15:00 Newcastle United v Manchester City
30/01/2024 19:45 Aston Villa v Newcastle United
03/02/2024 15:00 Newcastle United v Luton Town
10/02/2024 15:00 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United
17/02/2024 15:00 Newcastle United v A.F.C. Bournemouth
24/02/2024 15:00 Arsenal v Newcastle United
02/03/2024 15:00 Newcastle United v Wolverhampton
09/03/2024 15:00 Chelsea v Newcastle United
16/03/2024 15:00 Crystal Palace v Newcastle United
30/03/2024 15:00 Newcastle United v West Ham United
03/04/2024 19:45 Newcastle United v Everton
06/04/2024 15:00 Fulham v Newcastle United
13/04/2024 15:00 Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur
20/04/2024 15:00 Manchester United v Newcastle United
27/04/2024 15:00 Newcastle United v Sheffield United
04/05/2024 15:00 Burnley v Newcastle United
11/05/2024 15:00 Newcastle United v Brighton
19/05/2024 16:00 Brentford v Newcastle United
Analysis
By Jacob Whitehead
Newcastle United face a formidable start in their quest to replicate last season’s top four finish.
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They only lost to four Premier League sides in 2022-23 — they face three of them in consecutive games to open next year’s campaign.
It also denies Eddie Howe the opportunity to rotate his side ahead of the Champions League group stages beginning in October, underscoring the club’s need to recruit this summer as they seek to compete on multiple fronts.
Though the schedule gets easier as autumn wears on, it is still statistically the hardest start faced by any side in the league.
When will the TV fixtures be confirmed?
Last summer, Sky Sports and BT Sport revealed their televised picks for the opening weekend when the fixtures were released.
They then confirmed in mid-July their TV picks up until the middle of September.
As a minimum, the Premier League aims to alert supporters of changes based on TV scheduling at least six weeks before the match is due to take place.
This year, there will be one significant change with BT Sport being rebranded as TNT Sports from July. As The Athletic reported in detail here, it has been stressed that the transition will be seamless and the only noticeable change will be in name.
US fans were able to watch or stream all 380 Premier League games in 2022-23 and will be able to do so again, with NBC’s current deal — including streaming service Peacock — running until 2028.
Key dates — 2023-24 Premier League season
The new Premier League season starts on the weekend of August 11-14, 2023.
The traditional Community Shield curtain-raiser will be between Manchester City and Arsenal, with confirmation of the fixture details still to be confirmed by the Football Association. The game is usually between the Premier League and FA Cup winners, but with City claiming both, the second final spot goes to the Premier League runners-up.
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The season will conclude on Sunday, May 19, 2024, with all 10 final-day games kicking off at the same time.
A mid-season break will take place between January 13-20 and the Premier League has promised that no two rounds across Christmas and New Year will take place within 48 hours of each other.
The summer transfer window opened on June 14 and runs until 11pm on September 1.
What about the Champions League?
Newcastle are back in the Champions League and will enter at the group stage, which runs from September 19-20 to December 12-13, with the final set for Wembley, London on June 1, 2024.
UEFA has confirmed that the group-stage draw will take place on August 31, 2023.
Champions League group stage
Matchday 1: September 19/20, 2023
Matchday 2: October 3/4, 2023
Matchday 3: October 24/25, 2023
Matchday 4: November 7/8, 2023
Matchday 5: November 28/29, 2023
Matchday 6: December 12/13, 2023
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