Newcastle United have been handed a great chance to start the season with a victory after the Premier League fixture computer handed them a home opener against newly promoted Nottingham Forest on August 6. The game has been overlooked for TV coverage with a 3pm start and not selected for Friday night, Saturday teatime or Super Sunday coverage.
Forest won the Sky Bet Championship play-offs to return to the Premier League for the first time since 1999 when Steve Cooper's side beat Huddersfield Town at Wembley last month.
The Magpies will then head to Brighton & Hove Albion for their first away game a week later before a tough home test against the Pep Guardiola's Manchester City before trips to Wolverhampton Wanderers and double domestic cup champions Liverpool to round off what Eddie Howe will deem a tricky start.
