Newcastle United didn't win a game until December last season when the visit of Burnley sparked the Magpies' top-flight revival.
However, Eddie Howe will be hopeful of getting that feat ticked off on the opening day of the season after being handed a home encounter against Championship play-off winners Nottingham Forest. Of course, when it comes to the fixture list Howe will be the first to say: "Everybody has to play everybody else eventually!"
But after avoiding any of the big six in the first two fixtures, Newcastle have the opportunity to get points on the board against both Forest then away to Brighton a week later - when Dan Burn and Dan Ashworth will return to their old stamping ground.
