Sunderland host Derby, live on Sky Sports, in their first match of the 2017/18 season

Sunderland host Derby County live on Sky Sports in their first match of the 2017/18 Sky Bet Championship season on Friday, August 4.

The Black Cats then go to Norwich on August 11 before facing big games against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on August 15 and Leeds at the Stadium of Light a few days later on August 19.

The first Tees-Wear derby of the season is on November 4 when Sunderland travel to the Riverside to face Middlesbrough with the return fixture at the Stadium of Light on February 24.

Sunderland travel to promoted side Sheffield United on Boxing Day before making the trip to the City Ground to play Nottingham Forest on December 30.

Barnsley are the visitors on New Year's Day and they finish their campaign at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

August

4: Derby County (h)

12: Norwich City (a)

15: Sheffield Wednesday (a)

19: Leeds United (h)

26: Barnsley (a)

September

9: Sheffield United (h)

12: Nottingham Forest (h)

16: Hull City (a)

23: Cardiff City (h)

26: Ipswich Town (a)

30: Preston North End (a)

October

14: Queens Park Rangers (h)

21: Brentford (a)

28: Bristol City (h)

31: Bolton Wanderers (h)

November

4: Middlesbrough (a)

18: Millwall (h)

21: Aston Villa (a)

25: Burton Albion (a)

December

2: Reading (h)

9: Wolverhampton (a)

16: Fulham (h)

23: Birmingham City (h)

26: Sheffield United (a)

30: Nottingham Forest (a)

January

1: Barnsley (h)

13: Cardiff City (a)

20: Hull City (h)

27: Birmingham City (a)

February

3: Ipswich Town (h)

10: Bristol City (a)

17: Brentford (h)

20: Bolton Wanderers (a)

24: Middlesbrough (h)

March

3: Millwall (a)

6: Aston Villa (h)

10: Queens Park Rangers (a)

17: Preston North End (h)

31: Derby County (a)

April

2: Sheffield Wednesday (h)

7: Leeds United (a)

10: Norwich City (h)

14: Reading (a)

21: Burton Albion (h)

28: Fulham (a)

May

6: Wolverhampton (h)

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