QPR start their campaign at home to Leeds

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink begins his first full season in charge of QPR live on Sky Sports with a home game against one of the sides he starred for as a player, Leeds United on Sunday August 7.

Hasselbaink left Burton Albion last December to take over at Loftus Road and he takes his new side to the Pirelli Stadium on September 27.

September also sees the visit of Newcastle United on the 13th, while another side relegated from the Premier League, Aston Villa, are at Loftus Road just before Christmas, on December 17.

QPR take on neighbours Fulham at home on October 1 and away on January 21 while their other west London derbies - against Brentford - take place on October 29 (h) and April 22 (a).

The trip to Griffin Park is part of a tough run-in that also sees away games at Derby County and Aston Villa, with QPR rounding off their regular season at Norwich on May 7.

Queens Park Rangers Sky Bet Championship fixtures 2016/17:

August

7: Leeds United (h)

13: Cardiff City (a)

16: Barnsley (a)

20: Preston North End (h)

27: Wigan Athletic (a)

September

10: Blackburn Rovers (h)

13: Newcastle United (h)

17: Huddersfield Town (a)

24: Birmingham City (h)

27: Burton Albion (a)

October

1: Fulham (a)

15: Reading (h)

18: Bristol City (h)

22: Sheffield Wednesday (a)

29: Brentford (h)

November

5: Nottingham Forest (a)

19: Norwich City (h)

26: Ipswich Town (a)

December

3: Wolverhampton (h)

10: Rotherham United (a)

13: Derby County (h)

17: Aston Villa (h)

26: Brighton (a)

31: Wolverhampton (a)

January

2: Ipswich Town (h)

14: Reading (a)

21: Fulham (h)

28: Wigan Athletic (h)

February

1: Newcastle United (a)

4: Blackburn Rovers (a)

11: Huddersfield Town (h)

14: Burton Albion (h)

18: Birmingham City (a)

25: Preston North End (a)

March

4: Cardiff City (h)

7: Barnsley (h)

11: Leeds United (a)

18: Rotherham United (h)

April

1: Derby County (a)

4: Aston Villa (a)

8: Brighton (h)

15: Bristol City (a)

17: Sheffield Wednesday (h)

22: Brentford (a)

29: Nottingham Forest (h)

May

7: Norwich City (a)

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