Bolton will open the season against top flight new boys, before tackling all of the title hopefuls.

Coyle's men to start against Hoops, before tackling title hopefuls

Bolton fixtures:

A bright start will be top of Owen Coyle's wish list for 2011/12, but Bolton face a daunting opening to the new campaign. A trip to Premier League new boys Queens Park Rangers awaits them on the first weekend of the season, and Neil Warnock will have his troops fired up for their return to the big time. Bolton will then play host to Manchester City, travel to Liverpool and welcome Manchester United to the Reebok in their next three fixtures. Things do not get any easier from there, with newly-promoted Norwich, Arsenal and Chelsea next to pit their wits against the Trotters. Newcastle will provide the opposition on Boxing Day, before another testing run of fixtures arrives in the New Year. A trip to Stoke on the final day will see Bolton complete their 2011/12 schedule. It appeared for long periods last season as though the Trotters would secure a top-half finish, with Coyle having steered the club into European contention at one stage. A late slump saw the club tumble into 14th place, but there is a feeling around the Reebok that the club can break into the top-10 this term if they can keep key men fit.13 QPR (A) 20 Man City (H) 27 Liverpool (A)10 Man Utd (H) 17 Norwich (H) 24 Arsenal (A)1 Chelsea (H) 15 Wigan (A) 22 Sunderland (H) 29 Swansea (A)5 Stoke (H) 19 West Brom (A) 26 Everton (H)3 Tottenham (A) 10 Aston Villa (H) 17 Fulham (A) 21 Blackburn (A) 26 Newcastle (H) 31 Wolverhampton (H)2 Everton (A) 14 Man Utd (A) 21 Liverpool (H) 31 Arsenal (H)4 Norwich (A) 11 Wigan (H) 25 Chelsea (A)3 Man City (A) 10 QPR (H) 17 Aston Villa (A) 24 Blackburn (H) 31 Wolverhampton (A)7 Fulham (H) 9 Newcastle (A) 14 Tottenham (H) 21 Swansea (H) 28 Sunderland (A)5 West Brom (H) 13 Stoke (A)