West Ham is our first home game

By Matthew Jones
June 13 2002

United kick-off their Premiership season on August 17 at home to West Ham, and their first game against Sunderland is at home on September 21.

United kick-off their Premiership season on August 17 at home to West Ham, and their first game against Sunderland is at home on September 21.

The Magpies then follow up the West Ham match with an away game at newly-promoted Manchester City on Saturday, August 24.

United make the return trip to Wearside and the Stadium of Light on Saturday, April 26, while champions Arsenal visit St James' Park on February 8, whilst Liverpool and Manchester United arrive on Tyneside on New Year's Day and April 12 respectively.

All the dates of the fixtures are only provisional, with numerous games set to be switched for television coverage.