Sunderland and Newcastle United will meet for the first time in the 2012/13 season on October 20 at the Stadium of Light.
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Then the sides will have to wait until April 13 for the re-match at the St James' Park.
Newcastle have not lost a derby game since returning to the Premier League in 2010.
NEWCASTLE PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES 2012/13
August
18 Tottenham (H)
25 Chelsea (A)
September
1 Aston Villa (H)
15 Everton (A)
22 Norwich (H)
29 Reading (A)
October
6 Man Utd (H)
20 Sunderland (A)
27 West Brom (H)
November
3 Liverpool (A)
10 West Ham (H)
17 Swansea (H)
24 Southampton (A)
27 Stoke (A)
December
1 Wigan (H)
8 Fulham (A)
15 Man City (H)
22 QPR (H)
26 Man Utd (A)
29 Arsenal (A)
January
1 Everton (H)
12 Norwich (A)
19 Reading (H)
29 Aston Villa (A)
February
2 Chelsea (H)
9 Tottenham (A)
23 Southampton (H)
March
2 Swansea (A)
9 Stoke (H)
16 Wigan (A)
30 Man City (A)
April
6 Fulham (H)
13 Sunderland (H)
20 West Brom (A)
27 Liverpool (H)
May
4 West Ham (A)
12 QPR (A)
19 Arsenal (H)
Sunderland have not beaten Newcastle since October 2008 when Kieran Richardson's 75th minute free kick won the game at the Stadium of Light.
Newcastle start with a game at home to Tottenham Hotspur.
August
18 Arsenal (A)
25 Reading (H)
September
1 Swansea (A)
15 Liverpool (H)
22 West Ham (A)
29 Wigan (H)
October
6 Man City (A)
20 Newcastle (H)
27 Stoke (A)
November
3 Aston Villa (H)
10 Everton (A)
17 Fulham (A)
24 West Brom (H)
27 QPR (H)
December
1 Norwich (A)
8 Chelsea (H)
15 Man Utd (A)
22 Southampton (A)
26 Man City (H)
29 Tottenham (H)
January
1 Liverpool (A)
12 West Ham (H)
19 Wigan (A)
29 Swansea (H)
February
2 Reading (A)
9 Arsenal (H)
23 West Brom (A)
March
2 Fulham (H)
9 QPR (A)
16 Norwich (H)
30 Man Utd (H)
April
6 Chelsea (A)
13 Newcastle (A)
20 Everton (H)
27 Aston Villa (A)
May
4 Stoke (H)
12 Southampton (H)
19 Tottenham (A)
Sunderland begin the campaign with a trip to Arsenal.
The two sides met three times last season with Sunderland winning the last game in the FA Cup fifth round.
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