12 Most-Important Newcastle 2015-16 Premier League Fixtures For Toon Supporters

3. Steve McClaren's First-Ever Tyne-Wear Derby...

Newcastle United Vs Sunderland - March 19th, 2016 (3pm)

He'll have experienced the Wear-Tyne derby five months previously - and hopefully ended the Magpies' five-game losing streak against their bitter rivals - but Steve McClaren will not get to enjoy the reversal of this fixture until March 19th, 2016. Sunderland will visit St James' Park for the Tyne-Wear derby at a critical period in the season - will both sides be fighting to avoid relegation as they were in 2014-15? Or will they be looking up the table towards a top-10 finish - or even a European place? Only time will tell, but this fixture will undoubtedly be huge - but when isn't it?