CHARLTON will begin their Premiership campaign with games against two newly-promoted clubs.

The Addicks will travel to the Stadium of Light to take on Sunderland on the opening day of the season on Saturday, August 13.

And the following Saturday, Wigan will come to town for the first game at The Valley.

Champions League winners Liverpool come to the Valley on August 23, with reigning Premiership champions Chelsea visiting on September 17 and Manchester United on November 19.

Charlton will host title contenders Arsenal on Boxing Day, while Old Trafford will be the venue for Alan Curbishley’s team on the last day of the season (May 7).

Fixture list in full (home games in bold:

AUGUST

Sat 13: Sunderland
Sat 20: Wigan
Tue 23: Liverpool
Sat 27: Middlesbrough

SEPTEMBER

Sat 10: Birmingham
Sat 17: Chelsea
Tue 20: Carling Cup R2
Sat 24: West Brom

OCTOBER

Sat 1: Tottenham
Sat 15: Fulham
Sat 22: Portsmouth
Tue 25: Carling Cup R3
Sat 29: Bolton

NOVEMBER

Sat 5: Blackburn
Sat 19: Manchester United
Sat 26: Aston Villa
Tue 29: Carling Cup R4

DECEMBER

Sat 3: Manchester City
Sat 10: Sunderland
Sat 17: Wigan
Tue 20: Carling Cup R5
Mon 26: Arsenal
Wed 28: Newcastle
Sat 31: West Ham

JANUARY

Mon 2: Everton
Sat 7: FA Cup R3
Tue 10: Carling Cup semi-final L1
Sat 14: Birmingham
Sat 21: Chelsea
Tue 24: Carling Cup semi-final L2
Sat 28: FA Cup R4
Tue 31: West Brom

FEBRUARY

Sat 4: Tottenham
Sat 11: Manchester City
Sat 18: FA Cup R5
Sat 25: Aston Villa
Sun 26: Carling Cup final

MARCH

Sat 4: Liverpool
Sat 11: Middlesborough
Sat 18: Arsenal
Tue 21: FA Cup R6
Sat 25: Newcastle

APRIL

Sat 1: West Ham
Sat 8: Everton
Sat 15: Fulham
Mon 17: Portsmouth
Sat 22: Bolton (also FA Cup semi-final day)
Sat 29: Blackburn

MAY

Sun 7: Manchester United
Sat 13: FA Cup final

* Supporters should be aware that all of the above fixtures are subject to change.