PNE's Championship fixtures

The Owls, beaten play-off semi-finalists last season, are the visitors on August 5.

North End then go to Elland Road to play Leeds United the following weekend, with the Carabao Cup trip to Accrington Stanley in between.

A tough looking August continues with a midweek visit to Derby County, a home game with beaten play-off finalists Reading and a visit to Middlesbrough.

Over Christmas, North End host Nottingham Forest on December 23, before facing Barnsley at Oakwell on Boxing Day.

They go to Cardiff City on December 30, before Middlesbrough come to Deepdale on New Year's Day.

Over Easter, PNE go to Sheffield Wednesday on March 31, then host Derby on Easter Monday.

They finish the season with a home game against Burton Albion.

August

5 SHEFFIELD WED H

12 LEEDS UNITED A

15 DERBY COUNTY A

19 READING H

26 MIDDLESBROUGH A

September

9 BARNSLEY H

12 CARDIFF CITY H

16 BIRMINGHAM C A

23 MILLWALL H

26 HULL CITY A

30 SUNDERLAND H

October

14 FULHAM A

21 WOLVES A

28 BRENTFORD H

31 ASTON VILLA H

November

4 IPSWICH TOWN A

18 BOLTON H

21 BRISTOL CITY A

25 NORWICH CITY A

December

2 QPR H

9 BURTON ALBION A

16 SHEFFIELD UTD H

23 NOTTM FOREST H

26 BARNSLEY A

30 CARDIFF CITY A

January

1 MIDDLESBROUGH H

13 MILLWALL A

20 BIRMINGHAM C H

27 NOTTM FOREST A

February

3 HULL CITY H

10 BRENTFORD A

17 WOLVES H

20 ASTON VILLA A

24 IPSWICH TOWN H

March

3 BOLTON A

6 BRISTOL CITY H

10 FULHAM H

17 SUNDERLAND A

31 SHEFFIELD WED A

April

2 DERBY COUNTY H

7 READING A

10 LEEDS UNITED H

14 QPR A

21 NORWICH CITY H

28 SHEFFIELD UTD A

May

6 BURTON ALBION H