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Under-21 Fixtures Announced
Written by Newcastle Utd
The fixtures for Peter Beardsley's under-21 side have been announced, with six games at St. James' Park
By Dan King - Newcastle United Digital Editor
The 2014/2015 Barclays Under-21 Premier League fixture list has been released, with Newcastle opening their campaign away to Bolton Wanderers next month.
United will travel to the County Ground, the headquarters of the Lancashire FA, on Monday, 18th August for a 7pm kick-off before facing Reading seven days later in their first home game, at Whitley Park.
However, many of the Magpies' second-string games will be staged at St. James' Park this term with no less than seven scheduled.
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Brighton and Hove Albion, Aston Villa, Arsenal, Stoke City, Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers will all come to Gallowgate.
And Peter Beardsley's side can also look forward to trips to Villa Park, the Amex Stadium and the Ricoh Arena.
The full fixture list is as follows:
AUGUST
Mon 18 Bolton (a) - kick-off 7pm at the County Ground
Mon 25 Reading (h) - kick-off 1pm at Whitley Park
SEPTEMBER
Mon 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) - kick-off 7pm at St. James' Park
Fri 19 Arsenal (a) - kick-off 7pm at Meadow Park
Fri 26 Stoke City (a) - kick-off 7pm at Moss Rose
OCTOBER
Mon 20 Brighton and Hove Albion (h) - kick-off 7pm at St. James' Park
Mon 27 Middlesbrough (a) - kick-off 7pm at Victoria Park
NOVEMBER
Mon 3 Aston Villa (h) - kick-off 7pm at St. James' Park
DECEMBER
Mon 1 Blackburn Rovers (a) - kick-off 7pm at Leigh Sports Village
Mon 15 West Bromwich Albion (h) - kick-off 7pm at Whitley Park
JANUARY
Mon 5 Derby County (a) - kick-off 7pm, venue to be confirmed
Mon 12 Bolton Wanderers (h) - kick-off 7pm at Whitley Park
Fri 23 Reading (a) - kick-off 1pm at Hogwood Park
FEBRUARY
Mon 9 Arsenal (h) - kick-off 7pm at St. James' Park
Mon 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) - kick-off 7pm at New Bucks Head
MARCH
Mon 9 Stoke City (h) - kick-off 7pm at St. James' Park
Mon 16 Brighton and Hove Albion (a) - kick-off 7pm at the Amex Stadium
APRIL
Tue 7 Middlesbrough (h) - kick-off 7pm at St. James' Park
Wed 15 Derby County (h) - kick-off 7pm at Whitley Park
Mon 20 Aston Villa (a) - kick-off 7pm at Villa Park
MAY
Mon 4 Blackburn Rovers (h) - kick-off 7pm at St. James' Park
Mon 11 West Bromwich Albion (a) - kick-off 7pm at the Ricoh Arena
Photograph by Steven White