Sunderland will kick-off their 2018-19 Sky Bet League One campaign against Charlton Athletic at the Stadium of Light.
The fixture has been selected for television broadcast and will be played on Saturday 4 August at 12.30pm.
Sunderland’s Carabao Cup round one tie at home to Sheffield Wednesday has been selected for television broadcast.
The game which was due to take place on Wednesday 15 August at the Stadium of Light has been moved 24 hours and will now be played on Thursday 16 August, kick-off 7.45pm.