UPDATED: Millers' 2016/17 fixtures released

And that opener on August 6 is followed by a cracking first away game the following Saturday when the Millers go to Aston Villa, fresh down from the Premier League.

Alan Stubbs' side are on the road again a few days later, facing a long Tuesday night trip to Brighton for the second year running.

The Millers go to Hillsborough to take on Sheffield Wednesday on December 17, with the return at the AESSEAL New York Stadium on April 4.

There's an early local derby with Barnsley at Oakwell on August 27 and Newcastle United are in town on October 1.

Boxing Day sees a home date with newly-promoted Wigan.

The season ends with a home date with Derby County.

Full fixture list

AUGUST

6 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)

TBC Morecambe (H) EFL CUP

13 Aston Villa (A)

16 Brighton and Hove Albion (A)

20 Brentford (H)

27 Barnsley (A)

SEPTEMBER

10 Bristol City (H)

13 Nottingham Forest (H)

17 Blackburn Rovers (A)

24 Cardiff City (H)

27 Huddersfield Town (A)

OCTOBER

1 Newcastle United (H)

15 Norwich City (A)

18 Birmingham City (A)

22 Reading (H)

29 Ipswich Town (A)

NOVEMBER

5 Preston North End (H)

19 Derby County (A)

26 Leeds United (H)

DECEMBER

3 Burton Albion (A)

10 Queens Park Rangers (H)

13 Fulham (A)

17 Sheffield Wednesday (A)

26 Wigan Athletic (H)

31 Burton Albion (H)

JANUARY

2 Leeds United (A)

14 Norwich City (H)

21 Newcastle United (A)

28 Barnsley (H)

31 Nottingham Forest (A)

FEBRUARY

4 Bristol City (A)

11 Blackburn Rovers (H)

14 Huddersfield Town (H)

18 Cardiff City (A)

25 Brentford (A)

MARCH

4 Aston Villa (H)

7 Brighton and Hove Albion (H)

11 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)

18 Queens Park Rangers (A)

APRIL

1 Fulham (H)

4 Sheffield Wednesday (H)

8 Wigan Athletic (A)

15 Birmingham City (H)

17 Reading (A)

22 Ipswich Town (H)

29 Preston North End (A)

MAY

7 Derby County (H)

*Subject to change

Meanwhile, Rotherham have been drawn at home to LEague Two Morecambe in the first round of the EFL Cup, which will be played mid-week after the first league game of the season.

See this Friday's Advertiser for reaction from manager Alan Stubbs.