Nine further Sky Bet EFL matches having been chosen for live coverage on Sky Sports in the opening weeks of the 2017/18 season.
The first fixture of the latest round of matches, covering August and early September, will see two teams returning to the Sky Bet Championship go head-to-head, as Sheffield United make the journey north to Middlesbrough in a 5.30pm kick-off on Saturday, 12 August.
Next will be Burton Albion’s home encounter with Birmingham City will take place at 7.45pm on Friday, 18 August, kicking off a weekend which sees Sunderland’s new manager Simon Grayson take on a former team, as his current side host Leeds United at the Stadium of Light on Saturday evening.
September gets under way with the international break and Sky Sports will showcase three live games from Sky Bet League One in the month’s opening weekend.
First up is an encounter between Bradford City and Bristol Rovers on 2 September, ahead of a double-header on the Sunday, as Fleetwood Town travel to Blackburn Rovers for a lunchtime kick-off, followed by Portsmouth hosting Rotherham United.
The final games to be confirmed for September to date are Derby County’s clash with Hull City and Nottingham Forest’s visit to Sheffield Wednesday.
These nine newly selected EFL fixtures add to the three opening weekend matches already confirmed for live broadcast on Sky Sports in early August.
As with 2016/17, the EFL and Sky Sports have again committed to give clubs and supporters at least five weeks notice ahead of any EFL matches being selected for live TV coverage.
The EFL will publicly announce any fixture changes within three working days of their selection in order to give EFL supporters as much time as is possible to allow for any alterations to travel plans that may be required.
Gary Hughes, Head of Football at Sky Sports, said:
“There are big names and big clubs right across the EFL and Sky Sports will tell the whole story this season. The first six weeks of the season are impossible to predict, so expect dramatic matches and great moments that will set the tone.”
Throughout the course of the 2017/18 season, Sky Sports will exclusively show 127 live matches from the Sky Bet EFL season – including the Play-Offs – as well as 15 matches from the Carabao Cup and at least three from the Checkatrade Trophy.
Scroll down below to see the confirmed live 2017/18 EFL games so far on Sky Sports.
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FRIDAY 4th AUGUST
Sunderland v Derby County
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19:45 |
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SATURDAY 5th AUGUST
Aston Villa v Hull City
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17:30 |
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SUNDAY 6th AUGUST
Bolton Wanderers v Leeds Utd
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16:30 |
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SATURDAY 12th AUGUST
Middlesbrough v Sheffield Utd
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17:30 |
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FRIDAY 18th AUGUST
Burton Albion v Birmingham City
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19:45 |
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SATURDAY 19th AUGUST
Sunderland v Leeds Utd
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17:30 |
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FRIDAY 25th AUGUST
Bristol City v Aston Villa
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19:45 |
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SATURDAY 26th AUGUST
Nottingham Forest v Leeds Utd
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17:30 |
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SATURDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER
Bradford City v Bristol Rovers
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12:30 |
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SUNDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER
Blackburn Rovers v Fleetwood Town
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12:15 |
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Portsmouth v Rotherham Utd
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14:30 |
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FRIDAY 8th SEPTEMBER
Derby County v Hull City
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19:45 |
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SATURDAY 9th SEPTEMBER
Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest
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17:30 |
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