Friday 4 November 2016 10:13, UK
Sky Sports has confirmed 10 more live matches from the Sky Bet Championship to be shown in the opening weeks of 2017.
The latest round of matches, which will follow on from the festive '10 In 10' series, kicks off with a Thursday night game at the Madejski Stadium as Reading host QPR on Thursday, January 12.
That match will kick-start a run of four games in five days, with important fixtures at Elland Road, Molineux and Griffin Park following in quick succession.
Brighton have a Friday night encounter with promotion rivals Sheffield Wednesday on Friday, January 20. It's then a derby double-header on Saturday, January 21 as QPR host London neighbours Fulham at Loftus Road in a lunchtime kick-off before Leeds make the short trip to Oakwell to take on Yorkshire rivals Barnsley at 5.30pm.
Steve Bruce's Aston Villa travel to Brentford on Tuesday, January 31 ahead of QPR making the trip north to Newcastle on Wednesday, February 1. The midweek action is then wrapped up with another Thursday night tie, this time with early-season table-toppers Huddersfield hosting 2016 play-off semi-finalists Brighton.
The list of games selected for live coverage are as follows:
January
Thur 12: Reading v QPR, 8.00pm (Championship)
Fri 13: Leeds v Derby County, 7.45pm (Championship)
Sat 14: Wolves v Aston Villa, 5.30pm (Championship)
Mon 16: Brentford v Newcastle, 7.45pm (Championship) *subject to FA Cup replays
Fri 20: Brighton v Sheffield Wednesday, 7.45pm (Championship)
Sat 21: QPR v Fulham, 12.30pm (Championship)
Sat 21: Barnsley v Leeds, 5.30pm (Championship)
Tue 31: Brentford v Aston Villa, 7.45pm (Championship)
February
Wed 1: Newcastle v QPR, 7.45pm (Championship)
Thu 2: Huddersfield v Brighton, 7.45pm (Championship)
This announcement is being made as part of an ongoing commitment between the EFL and Sky Sports to ensure clubs and their fans are given at least five weeks' notice ahead of any matches selected for live television coverage.
