Sky Sports confirms four more live Championship fixtures as the race for promotion hots up

Sky Sports has confirmed four more live matches from the Sky Bet Championship will be shown in March and April.

The latest round of live matches kicks off with a Friday night game at Pride Park, as Derby County host Queens Park Rangers on March 31.

That match begins a run of three games in five days, with important fixtures at the Madejski Stadium, the New York Stadium and the John Smith's Stadium following in quick succession.

Reading have a Saturday evening encounter with promotion rivals Leeds United on April 1. It's then a derby clash on Tuesday, April 4 as Rotherham host Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday at the New York Stadium at 7.45pm.

The midweek action is then wrapped up with a Wednesday night tie, this time with David Wagner's Huddersfield hosting play-off rivals Norwich.

The full list of Sky Bet EFL games selected for live coverage is as follows:

February

Mon 20: Newcastle United v Aston Villa, 8pm

Fri 24: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City, 7.45pm

Sat 25: Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday, 12.30pm

Sat 25: Brighton and Hove Albion v Reading, 5.30pm

Sun 26: Norwich City v Ipswich Town, 12pm

Tue 28: Brighton and Hove Albion v Newcastle United, 7.45pm

March

Fri 3: Birmingham City v Leeds United, 19.45pm

Sat 4: Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United, 5.30pm

Fri 10: Brighton and Hove Albion v Derby County, 7.45pm

Fri 17: Bristol City v Huddersfield Town, 7.45pm

Sat 18: Leeds United v Brighton and Hove Albion, 5.30pm

Fri 31: Derby County v Queens Park Rangers, 7.45pm

April

Sat 1: Reading v Leeds United, 5.30pm

Tue 4: Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday, 7.45pm

Wed 5: Huddersfield Town v Norwich City, 7.45pm