Cardiff City fixtures: Sky Bet Championship 2017/18

Cardiff's bid to return to the Premier League for the first time since 2014 begins with a trip to Burton Albion on August 5.

Neil Warnock's side will be optimistic of a good start, with their first five games coming against teams from the bottom half of last season's table or, in the case of Sheffield United, last term's League One.

September could prove a stern test, with games against Fulham, Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Leeds and Derby all standing out.

Severnside derbies against Bristol City come on November 4 (away) and February 24 (home), with the campaign finishing against Reading at the Cardiff City Stadium on May 6.

August

05: Burton Albion (a)

12: Aston Villa (h)

15: Sheffield United (h)

19: Wolverhampton (a)

26: Queens Park Rangers (h)

September

09: Fulham (a)

12: Preston North End (a)

16: Sheffield Wednesday (h)

23: Sunderland (a)

26: Leeds United (h)

30: Derby County (h)

October

14: Birmingham City (a)

21: Middlesbrough (a)

28: Millwall (h)

31: Ipswich Town (h)

November

04: Bristol City (a)

18: Brentford (h)

21: Barnsley (a)

25: Nottingham Forest (a)

December

02: Norwich City (h)

09: Reading (a)

16: Hull City (h)

23: Bolton Wanderers (a)

26: Fulham (h)

30: Preston North End (h)

January

01: Queens Park Rangers (a)

13: Sunderland (h)

20: Sheffield Wednesday (a)

27: Bolton Wanderers (h)

February

03: Leeds United (a)

10: Millwall (a)

17: Middlesbrough (h)

20: Ipswich Town (a)

24: Bristol City (h)

March

03: Brentford (a)

06: Barnsley (h)

10: Birmingham City (h)

17: Derby County (a)

31: Burton Albion (h)

April

02: Sheffield United (a)

07: Wolverhampton (h)

10: Aston Villa (a)

14: Norwich City (a)

21: Nottingham Forest (h)

28: Hull City (a)

May

06: Reading (h)

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