Nottingham Forest fixtures: Sky Bet Championship 2016/17

Nottingham Forest will host Burton Albion's first-ever game in the Sky Bet Championship on the opening day of the 2016/17 season.

The historic opener is followed by a trip to the seaside to take on Brighton, and there is an early visit from Leeds United on August 27.

A trip to Derby comes on December 10 while the Boxing Day game is away at Huddersfield Town.

The run-in looks tricky, with a home game against Reading, a trip to QPR and finally Ipswich Town at the City Ground on May 7.

Nottingham Forest Sky Bet Championship fixtures 2016/17:

August

6: Burton Albion (h)

13: Brighton (a)

16: Brentford (a)

20: Wigan Athletic (h)

27: Leeds United (h)

September

10: Aston Villa (a)

13: Rotherham United (a)

17: Norwich City (h)

24: Sheffield Wednesday (a)

27: Fulham (h)

October

01: Bristol City (a)

15: Birmingham City (h)

18: Blackburn Rovers (a)

22: Cardiff City (h)

29: Reading (a)

November

05: Queens Park Rangers (h)

19: Ipswich Town (a)

26: Barnsley (a)

December

03: Newcastle United (h)

10: Derby County (a)

13: Preston North End (h)

17: Wolverhampton (h)

26: Huddersfield Town (a)

31: Newcastle United (a)

January

02: Barnsley (h)

14: Birmingham City (a)

21: Bristol City (h)

28: Leeds United (a)

31: Rotherham United (h)

February

04: Aston Villa (h)

11: Norwich City (a)

14: Fulham (a)

18: Sheffield Wednesday (h)

25: Wigan Athletic (a)

March

04: Brighton (h)

07: Brentford (h)

11: Burton Albion (a)

18: Derby County (h)

April

01: Preston North End (a)

04: Wolverhampton (a)

08: Huddersfield Town (h)

15: Blackburn Rovers (h)

17: Cardiff City (a)

22: Reading (h)

29: Queens Park Rangers (a)

May

07: Ipswich Town (h)

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