Brentford fixtures: Sky Bet Championship 2016/17

Dean Smith will take his Brentford side to Huddersfield's John Smith's Stadium on August 6 for the opening day of Sky Bet Championship.

The Bees will then welcome Mick McCarthy's Ipswich to Griffin Park a week later. Brentford finish off the season with a home game against Blackburn Rovers on May 7.

Brentford will travel to Loftus Road against Queens Park Rangers on October 29 in their first west London derby of the season, with Fulham travelling to Griffin Park the following week.

Brentford Sky Bet Championship fixtures 2016/17:

August

06: Huddersfield Town (a)

13: Ipswich Town (h)

16: Nottingham Forest (h)

20: Rotherham United (a)

27: Sheffield Wednesday (h)

September

10: Brighton (a)

13: Aston Villa (a)

17: Preston North End (h)

24: Wolverhampton (a)

27: Reading (h)

October

01: Wigan Athletic (h)

15: Newcastle United (a)

18: Derby County (a)

22: Barnsley (h)

29: Queens Park Rangers (a)

November

05: Fulham (h)

19: Blackburn Rovers (a)

26: Birmingham City (h)

December

03: Norwich City (a)

10: Burton Albion (h)

13: Bristol City (a)

17: Leeds United (a)

26: Cardiff City (h)

31: Norwich City (h)

January

02: Birmingham City (a)

14: Newcastle United (h)

21: Wigan Athletic (a)

28: Sheffield Wednesday (a)

31: Aston Villa (h)

February

04: Brighton (h)

11: Preston North End (a)

14: Reading (a)

18: Wolverhampton (h)

25: Rotherham United (h)

March

04: Ipswich Town (a)

07: Nottingham Forest (a)

11: Huddersfield Town (h)

18: Burton Albion (a)

April

01: Bristol City (h)

04: Leeds United (h)

08: Cardiff City (a)

15: Derby County (h)

17: Barnsley (a)

22: Queens Park Rangers (h)

29: Fulham (a)

May

07: Blackburn Rovers (h)

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