Aston Villa fixtures: Sky Bet Championship 2017/18

Aston Villa kick off their Sky Bet Championship campaign at home to Hull City on August 5, live on Sky Sports.

Villa, who won just one of their opening 12 league games last season, then face trips to Cardiff (August 12) and Reading (August 15).

Birmingham City host the first second-city derby at St Andrew's on October 28, with the return fixture at Villa Park set for February 10.

Villa travel to Brentford for their Boxing Day fixture, while a final day trip to The Den to face Millwall will also be a date for fans' diaries.

August

8: Hull City (h)

12: Cardiff City (a)

15: Reading (a)

19: Norwich City (h)

26: Bristol City (a)

September

9: Brentford (h)

12: Middlesbrough (h)

16: Barnsley (a)

23: Nottingham Forest (h)

26: Burton Albion (a)

30: Bolton Wanderers (h)

October

14: Wolverhampton (a)

21: Fulham (h)

28: Birmingham City (a)

31: Preston North End (a)

November

4: Sheffield Wednesday (h)

18: Queens Park Rangers (a)

21: Sunderland (h)

25: Ipswich Town (h)

December

2: Leeds United (a)

9: Millwall (h)

16: Derby County (a)

23: Sheffield United (h)

26: Brentford (a)

30: Middlesbrough (a)

January

1: Bristol City (h)

13: Nottingham Forest (a)

20: Barnsley (h)

27: Sheffield United (a)

February

3: Burton Albion (h)

10: Birmingham City (h)

17: Fulham (a)

20: Preston North End (h)

24: Sheffield Wednesday (a)

March

3: Queens Park Rangers (h)

6: Sunderland (a)

10: Wolverhampton (h)

17: Bolton Wanderers (a)

31: Hull City (a)

April

2: Reading (h)

7: Norwich City (a)

10: Cardiff City (h)

14: Leeds United (h)

21: Ipswich Town (a)

28: Derby County (h)

May

6: Millwall (a)

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