Nine more Sky Bet Championship fixtures added in December and January
Thursday 8 November 2018 13:48, UK
Sky Sports has announced its latest selection of live Sky Bet EFL fixtures, with promotion hopefuls and local rivals going head to head over Christmas and the New Year.
Nine further Sky Bet Championship fixtures have been added to the schedule for December and the start of January as part of a bumper festive offering following Sky Sports' latest Premier League picks.
Live action in the run-up to Christmas includes an East Midlands showdown between rivals Derby and Nottingham Forest on Monday, December 17, rounding off a weekend that also sees West Brom travel to Sheffield United and high-flying Norwich visit Bristol City.
Heavyweights Aston Villa and Leeds meet at Villa Park on Sunday, December 23, while the Sky cameras return to Bramall Lane on Boxing Day as Chris Wilder's Blades look to avenge their Pride Park defeat to Derby.
2019 kicks off with a cracker at the City Ground as Nottingham Forest take on Leeds, with Marcelo Bielsa facing Frank Lampard the weekend after as Derby travel to Elland Road.
Swansea's trip to Hull and Blackburn's meeting with Millwall are also on the schedule as the competition at both ends of the table hots up.
November
Fri 9: Sheffield United vs Sheffield Wednesday (7.45pm)
Sat 10: West Brom vs Leeds (5.30pm)
Sat 17: Fleetwood vs Walsall (midday)
Fri 23: Ipswich vs West Brom (7.45pm)
Sat 24: Rotherham vs Sheffield United (12.30pm)
Sat 24: Brentford vs Middlesbrough (5.30pm)
Sun 25: Aston Villa vs Birmingham City (midday)
Tue 27: Leeds vs Reading (7.45pm)
Wed 28: Stoke vs Derby (8pm)
December
Sat 1: Sheffield United vs Leeds (12.30pm)
Sat 1: Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa (5.30pm)
Mon 3: West Brom vs Brentford (8pm)
Fri 7: West Brom vs Aston Villa (8pm)
Sat 8: Reading vs Sheffield United (5.30pm)
Fri 14: Sheffield United vs West Brom (7.45pm)
Sat 15: Bristol City vs Norwich City (5.30pm)
Mon 17: Derby County vs Nottingham Forest (7.45pm)
Sat 22: Hull City vs Swansea City (5.30pm)
Sun 23: Aston Villa vs Leeds (1.30pm)
Wed 26: Sheffield United vs Derby County (3pm)
January
Tue 1: Nottingham Forest vs Leeds (3pm)
Fri 11: Leeds vs Derby County (7.45pm)
Sat 12: Millwall vs Blackburn Rovers (5.30pm)
