Sky Sports have announced, in consultation with the Football League, that 9 live Championship matches featuring 14 different clubs will be shown over the first 4 months of the new season. Further games will be confirmed in due course.
The live league matches are :-
Sat Aug 9 Birmingham – Sheff Utd
Sun Aug 10 Nottm For – Reading
Sat Aug 16 Bristol City – Derby County
Sat Aug 30 Watford – Ipswich
Sat Oct 4 Coventry City – Southampton
Sat Oct 25 Reading – QPR
Sat Nov 8 Southampton – Bristol City
Sat Nov 22 Nottm Forest – Norwich City
Sun Nov 30 Swansea City – Cardiff City
Also in August Sky Sports will screen 2 games from the First Round of the Carling Cup – Chester City vs Leeds United on Tuesday August 12, and Wycombe Wanderers vs Birmingham City the following night.
In 2008-9 Sky Sports will screen a total of 70 live matches across all three divisions of the Coca-Cola Football League, so hopefully the Seasiders time is still to come….
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More than that have been announced, I know that Donny V Ipswich is on in November.
that has been updated now. Ipswich also have Crystal Palace and Doncaster Rovers. not that you tangerines actually care.
At least your Saturday 3’o clock games won’t be messed around with.