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 making it a real Christmas cracker of a festive period.
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.
Pubs can show live action in the run-up to Christmas including 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.
The fixtures are:
Friday 14th December – Sheffield United vs West Bromwich Albion – Kick off 1945
Saturday 15thDecember – Bristol City vs Norwich City – Kick off 1730
Monday 17th December – Derby County vs Nottingham Forest – Kick off 1945
Saturday 22nd December – Hull City vs Swansea City – Kick off 1730
Sunday 23rd December – Aston Villa vs Leeds United – Kick off 1330
Wednesday 26th December – Sheffield United vs Derby County – Kick off 1500
Tuesday 1st January – Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United – Kick off 1500
Friday 11th January – Leeds Utd vs Derby County – Kick off 1945
Saturday 12th January – Millwall vs Blackburn Rovers – Kick off 1730
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