Sky reveals first fixtures ahead of biggest ever Football League season

Thanks to the start of the new broadcasting partnership between Sky and the Football League, pub-goers can enjoy more matches than ever before; 127 live fixtures including the playoff matches and three finals from Wembley, kicking off with matches from Brighton, Leeds and Preston.

Coverage will begin with Brighton and Hove Albion’s evening home match against Nottingham Forest on Friday 7 August.

Sky Sports will show 19 of the Sky Bet Championship clubs by the start of October, and as part of the initial selection of 16 matches to be shown live, there are also matches from League One and League Two.

'Exciting'​

Sky Business managing director David Rey said: “Last season’s Championship was one of the most exciting in recent memory and with the Football League pubs and clubs are guaranteed competitive games from the opening weekend to the final day of the playoffs.

"With more games than ever on Sky Sports we’ll be able to show more of that story, and cover more clubs up and down the country that the fans are so passionate about.”

Coverage of the Scottish Premier League, also on Sky Sports, begins on 1 August with champions Celtic starting at home against Ross County.