Wigan Athletic's revised fixture schedule revealed!

The revised fixture schedule for the remainder of the 2019/20 season has been confirmed, with 11 fixtures selected for Sky Sports coverage over the first three rounds following the restart.
By Paul Kendrick
Published 8th Jun 2020, 12:01 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2020, 13:24 BST
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Championship contenders Fulham and Brentford will kick-off the restart in front of the Sky Sports cameras on Saturday, June 20 at 12.30pm before West Bromwich Albion welcome Birmingham City to the Hawthorns at 3.00pm.

As part of the opening weekend of televised fixtures, current leaders Leeds United’s visit to Cardiff City will also be available for fans on Sky Sports on Sunday, June 21 at 12.00pm.

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Over the weekend of 26-28 June, five fixtures will be televised including Bristol City’s clash with Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday 28 June at 12.00pm and Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield Town at 2.15pm.

As part of three televised midweek fixtures, Preston North End will take centre stage on Wednesday, July 1 at 5pm when they take on Derby County at Deepdale, as they become the first club in English football to play 5,000 League fixtures.

Sky Sports will broadcast 30 of the remaining 108 Championship matches, with season ticket holders not missing any of the action as all home and away fixtures will be streamed via a club’s iFollow (or equivalent) service.

Access to the games will be determined by the club where the supporter holds a season ticket and may be in lieu of a refund or part of a wider package as determined by each individual Club.

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The 30 live Sky matches will also be available to the EFL’s overseas broadcasters via the league’s partnership with Pitch International.

Quest will also provide extended highlights on both Saturday evenings and midweek, while talkSPORT will provide exclusive national radio commentary on some Championship matches.

Latics' remaining fixtures* are scheduled as follows:

Saturday 20 June, 3.00pm - Huddersfield Town (A)

Saturday 27 June, 3.00pm - Blackburn Rovers (H)

Tuesday 30 June, 7.45pm - Stoke City (H)

Saturday 4 July, 3.00pm - Brentford FC (A)

Wednesday 8 July, 7.45pm - Queens Park Rangers (H)

Saturday 11 July, 3.00pm - Barnsley (A)

Tuesday 14 July, 7.45pm - Hull City (H)

Saturday 18 July, 3.00pm - Charlton Athletic (A)

Wednesday 22 July, TBC - Fulham (H)

*Fixtures 1-3 have been confirmed after selections for TV. Fixtures 4-8 are subject to change by Sky Sports if selected for broadcasting.

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