Trip to Valley Parade to be shown live on Sky Sports
Fans across the EFL can enjoy six fixtures in as many days in the Sky Bet EFL after the latest Sky Sports selections were confirmed today.
A key fixture in the battle for automatic promotion from the Sky Bet Championship kicks off the latest selections, with Cardiff City travelling to Villa Park in a 7.45pm start on Tuesday 10 April. As things stand, Steve Bruce’s Aston Villa side sit four points behind the Bluebirds as we enter the business end of the campaign.
Current leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers feature the following evening looking to extend their six point advantage at the top of the standings. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side welcome Derby County, who themselves are hoping to consolidate their position in the Play-Offs.
Thursday 12 April sees a switch to Sky Bet League One, with second placed Shrewsbury Town travelling to the Northern Commercials Stadium to face Simon Grayson’s Bradford City in a 7.45pm start.
Aston Villa host Leeds United in the Friday night football offering on 13 April, before attention turns to Craven Cottage the following day. Fulham, one of the form teams in the Championship winning seven of their previous ten fixtures, face Brentford in a 5.30pm kick off.
A West Midlands derby rounds off the latest TV selections as Birmingham City travel to Molineux to square off against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday 15 April in a midday start.
The list of games selected for live coverage are as follows:
Tuesday 10 April Aston Villa v Cardiff City 7.45pm
Wednesday 11 April Wolverhampton Wanderers v Derby County 7.45pm
Thursday 12 April Bradford City v Shrewsbury Town 7.45pm
Friday 13 April Aston Villa v Leeds United 7.45pm
Saturday 14 April Fulham v Brentford 5.30pm
Sunday 15 April Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City 12.00pm
Throughout the course of the 2017/18 season, Sky Sports will exclusively show 127 live matches from the Sky Bet EFL season - including the Play-Offs - as well as 15 matches from the Carabao Cup and at least three from the Checkatrade Trophy.