Cardiff City’s Championship clash at home to Leeds United will spearhead the opening weekend of matches to be shown live on TV when the campaign resumes next week.
The Bluebirds’ fixture against the leaders will be screened live on Sky Sports on Sunday June 21 at 12.00 as the season starts again behind closed doors.
Swansea City’s first match since the season was halted in March will be the day before Cardiff’s – a match not televised live at Middlesbrough on Saturday June 20 at 3.00pm.
The Swans’ third game back will be broadcast live on TV – away to Milwall on Tuesday June, 30.
Steve Cooper’s men will renew their play-off push behind-closed-doors at Middlesbrough on Saturday, June 20 (3pm), with Luton arriving at the Liberty Stadium the following Saturday, June 27 (3pm).
Fixtures remain in the same order pre-Coronavirus lockdown, although the Swans will have to travel away four times in midweek to Birmingham, Nottingham Forest and Millwall, before ending the regular season at Reading on Wednesday, July 22 (ko tbc).
The Bluebirds’ next match after Leeds – away at Preston – will also be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
Revised @SkySports TV selections confirmed! #EFL | @SkyBetChamp pic.twitter.com/0tfjDGt2UZ
— E F L (@EFL) June 8, 2020
The Championship season will restart with Brentford’s west London derby against Fulham on June 20 before Leeds face Cardiff a day later.
That opening clash could have huge ramifications for the promotion race, given Fulham, in third, will need a win against the fourth-placed Bees to keep up with Leeds, who are seven points clear.
West Brom, second, will then face Birmingham at 3pm on the Saturday in the second televised game of the day before Leeds’ clash on Sunday.
The action returns with a derby double-header on Saturday, June 20 as west London rivals Fulham and Brentford meet at Craven Cottage (12.30pm), before second-placed West Brom take on Birmingham later that afternoon (3pm) with the chance to go top – for a few hours at least.
Current leaders Leeds will try to retain their advantage and edge that bit closer to a Premier League return when they travel to Cardiff for a midday kick-off on Sunday, June 21.
Sky Sports has confirmed a further eight games to be broadcast live up to the beginning of July, including more crunch clashes at the top between Leeds and Fulham, and Brentford and West Brom.
Sky Sports has announced the first Championship games to be broadcast live when the league resumes, with promotion-chasing Leeds, West Brom, Fulham and Brentford all in front of the cameras on the first weekend back.
— Sky Sports (@SkySports) June 8, 2020
The race for the play-offs will also be in the spotlight, with Nottingham Forest, Preston, Bristol City and Millwall all set to feature in June.
Cardiff City’s revised fixture list is as follows:
June 2020
Sun 21 June Cardiff City vs. Leeds United 12:00
Sat 27 June Preston North End vs. Cardiff City 12:30
Tue 30 June Cardiff City vs. Charlton Athletic 19:45
July 2020
Sat 04 July Bristol City vs. Cardiff City 15:00
Tue 07 July Cardiff City vs. Blackburn Rovers 19:45
Sat 11 July Fulham vs. Cardiff City 15:00
Tue 14 July Cardiff City vs. Derby County 19:45
Sat 18 July Middlesbrough vs. Cardiff City 15:00
Wed 22 July Cardiff City vs. Hull City (TBC)
Swansea City’s Full fixtures:
Middlesbrough v Swansea City – Saturday, June 20 (3pm)
Swansea City v Luton Town – Saturday, June 27 (3pm)
Millwall v Swansea City – Tuesday, June 30 (5pm) Live on Sky
Swansea City v Sheffield Wednesday – Saturday, July 4 (3pm)
Birmingham City v Swansea City – Tuesday, July 7 (7.45pm)
Swansea City v Leeds United – Saturday, July 11 (3pm)
Nottingham Forest v Swansea City – Tuesday, July 14 (7.45pm)
Swansea City v Bristol City – Saturday, July 18 (3pm)
Reading v Swansea City – Wednesday, July 22 (tbc)