Sky Sports have announced their latest selection of Sky Bet Championship fixtures in April, including seven blockbuster Easter ties.
Sky will commence their Championship coverage in return at Hull as the Tigers host promotion chasing Huddersfield in a 7:45pm BST kick-off.
Blackpool’s home game against recently eliminated FA Cup Quarter-Finalists, Nottingham Forest will be screened live on Saturday 2 April, with the Tangerines’ Lancashire derby trip to Preston also chosen for live broadcast on Tuesday 5 April.
Sky will then air three huge clashes in the race for promotion, starting at the Riverside Stadium on Wednesday 6 April as Middlesbrough host Fulham, followed by Bournemouth’s trip to Sheffield United in a lunchtime kick-off on Saturday 9 April.
Huddersfield will then meet Luton at the John Smith’s Stadium on Monday 11 April at 7:45pm in a crunch Monday Night Football clash, which could crucial to the automatic promotion hopes of both clubs.
EFL’s Easter double-header then kicks off with a blockbuster quadruple-header on Good Friday 15 April as Luton, Bournemouth and Huddersfield host Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough and QPR respectively in huge clashes with respective kick-offs time at 12:30pm, 3pm and 5:30pm.
Good Friday Night Football could then see bottom host top as Derby take on Fulham at Pride Park in a 8pm kick-off.
Easter Monday kicks off with a huge encounter at the Riverside Stadium as Middlesbrough host Huddersfield in a 12:30pm kick-off, as both teams continue to chase a play-off spot.
Sheffield United then visits Bristol City at Ashton Gate in a crucial clash at 5:30pm as the Blades look to continue their bid for a top six finish.
EFL’s Easter action concludes at the City Ground as Nottingham Forest host Midlands rivals, West Bromwich Albion in a Midlands derby on Easter Monday Night Football.
Further details of fixture selections for weekends of 23 and 30 April will be unveiled in due course.
| Date | Match | Time (BST) |
| Friday 1 April | Hull v Huddersfield | 7:45pm |
| Saturday 2 April | Blackpool v Nottingham Forest | 12:30pm |
| Tuesday 5 April | Preston v Blackpool | 7:45pm |
| Wednesday 6 April | Middlesbrough v Fulham | 7:45pm |
| Saturday 9 April | Sheffield United v Bournemouth | 12:30pm |
| Monday 11 April | Huddersfield v Luton | 7:45pm |
| Friday 15 April | Luton v Nottingham Forest | 12:30pm |
| Friday 15 April | Bournemouth v Middlesbrough | 3:00pm |
| Friday 15 April | Huddersfield v QPR | 5:30pm |
| Friday 15 April | Derby v Fulham | 8:00pm |
| Monday 18 April | Middlesbrough v Huddersfield | 12:30pm |
| Monday 18 April | Bristol City v Sheffield United | 5:30pm |
| Monday 18 April | Nottingham Forest v West Brom | 8:00pm |

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