Sky Sports have announced 10 festive Championship fixtures selected for live broadcast.
Sky will commence their festive second-tier coverage with a Boxing Day triple-header as Sunderland host Blackburn at Stadium of Light in a 12:30pm GMT kick-off, followed by QPR’s trip to Cardiff at 5:15pm that same date.
Promotion contenders, Luton then host Norwich at Kenilworth Road in a Monday Night Football clash at Kenilworth Road from 8pm GMT, which concludes the triple-header.
Bank Holiday Tuesday 27 December sees a double-header at 5:15pm and 8pm respectively, as Reading host Swansea in the early evening kick-off before Burnley take on Birmingham City at Turf Moor.
All 24 teams will then be in midweek action across 29-30 December in the final round to be held in 2022, with Sky airing a double-bill on 29 December as QPR host Luton at Loftus Road in a 6pm kick-off, before Sheffield United visit Blackpool at 8:15pm that evening.
Ewood Park will play host to the first competitive English football match of 2023 as Blackburn host Cardiff at 12pm on New Year’s Day.
Bank Holiday Monday 2 January will see two matches televised albeit split either side of Brentford’s Premier League clash against Liverpool at 5:30pm, as Norwich host Watford in a 3pm match followed by QPR’s Monday Night Football encounter against Sheffield Utd at Loftus Road from 8pm.
Here is a full list of Championship matches to be televised live between 1 November – 2 January on Sky Sports
| Date | Match | Time (GMT) |
| Tuesday 1 November | Bristol City v Sheffield United | 8:00pm |
| Tuesday 1 November | Luton v Reading | 7:45pm |
| Wednesday 2 November | Norwich v QPR | 8:00pm |
| Friday 4 November | Reading v Preston | 8:00pm |
| Saturday 5 November | Sheffield United v Burnley | 12:30pm |
| Tuesday 8 November | Watford v Reading | 8:00pm |
| Friday 11 November | Birmingham City v Sunderland | 8:00pm |
| Sunday 13 November | Burnley v Blackburn | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 10 December | Blackburn v Preston | 12:00pm |
| Sunday 11 December | QPR v Burnley | 1:00pm |
| Monday 12 December | Sunderland v West Brom | 8:00pm |
| Friday 16 December | Birmingham City v Reading | 8:00pm |
| Saturday 17 December | Norwich v Blackburn | 5:30pm |
| Sunday 18 December | Luton v Millwall | 12:00pm |
| Monday 19 December | Wigan v Sheffield United | 8:00pm |
| Monday 26 December | Sunderland v Blackburn | 12:30pm |
| Monday 26 December | Cardiff v QPR | 5:15pm |
| Monday 26 December | Luton v Norwich | 7:45pm |
| Tuesday 27 December | Reading v Swansea | 5:15pm |
| Tuesday 27 December | Burnley v Birmingham City | 8:00pm |
| Thursday 29 December | QPR v Luton | 6:00pm |
| Thursday 29 December | Blackpool v Sheffield United | 8:15pm |
| Sunday 1 January 2023 | Blackburn v Cardiff | 12:00pm |
| Monday 2 January 2023 | Norwich v Watford | 3:00pm |
| Monday 2 January 2023 | QPR v Sheffield United | 8:00pm |
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