Derby County fixtures: Sky Bet Championship 2019/20
2019/20 EFL season will be Sky Sports' biggest yet
Thursday 20 June 2019 10:41, UK
Derby County kick off the 2019-20 Sky Bet Championship season by taking on Huddersfield Town at the John Smith’s on Monday August 5, with that opening game live on Sky Sports.
The Rams, who only missed out on promotion to the Premier League last season after losing to Aston Villa in the play-off final, take on rivals Nottingham Forest at the City Ground at the start of November.
Frank Lampard's side travel to Wigan Athletic on Boxing Day and then face newly promoted Barnsley at Pride Park on New Year's Day.
Derby host Forest in April, before then finishing their campaign by entertaining Leeds United (April 25) and travelling to Birmingham City on the final day as they look to go one better than last time out.
August
5: Huddersfield Town (a) - 7.45pm, live on Sky Sports
10: Swansea City (h)
17: Stoke City (a)
20: Bristol City (h)
24: West Bromwich Albion (h)
31: Brentford (a)
September
14: Cardiff City (h)
21: Leeds United (a)
28: Birmingham City (h)
October
2: Barnsley (a)
5: Luton Town (h)
19: Charlton Athletic (a)
23: Wigan Athletic (h)
26: Hull City (a)
November
2: Middlesbrough (h)
9: Nottingham Forest (a)
23: Preston North End (h)
26: Fulham (a)
30: Queens Park Rangers (h)
December
7: Blackburn Rovers (a)
11: Sheffield Wednesday (h)
14: Millwall (h)
21: Reading (a)
26: Wigan Athletic (a)
29: Charlton Athletic (h)
January
1: Barnsley (h)
11: Middlesbrough (a)
18: Hull City (h)
25: Luton Town (a)
February
1: Stoke City (h)
8: Swansea City (a)
12: Bristol City (a)
15: Huddersfield Town (h)
22: Fulham (h)
25: Queens Park Rangers (a)
29: Sheffield Wednesday (a)
March
7: Blackburn Rovers (h)
14: Millwall (a)
17: Reading (h)
21: Preston North End (a)
April
4: Nottingham Forest (h)
10: West Bromwich Albion (a)
13: Brentford (h)
18: Cardiff City (a)
25: Leeds United (h)
May
2: Birmingham City (a)
Follow the Sky Bet EFL with Sky Sports
The 2019/20 EFL season will be Sky Sports' biggest yet. Sky Sports customers will be able to enjoy:
- More games than ever before across the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One, Sky Bet League Two, Carabao Cup and Checkatrade Trophy.
- In addition to EFL coverage across the Sky Sports Football channel, full rounds of midweek Sky Bet Championship fixtures will also be available via the Red Button.
- Full coverage of midweek fixtures on Gillette Soccer Specials, featuring live clips and highlights.
- In-game goals and clips for mobile devices from Sky Sports live matches, plus a dedicated highlights show, also available On Demand.
- Analysis from some of the biggest names in the game.
- Find out more about Sky Sports
Key dates in the EFL season
The 2019/20 Sky Bet EFL season kicks off over the weekend of August 2-5.
The Carabao Cup starts the following weekend, before concluding at Wembley on Sunday March 1, while the EFL Trophy begins week commencing September 2 and reaches its climax on Sunday April 5.
The season-ending Sky Bet EFL play-offs will once again be staged at Wembley, this time across two weekends in May due to the national stadium's Euro 2020 commitments. The League Two final will take place on Saturday May 16, before League One and the Championship take centre stage the following weekend on Sunday May 24 and Monday May 25, respectively.
