EFL, Sky Sports make promises over TV scheduling of live matches

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The English Football League and Sky Sports promise to give clubs five weeks' notice before changing fixtures for TV broadcast.

The English Football League and Sky Sports have promised to give clubs five weeks' notice if their matches need to be rearranged for television coverage.

It has also been announced that if the EFL cannot announce fixture changes within three working days, the clubs have a right to decide whether or not to have the game broadcast live.

The aim of these promises is to "give EFL supporters as much time as is possible to allow for any alterations to travel plans that may be required".

In addition, the TV fixtures scheduled for October and November have been announced, with local derbies taking centre stage.

Birmingham City and Aston Villa will go head to head in a league meeting for the first time in five years on October 30, while Brentford and Queens Park Rangers will face one another in the same month.

The first Yorkshire derby of the season will be held in mid-October between Huddersfield Town and Sheffield Wednesday.

EFL TV fixtures:

Sat 1st Oct: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Norwich City - 17.30pm
Sat 8th Oct Peterborough United vs. Bury - 12.00pm
Sun 9th Oct: Oxford United vs. AFC Wimbledon - 12.15pm
Sun 9th Oct: MK Dons vs. Port Vale - 14.15pm
Fri 14th Oct: Cardiff City vs. Bristol City - 19.45pm
Sat 15th Oct: Aston Villa vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers - 17.30pm
Sun 16th Oct: Huddersfield Town vs. Sheffield Wednesday - 12.00pm
Fri 21st Oct: Burton Albion vs. Birmingham City - 19.45pm
Sat 22nd Oct: Nottingham Forest vs. Cardiff City - 17.30pm
Fri 28th Oct: Queens Park Rangers vs. Brentford - 19.45pm
Sat 29th Oct: Blackburn Rovers vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers - 17.30pm
Sun 30th Oct: Birmingham City vs. Aston Villa - 12.00pm

Fri 4th Nov: Brentford vs. Fulham - 19.45pm
Sat 5th Nov: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Derby County - 12.30pm
Sat 5th Nov: Bristol City vs. Brighton & Hove Albion - 17.30pm
Sat12th Nov: Swindon Town vs. Charlton Athletic - 12.00pm
Sun 13th Nov: Peterborough United vs. Bolton Wanderers - 12.15pm
Sun 13th Nov: Chesterfield vs. Sheffield United - 14.15pm
Fri 18th Nov: Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Aston Villa - 19.45pm
Sat 19th Nov: Ipswich Town vs. Nottingham Forest - 17.30pm
Sun 20th Nov: Leeds United vs. Newcastle United - 13.15pm
Fri 25th Nov: Barnsley vs. Nottingham Forest - 19.45pm
Sat 26th Nov: Rotherham United vs. Leeds United - 17.30pm

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