The Championship opening weekend
The football is back. Cardiff head to Burton but who is everyone else playing?.
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<p><img style="float: right;" title="C:WindowsTempphp989A.tmp" src="http://pictures.footymad.net/upload/120/910062-1.jpg" alt="C:WindowsTempphp989A.tmp" width="300" height="300" />The new season is almost here. The Championship starts on Friday with two matches followed by nine on Saturday and one on Sunday.</p>
<p>Relegated Sunderland start their campaign on Friday eveing with a home match v Derby County, live on Sky Sports, ko 7:45pm.</p>
<p>The other Friday game is Nottingham Forest v Millwall. That game has been moved from Saturday to avoid clashing with Nottinghamshire's T20 Blast fixture at Trent Bridge on Saturday 5 August against Durham.</p>
<p>Cardiff start their campaign at Burton Albion on Saturday afternoon. Last season this fixture, a 2 - 0 win for the home side, resulted in Paul Trollope's dismissal. Hopefully this time around the outcome will be a lot more favourable.</p>
<p>The other two teams relegated from the Premier League, Middlesbrough and Hull City both start away from home at Wolves and Aston Villa respectively.</p>
<p><strong>Fixtures</strong></p>
<p><strong>Fri 4th August</strong><br />Nottingham Forest v Millwall – 7.45pm<br />Sunderland v Derby - 7.45pm, live on Sky Sports<br /><br /><strong>Sat 5th August</strong><br />Bristol City v Barnsley - 3pm<br /><strong>Burton Albion v Cardiff City - 3pm</strong><br />Fulham v Norwich City - 3pm<br />Ipswich Town v Birmingham City - 3pm<br />Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday - 3pm<br />Queens Park Rangers v Reading - 3pm<br />Sheffield United v Brentford - 3pm<br />Wolves v Middlesbrough - 3pm<br />Aston Villa v Hull City - 5.30pm, live on Sky Sports<br /><br /><strong>Sun 6th August</strong><br />Bolton Wanderers v Leeds United - 4.30pm, live on Sky Sports</p>
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Sunderland haven't started off life in the Championship particularly well...
1-0 down to Derby at home already.
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Job done by Cardiff. We were appalling against QPR. We have an injury crisis already and a feeble transfer window is not helping.
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Pearcey3
Job done by Cardiff. We were appalling against QPR. We have an injury crisis already and a feeble transfer window is not helping.
Did they play well or did you play poorly? Still only the first match of the season so a long way to go...
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Penarth Blues
Did they play well or did you play poorly? Still only the first match of the season so a long way to go...
A bit of both but we were very poor
