Fixtures: Two February Games Moved For Sky Sports

Two Sky Bet Championship fixtures for Watford in February have had their kick-off times moved forward to 12.30pm after they were selected for television by Sky Sports.

Our home clash with Norwich City on Saturday February 1 and our away trip to Sunderland on Saturday February 8 were both due to kick-off at 3pm, but have now each been set for the lunchtime slot.

The Norwich game at Vicarage Road will be shown on Sky Sports+, with the away clash at Sunderland selected to be aired on Sky Sports Football.

It should be noted, however, that fourth-round ties in the Emirates FA Cup are due to be played on the weekend of February 8, meaning the Sunderland game will be rearranged if either side are involved.

Following the signing of a new rights agreement between the EFL and Sky Sports, and the launch of Sky Sports+ this August, five matches are due to be shown live in the Championship each weekend.

Sky Sports+ is available at no extra cost for subscribers of the full Sky Sports package, and all televised fixtures are also available on streaming service NOW.

All television selections have now been made up until the end of February.

Kick-off slots for televised matches are Saturday lunchtime (12.30pm KO), Sunday afternoons and Thursday, Friday and Monday nights.

Selections for matches scheduled from the first weekend in March will be made on a four-week rolling basis starting from the first week of February.

For example, a selection for the first weekend in April will be selected from the first weekend in March.