Two more Derby County matches moved for live Sky Sports coverage
Two more Derby County matches have been selected for live television coverage in the latest major round of picks from Sky Sports.
Sky have this afternoon confirmed all the EFL fixtures that will be shown on TV between the first weekends of January and March and Derby's away match at Queens Park Rangers and home game against Millwall will both move to accommodate their demands.
It's a Valentine's Day trip to London as the QPR game has been shifted to Friday, February 14 (8pm). The Millwall game will still take place on Saturday, February 22 but will now kick-off at 12.30pm.
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Derby have regularly been live on television this season, the first in a £935 million five-year deal between Sky and the EFL. All mid-week games are available via at least the red button, as well as matches on the opening and final day of term and Bank Holidays. Stoke have won seven, drawn two and lost three of their live games so far.
All selected matches up until the first weekend of January were confirmed before the start of the season as Sky pledged to give fans as much notice as possible about moving dates and kick-off times. Matches that will be on TV between March and the end of the season will be announced on a four-week rolling basis from February 1.
The total number of matches to be broadcast is 1,059 compared to 243 in the previous Sky deal and were confident it would not have a knock-on effect on attendances.
A statement from Derby said: "Selections have been made by Sky Sports after liaising with the respective clubs, relevant authorities and the League. By 1st November, selections were delivered by Sky Sports to the EFL. The League has since liaised with the respective clubs and relevant local authorities to ensure an appropriate spread and balance of home and away fixtures, prior to announcement."