How Derby County's fixture list could look when Championship restarts

EFL club chief executive gives detail surrounding order of Championship fixtures still to be played

Derby County's players have started preparations for a possible return to action and one Championship club official has hinted at the order fixtures may be played when the season resumes.

The campaign has been suspended since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, but after the Premier League yesterday announced their Project Restart, it is hoped the Championship will soon follow.

Luton Town chief executive Gary Sweet has suggested the Championship intends to play out the rest of the season in the order that games were originally structured in the fixture list.

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Derby's 3-0 home victory over Blackburn Rovers on March 8 was the game played in the Championship.

Charlton Athletic have dropped a hint that the fixtures will recommence on June 20, and

At a press conference where Nathan Jones was officially unveiled to the media for the second time as Luton manager, Sweet said: "We’ve had a good full week of training back at Brache, as the first phase return to training protocol has been successful. The lads have been excellent, have been professional, enthusiastic about the return.

"We have had no positive cases on the two tests we’ve done so far. Indeed the league generally, apart from a couple, haven’t had any positive tests, which is fantastic news.

"Not for that reason but as was planned, the Championship is going to play the rest of the season in the order that it was structured in terms of fixtures."

Here’s a full list of the fixtures

Matchweek 38

Blackburn Rovers v Bristol City

Cardiff City v Leeds United

Fulham v Brentford

Huddersfield Town v Wigan Athletic

Hull City v Charlton Athletic

Luton Town v Preston North End

Middlesbrough v Swansea City

Millwall v Derby County

Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley

Reading v Stoke City

Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest

West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City

Matchweek 39

Barnsley v Millwall

Brentford v West Bromwich Albion

Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday

Charlton Athletic v Queens Park Rangers

Derby County v Reading

Preston North End v Cardiff City

Birmingham City v Hull City

Leeds United v Fulham

Nottingham Forest v Huddersfield Town

Stoke City v Middlesbrough

Swansea City v Luton Town

Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers

Matchweek 40

Barnsley v Blackburn Rovers

Birmingham City v Huddersfield Town

Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic

Hull City v Middlesbrough

Leeds United v Luton Town

Millwall v Swansea City

Nottingham Forest v Bristol City

Preston North End v Derby County

Queens Park Rangers v Fulham

Reading v Brentford

Sheffield Wednesday v West Bromwich Albion

Wigan Athletic v Stoke City

Matchweek 41

Blackburn Rovers v Leeds United

Brentford v Wigan Athletic

Bristol City v Cardiff City

Charlton Athletic v Millwall

Derby County v Nottingham Forest

Fulham v Birmingham City

Huddersfield Town v Preston North End

Luton Town v Reading

Middlesbrough v Queens Park Rangers

Stoke City v Barnsley

Swansea City v Sheffield Wednesday

West Bromwich Albion v Hull City

Matchweek 42

Birmingham City v Swansea City

Brentford v Charlton Athletic

Bristol City v Hull City

Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers

Leeds United v Stoke City

Luton Town v Barnsley

Millwall v Middlesbrough

Nottingham Forest v Fulham

Reading v Huddersfield Town

Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End

West Bromwich Albion v Derby County

Wigan Athletic v Queens Park Rangers

Matchweek 43

Barnsley v Wigan Athletic

Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion

Charlton Athletic v Reading

Derby County v Brentford

Fulham v Cardiff City

Huddersfield Town v Luton Town

Hull City v Millwall

Middlesbrough v Bristol City

Preston North End v Nottingham Forest

Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield Wednesday

Stoke City v Birmingham City

Swansea City v Leeds United

Matchweek 44

Birmingham City v Charlton Athletic

Brentford v Preston North End

Bristol City v Stoke City

Cardiff City v Derby County

Leeds United v Barnsley

Luton Town v Queens Park Rangers

Millwall v Blackburn Rovers

Nottingham Forest v Swansea City

Reading v Middlesbrough

Sheffield Wednesday v Huddersfield Town

West Bromwich Albion v Fulham

Wigan Athletic v Hull City

Matchweek 45

Barnsley v Nottingham Forest

Blackburn Rovers v Reading

Charlton Athletic v Wigan Athletic

Derby County v Leeds United

Fulham v Sheffield Wednesday

Huddersfield Town v West Bromwich Albion

Hull City v Luton Town

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

Preston North End v Birmingham City

Queens Park Rangers v Millwall

Stoke City v Brentford

Swansea City v Bristol City

Matchweek 46

Birmingham City v Derby County

Brentford v Barnsley

Bristol City v Preston North End

Cardiff City v Hull City

Leeds United v Charlton Athletic

Luton Town v Blackburn Rovers

Millwall v Huddersfield Town

Nottingham Forest v Stoke City

Reading v Swansea City

Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough

West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers

Wigan Athletic v Fulham