Championship fixtures: Sheffield Wednesday and Southampton open up season on Friday, 4 August
Sheffield Wednesday v Southampton [20:00 BST]Middlesbrough v MillwallStoke City v Rotherham UnitedLeeds United v Cardiff City [14:30 BST]After a season of managerial upheaval which saw Southampton slide out of the top tier,Southampton have opted for Russell Martin to steer their ship following relegation
The unproven Italian gets a taste of derby rivalry when his side face a Coventry team who were only denied a Premier League place by losing on penalties to Luton in last season's play-off final at Wembley. Former coach Carlos Corberan, who was part of Marcelo Bielsa's staff at Leeds, brings his West Brom team to West Yorkshire in round three, while a trip to Southampton on 30 September will be their first meeting with a fellow relegated team.
Ipswich's promotion reinstates the East Anglian derby with Norwich, with Portman Road staging the first on 16 December, with the return game at Carrow Road on 6 April.
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