TODAY (Thursday) we are pleased to announce all of Watford's npower Championship fixtures for the forthcoming 2010/11 season.

The Hornets start the campaign away to League One champions Norwich City in early August and conclude the season away to Preston North End in early May.

The 'Orns will play their first home game of the 2010/11 campaign on Saturday 14 August against Coventry City.

This year, the Golden Boys are away on Boxing Day, this time coming up against Ipswich Town and then host newly-relegated Portsmouth at Vicarage Road on New Years Day.

Any changes to the advertised dates below will be announced here first at www.watfordfc.com.

WATFORD FC - npower CHAMPIONSHIP 2010/11

Sat Aug 7 Norwich City A

Wed Aug 11 Carling Cup 1

Sat Aug 14 Coventry City H

Sat Aug 21 Hull City A

Wed Aug 25 Carling Cup 2

Sat Aug 28 Leeds United H

Sat Sep 11 Doncaster Rovers H

Tue Sep 14 Bristol City A

Sat Sep 18 Millwall A

Wed Sep 22 Carling Cup 3

Sat Sep 25 Middlesbrough H

Tue Sep 28 Swansea City H

Sat Oct 2 Sheffield United A

Sat Oct 16 Portsmouth A

Tue Oct 19 Ipswich Town H

Sat Oct 23 Scunthorpe United H

Wed Oct 27 Carling Cup 4

Sat Oct 30 Derby County A

Sat Nov 6 Nottingham Forest H

Tue Nov 9 Crystal Palace A

Sat Nov 13 Burnley A

Sat Nov 20 Reading H

Sat Nov 27 Barnsley A

Wed Dec 1 Carling Cup 5

Sat Dec 4 Leicester City H

Sat Dec 11 Queens Park Rangers A

Sat Dec 18 Preston North End H

Sun Dec 26 Ipswich Town A

Tue Dec 28 Cardiff City H

Sat Jan 1 Portsmouth H

Mon Jan 3 Scunthorpe United A

Sat Jan 8 F.A . Cup 3

Wed Jan 12 Carling Cup Semi-Final (1)

Sat Jan 15 Derby County H

Sat Jan 22 Cardiff City A

Wed Jan 26 Carling Cup Semi-Final (2)

Sat Jan 29 F.A. Cup 4

Tue Feb 1 Crystal Palace H

Sat Feb 5 Nottingham Forest A

Sat Feb 12 Burnley H

Sat Feb 19 Reading A F.A. Cup 5

Tue Feb 22 Bristol City H

Sat Feb 26 Doncaster Rovers A

Sun Feb 27 Carling Cup Final

Sat Mar 5 Millwall H

Tue Mar 8 Swansea City A

Sat Mar 12 Sheffield United H F.A. Cup 6

Sat Mar 19 Middlesbrough A

Sat Apr 2 Coventry City A

Sat Apr 9 Hull City H

Tue Apr 12 Norwich City H

Sat Apr 16 Leeds United A F.A. Cup Semi-Final

Sat Apr 23 Barnsley H

Mon Apr 25 Leicester City A

Sat Apr 30 Queens Park Rangers H

Sun May 8 Preston North End A

Sat May 14 F.A. Cup Final