Overview
The Hornets will get their 2022/23 Sky Bet Championship campaign underway at home to Sheffield United on Monday August 1, with the fixture - set to kick-off at 8pm - having been selected for Sky Sports coverage.
Head Coach Rob Edwards will be hoping to extend Watford’s five-game unbeaten run against the Blades that stretches back to a 3-0 win at The Vic in February 2010, while the teams’ last second-tier clash - in March 2011 - produced the same scoreline.
A trip to Steve Bruce’s West Bromwich Albion five days after the Sheffield United fixture (Saturday August 6) marks the Golden Boys’ first away game of the season, before a return home to welcome fellow relegated side Burnley on Saturday August 13.
A first on-pitch meeting with Troy Deeney since his Vicarage Road departure could be on the cards when the Hornets travel to his current club Birmingham City on Tuesday August 16, while further outings against Preston North End (Saturday August 20), Queens Park Rangers (Saturday August 27) and Middlesbrough (Tuesday August 30) will take place before the club’s first month of competition is out.
That home match against Boro under the lights will mark the 100th anniversary of Watford’s first match at Vicarage Road, with Edwards’ men looking for a win to cap off the celebrations that will be taking place at the stadium.
A hotly-anticipated match-up with local rivals Luton Town is scheduled to take place at home on Saturday October 22, with the away game at Kenilworth Road in the diary for Saturday April 1.
Bristol City will be Watford’s hosts in the final round of Championship fixtures before the break for the 2022 Qatar World Cup on Saturday November 12, with a home clash against Hull City marking the resumption of play on Saturday December 10.
It’s Millwall at home on Boxing Day - with the Lions having fallen to a 4-0 defeat the last time they travelled to The Vic on that date, in 2013 - while a visit to Carrow Road to face Norwich City is in store on New Year’s Day.
There are seven matches scheduled in a busy April before the Golden Boys conclude the 46-game campaign at home to Stoke City on Saturday May 6, three weeks before the Championship play-off final on Monday May 29.
All fixtures are subject to change and may be rescheduled due to cup competitions and international fixtures. The remaining EFL broadcast selections for August will be announced in due course.
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AUGUST 2022
Mon Aug 1 Sheffield United H
Sat Aug 6 West Bromwich Albion A
Sat Aug 13 Burnley H
Tue Aug 16 Birmingham City A
Sat Aug 20 Preston North End A
*Wed Aug 24 Carabao Cup R2
Sat Aug 27 Queens Park Rangers H
Tue Aug 30 Middlesbrough H
SEPTEMBER 2022
Sat Sep 3 Rotherham United A
Sat Sep 10 Reading H
Tue Sep 13 Blackburn Rovers A
Sat Sep 17 Sunderland H
*Break for international fixtures
OCTOBER 2022
Sat Oct 1 Stoke City A
Tues Oct 4 Swansea City H
Sat Oct 8 Blackpool A
Sat Oct 15 Norwich City H
Tues Oct 18 Millwall A
Sat Oct 22 Luton Town H
Sat Oct 29 Wigan Athletic A
NOVEMBER 2022
Tues Nov 1 Cardiff City A
Sat Nov 5 Coventry City H
*Wed Nov 9 Carabao Cup R3
Sat Nov 12 Bristol City A
*Break for World Cup
DECEMBER 2022
Sat Dec 10 Hull City H
Sat Dec 17 Huddersfield Town A
*Wed Dec 21 Carabao Cup R4
Mon Dec 26 Millwall H
Thu Dec 29 Swansea City A
JANUARY 2023
Sun Jan 1 Norwich City A
*Sat Jan 7 Emirates FA Cup R3
*Wed Jan 11 Carabao Cup R5
Sat Jan 14 Blackpool H
Sat Jan 21 Rotherham United H
*Wed Jan 25 Carabao Cup SF 1
Sat Jan 28 Middlesbrough A
*Sat Jan 28 Emirates FA Cup R4
FEBRUARY 2023
*Wed Feb 1 Carabao Cup SF 2
Sat Feb 4 Reading A
Sat Feb 11 Blackburn Rovers H
Tue Feb 14 Burnley A
Sat Feb 18 West Bromwich Albion H
Sat Feb 25 Sheffield United A
*Sun Feb 26 Carabao Cup Final
MARCH 2023
*Wed Mar 1 Emirates FA Cup R5
Sat Mar 4 Preston North End H
Sat Mar 11 Queens Park Rangers A
Tue Mar 14 Birmingham City H
Sat Mar 18 Wigan Athletic H
*Sat Mar 18 Emirates FA Cup QF
*Break for international fixtures
APRIL 2023
Sat Apr 1 Luton Town A
Fri Apr 7 Huddersfield Town H
Mon Apr 10 Coventry City A
Sat Apr 15 Bristol City H
Tues Apr 18 Cardiff City H
Sat Apr 22 Hull City A
*Sat Apr 22 Emirates FA Cup SF
Sat Apr 29 Sunderland A
MAY 2023
Sat May 6 Stoke City H
*Mon May 29 Championship Play-Off Final
JUNE 2023
*Sat Jun 3 Emirates FA Cup Final
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