Sunderland to kick off Championship campaign against Coventry

Sunderland AFC will kick off their 2022-23 Sky Bet Championship campaign at the Stadium of Light as they host Coventry City on the opening weekend of the season.

The Black Cats will go head-to-head with the Sky Blues on Sunday 31 July at 12 noon.

Alex Neil’s men head to the South West to face Bristol City on Saturday 6 August, before welcoming Queens Park Rangers to Wearside the following weekend.

The lads face trips to Sheffield United and Stoke City respectively before seeing out the month on home soil with fixtures against Norwich City and Rotherham United.

Boxing Day football returns to SR5 for the first time since 2019 as Blackburn Rovers visit the North East. New Year's Day will see Sunderland go up against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road - a repeat of the 2018-19 season. 

Sunderland's penultimate game of the season will see them welcome Watford to the Stadium of Light on Saturday 29 April, before concluding the season with a visit to Lancashire with Preston North End the opponents.

2022-23 Sky Bet Championship fixtures

July

Sun 31 (12:00) – Coventry City (H)

August

Sat 06 – Bristol City (A)

Sat 13 – Queens Park Rangers (H)

Tue 16 – Sheffield United (A)

Sat 20 – Stoke City (A)

Sat 27 – Norwich City (H)

Wed 31 – Rotherham United (H)

September

Sat 03 – Middlesbrough (A)

Sat 10 – Millwall (H)

Wed 14 – Reading (A)

Sat 17 – Watford (A)

October

Sat 01 – Preston North End (H)

Tues 04 – Blackpool (H)

Sat 08 – Swansea City (A)

Sat 15 – Wigan Athletic (H)

Tue 18 – Blackburn Rovers (A)

Sat 22 – Burnley (H)

Sat 29 – Luton Town (A)

November

Wed 02 – Huddersfield Town (A)

Sat 05 – Cardiff City (H)

Sat 12 – Birmingham City (A)

December

Sat 10 – West Bromwich Albion (H)

Sat 17 – Hull City (A)

Mon 26 – Blackburn Rovers (H)

Thu 29 – Wigan Athletic (A)

January

Sun 01 – Blackpool (A)

Sat 14 – Swansea City (H)

Sat 21 – Middlesbrough (H)

Sat 28 – Rotherham United (A)

February

Sat 04 – Millwall (A)

Sat 11 – Reading (H)

Tue 14 – Queens Park Rangers (A)

Sat 18 – Bristol City (H)

Sat 25 – Coventry City (A)

March

Sat 04 – Stoke City (H)

Sat 11 – Norwich City (A)

Wed 15 – Sheffield United (H)

Sat 18 – Luton Town (H)

April

Sat 01 – Burnley (A)

Fri 07 – Hull City (H)

Mon 10 – Cardiff City (A)

Sat 15 – Birmingham City (H)

Tue 18 – Huddersfield Town (H)

Sat 22 – West Bromwich Albion (A)

Sat 29 – Watford (H)

May

Sat 06 – Preston North End (A)

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