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Cardiff & Swansea's November date

Cardiff's Jay Bothroyd and Swansea's Garry Monk face each other in November
Cardiff's Jay Bothroyd and Swansea's Garry Monk face each other in November

Welsh Championship rivals Cardiff City and Swansea City will clash on Saturday, 6 November and Saturday 5 February during the 2010-11 season.

Losing play-off finalists Cardiff begin their league campaign at home against Sheffield United on Saturday, 7 August.

So Swansea are once again open their league bid away at Hull City.

Cardiff host Coventry on Boxing Day while the Swans are at QPR but on New Year's Day Cardiff visit Bristol City and Swansea welcome Reading.

The south Wales derby at Cardiff City Stadium on 6 November clashes with Welsh rugby's scheduled international fixture against Australia at the Millennium Stadium just one-and-a-half miles away.

However, the fixtures are subject to change - but a South Wales Police spokesman said: "Policing plans for both matches will be put in place to ensure the events run smoothly and the fans enjoy the day."

Swansea's first home game is against Preston on 14 August when the Bluebirds will be at Derby.

Swans vice-captain Alan Tate believes Swansea's trip to newly-relegated Hull, who dropped out of the Premier League last season, is one of the toughest tests Paulo Sousa's me could have had.

"It's a tough one," said Tate.

"They're a side who will be looking to bounce back straight away and it will be another big test for us.

"They will be looking to stamp their authority on the league pretty much instantaneously - but it is up to us to prove that we can live with the teams that have come down and hopefully make a push for what we hope is a very good season."


Opening weekend fixtures - Saturday, 7 August

Bristol City v Millwall

Burnley v Nottm Forest

Cardiff v Sheff Utd

Coventry v Portsmouth

Crystal Palace v Leicester

Hull v Swansea

Leeds v Derby

Middlesbrough v Ipswich

Norwich v Watford

Preston v Doncaster

QPR v Barnsley

Reading v Scunthorpe

Saturday, 14 August

Barnsley v Crystal Palace

Derby v Cardiff

Doncaster v Bristol City

Ipswich v Burnley

Leicester v Middlesbrough

Millwall v Hull

Nottm Forest v Leeds

Portsmouth v Reading

Scunthorpe v Norwich

Sheff Utd v QPR

Swansea v Preston

Watford v Coventry



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