Swindon Town have had two matches moved to early kick-offs after they were selected by Sky for live coverage.
In the first round of selections for TV coverage, Swindon avoided having any of their matches changed, but they will now have two early kick-offs.
In every season of the new TV deal with Sky, where more matches are shown, Swindon have played Crewe Alexandra with a 12.30 pm kick-off, and this will be no different.
The clash at the Nigel Eady County Ground on October 10 will now be an early start for fans as the match will be shown live on Sky Sports+.
Swindon’s recent record against Crewe is very poor, as, outside of their terrific 3-0 win at the Mornflake Stadium last season, which was arguably their best league performance of the campaign, they have not won in eight against the Cheshire club.
That run stretches back to just three wins in 15, with their last home win over Crewe being during the League One relegation season in 2021, with Scott Twine netting a stoppage-time winner.
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Away matches at Newport County have also regularly been moved, and that will be happening once again when Town visit Rodney Parade in November.
Initially scheduled to be a 3 pm kick-off on November 21, it will begin at 12.30 pm and will also be streamed on Sky Sports +.
After years of struggling at Rodney Parade, it has been a far happier hunting ground in recent seasons, with Ian Holloway having won on both of his trips to South Wales.
Prior to that, there had been only one win in seven trips across all competitions since Newport returned to the EFL in 2013.
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The EFL announced all matches which were being moved for TV up until the FA Cup Third Round weekend, so there will only be two changed start times for Town during 2026.
This means that there is likely to be a large amount of disruption during the second half of the season, as under the new agreement, every team in League Two must be shown at least 20 times, although this does include cup matches and Tuesday night games, which are all broadcast.
