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Villa And Sheffield United Early Visitors To Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff City Stadium. Pic: Andrew Orchard sports photography/Alamy Live News

Cardiff City Stadium. Pic: Andrew Orchard sports photography/Alamy Live News

Cardiff City start their 2017-18 campaign away, while their opening home fixture is against Aston Villa. Manager Neil Warnock and his team travel to Burton Albion on Saturday, August 5, while Villa are at Cardiff City Stadium a week later. That is the first of two home games in four days with Sheffield United coming […]

Cardiff City start their 2017-18 campaign away, while their opening home fixture is against Aston Villa.

Manager Neil Warnock and his team travel to Burton Albion on Saturday, August 5, while Villa are at Cardiff City Stadium a week later.

That is the first of two home games in four days with Sheffield United coming to South Wales the following Tuesday.

The season’s first Severnside derby against Bristol City will take place at Ashton Gate on Saturday, November 4. The return is in February.

The Bluebirds will be at home to Fulham on Boxing Day, and will also finish the season on home soil when Reading are visitors on Sunday, May 6.

All fixtures are subject to change.

Cardiff City fixtures 2017-18

August

Sat 5, Burton Albion, A

Sat 12, Aston Villa, H

Tues 15, Sheffield United, H

Sat 19, Wolverhampton Wanderers, A

Sat 26, Queens Park Rangers, H

September

Sat 9, Fulham, A

Tues 12, Preston North End, A

Sat 16, Sheffield Wednesday, H

Sat 23, Sunderland, A

Tues 26, Leeds United, H

Sat 30, Derby County, H

October

Sat 14, Birmingham City, A

Sat 21, Middlesbrough, A

Sat 28, Millwall, H

Tues 31, Ipswich Town, H

November

Sat 4, Bristol City, A

Sat 18, Brentford, H

Tues 21, Barnsley, A

Sat 25, Nottingham Forest, A

December

Sat 2, Norwich City, H

Sat 9, Reading, A

Sat 16, Hull City, H

Sat 23, Bolton Wanderers, A

Tue 26, Fulham, H

Sat 30, Preston North End, H

January

Mon 1, Queens Park Rangers, A

Sat 13, Sunderland, H

Sat 20, Sheffield Wednesday, A

Sat 27, Bolton Wanderers, H

February

Sat 3, Leeds United, A

Sat 10, Millwall, A

Sat 17, Middlesbrough, H

Tues 20, Ipswich Town, A

Sat 24, Bristol City, H

March

Sat 3, Brentford, A

Tues 6, Barnsley, H

Sat 10, Birmingham City, H

Sat 17, Derby County, A

Sat 31, Burton Albion, H

April

Mon 2, Sheffield United, A

Sat 7, Wolverhampton Wanderers, H

Tue 10, Aston Villa, A

Sat 14, Norwich City, A

Sat 21, Nottingham Forest, H

Sat 28, Hull City, A

May

Sun 6, Reading, H

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