Relegated Luton and Burnley go head to head on Championship opening weekend

Wrexham will start their push for a third successive promotion with a League One fixture against Wycombe on August 10.
Relegated Luton and Burnley go head to head on Championship opening weekend

The two teams met in the Premier League last season (Martin Rickett/PA)

Relegated Luton and Burnley will begin their bids for an immediate return to the Premier League when they face each other in their opening Sky Bet Championship fixture on August 12.

The match at Kenilworth Road will be played on the Monday night, the final Championship fixture of a weekend which begins with a Friday night double-header in which Blackburn host newly promoted Derby and Sheffield United, also relegated from the Premier League, head to Preston on August 9.

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