Nottingham Forest do not have much longer to wait before they find out their schedule for the upcoming campaign with the fixtures set to be released on Thursday.
The Premier League fixtures for 2021/22 are already out - and at 9am on Thursday, it is the turn of the Championship and the rest of the English Football League.
Fixture release day always comes with plenty of anticipation as fans look forward to putting down dates in their diaries - and they will hope next term will see them able to attend games in person, after the Reds have gone more than a year of playing behind closed doors at the City Ground.
The Championship fixtures will be out on Thursday, June 24 at 9am.
And you will be able to see them right here, on NottinghamshireLive.
It is a big campaign for Chris Hughton’s side as they target a top six finish.
They will hope to be buoyed by some new signings once the action gets up and running as the manager looks to use the transfer window to reshape his squad, following a 17th placed finish last time out.
The mouth-watering meetings with arch-rivals Derby County are always among the first dates supporters look for when the fixtures are released.
And there will be clashes with Fulham, West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield United, who all came down from the Premier League, while Hull City, Peterborough United and Blackpool were promoted from League One.
Other key dates for next season are:
Season start date – Saturday, August 7 (with a live television game likely on Friday, August 6)
Carabao Cup round one – week beginning August 9
Carabao Cup final – Sunday, February 27, 2022
Regular season final day (Championship) - weekend of May ⅞, 2022
Championship play-off final – Sunday, May 29, 2022
