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Fri 20th - Wed 25th Feb 2026
By: ben Date: February 16, 2026, 10:11 am
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Friday 20th February 2026
Blackburn Rovers FC (First Team) v Preston North End FC (First
Team) Live on Sky Sports Football
Football League Championship
Referee: Backhouse, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Fox, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Stevens, Mark
Fourth Official: [s]Linington, James[/s] Allison, Samuel
Saturday 21st February 2026
Hull City (First Team) v Queens Park Rangers FC (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports+
Football League Championship
Referee: Madley, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Cook, Dan
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Craig
Fourth Official: O'Connor, Jamie
MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team) v Oxford United (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Langford, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Harrison, David
Assistant Referee: Brown, Conor
Fourth Official: Speedie, Benjamin
Millwall FC (First Team) v Portsmouth FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Martin, Stephen
Assistant Referee: Hudson, Shaun
Assistant Referee: Hyde, Robert
Fourth Official: Humphries, Andrew
Norwich City FC (First Team) v Birmingham City F C (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Hallam, Farai
Assistant Referee: Nelson, Alistair
Assistant Referee: Scholes, Mark
Fourth Official: [s]Young, Alan[/s] Mackey, Oliver
Southampton FC (First Team) v Charlton Athletic FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Busby, John
Assistant Referee: Russell, Mark
Assistant Referee: Fitch-Jackson, Carl
Fourth Official: Reeves, Tom
Stoke City FC (First Team) v Leicester City FC (First Team)
Live on Sky Sports+
Football League Championship
Referee: Ward, Gavin
Assistant Referee: Gilroy, Hugh
Assistant Referee: Dallison, Andrew
Fourth Official: Woods, Martin
Swansea City FC (First Team) v Bristol City (First Team) Live
on Sky Sports+
Football League Championship
Referee: Finnie, Will
Assistant Referee: Byrne, George
Assistant Referee: Greenhalgh, Nick
Fourth Official: Bourne, Declan
Watford FC (First Team) v Derby County FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Webb, David
Assistant Referee: Bickerdike, Johnathon
Assistant Referee: Lugg, Nigel
Fourth Official: Parkinson, Stephen
West Bromwich Albion FC (First Team) v Coventry City FC (First
Team) Live on Sky Sports Football
Football League Championship
Referee: [s]Nield, Tom[/s] Linington, James
Assistant Referee: James, Alex
Assistant Referee: Hodskinson, Paul
Fourth Official: [s]Linington, James[/s] Allison, Samuel
Wrexham FC (First Team) v Ipswich Town F.C. (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Doughty, Leigh
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Richard
Assistant Referee: Venamore, Lee
Fourth Official: Parsons, Thomas
Sunday 22nd February 2026
Sheffield United FC (First Team) v Sheffield Wednesday FC (First
Team) Live on Sky Sports Football
Football League Championship
Referee: Smith, Josh
Assistant Referee: Lewis, Sam
Assistant Referee: Williams, Darren
Fourth Official: Webb, David
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All live on Sky Sports+ unless stated
Tuesday 24th February 2026
Blackburn Rovers FC (First Team) v Bristol City (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Donohue, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Harrison, David
Assistant Referee: Gough, Callum
Fourth Official: Bell, Elliot
Hull City (First Team) v Derby County FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Herczeg, Adam
Assistant Referee: Smith, Matthew
Assistant Referee: Dwyer, Mark
Fourth Official: Doughty, Leigh
MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team) v Leicester City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Kitchen, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Hudson, Shaun
Assistant Referee: Woodward, Richard
Fourth Official: Backhouse, Anthony
Southampton FC (First Team) v Queens Park Rangers FC (First
Team) Live on Sky Sports Football
Football League Championship
Referee: Langford, Oliver
Assistant Referee: Stevens, Mark
Assistant Referee: Hyde, Robert
Fourth Official: Nield, Tom
Swansea City FC (First Team) v Preston North End FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Webb, David
Assistant Referee: Leach, Daniel
Assistant Referee: [s]Nelson, Alistair[/s] Cresswell, Alan
Fourth Official: Martin, Stephen
Watford FC (First Team) v Ipswich Town F.C. (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Toner, Ben
Assistant Referee: Brown, Conor
Assistant Referee: [s]Cooper, Ian[/s] Singh Gill, Bhupinder
Fourth Official: Hallam, Farai
West Bromwich Albion FC (First Team) v Charlton Athletic FC
(First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Allison, Samuel
Assistant Referee: Fox, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Wilson, James
Fourth Official: Kirk, Thomas
Wrexham FC (First Team) v Portsmouth FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Reeves, Tom
Assistant Referee: Bickerdike, Johnathon
Assistant Referee: Karaivanov, Hristo
Fourth Official: [s]Smith, Josh[/s] Smith, Lewis
Wednesday 25th February 2026
Millwall FC (First Team) v Birmingham City F C (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Whitestone, Dean
Assistant Referee: Venamore, Lee
Assistant Referee: Lewis, Sam
Fourth Official: Eley, Richard
Norwich City FC (First Team) v Sheffield Wednesday FC (First
Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Ricardo, Ruebyn
Assistant Referee: Carney, Emily
Assistant Referee: Kane, Graham
Fourth Official: Ward, Gavin
Sheffield United FC (First Team) v Coventry City FC (First Team)
Football League Championship
Referee: Busby, John
Assistant Referee: Dallison, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Byrne, George
Fourth Official: Duckworth, Edward
Stoke City FC (First Team) v Oxford United (First Team) Live on
Sky Sports Football
Football League Championship
Referee: Linington, James
Assistant Referee: [s]Singh Gill, Bhupinder[/s] Cooper, Ian
Assistant Referee: [s]Fitch-Jackson, Carl[/s] Williams, Darren
Fourth Official: [s]Smith, Lewis[/s] Smith, Josh
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Re: Fri 20th - Wed 25th Feb 2026
By: ls1889 Date: February 16, 2026, 10:17 am
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Josh Smith for our Sheffield derby at the weekend
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Re: Fri 20th - Wed 25th Feb 2026
By: TheThingFromLewes Date: February 16, 2026, 10:18 am
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Josh Smith with the Steel city derby, and David Webb involved
for the third successive time IIRC in this fixture…
Norwich pick up the two high fliers in Hallam and Ricardo…
carrowman will be delighted.
Decent game for Nield too at the Hawthorns.
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Re: Fri 20th - Wed 25th Feb 2026
By: TA_Ref Date: February 16, 2026, 10:29 am
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Backhouse has an important game on Friday night - not only with
it being a local derby but also will have consequences on the
relegation and playoff fight.
Tom Nield picks up another decent game at the Hawthorns.
Speaking of the Hawthorns, Sam Allison has an important game
there midweek regarding the relegation battle.
In regards to playoffs, Adam Herczeg picks up a good one at Hull
on Tuesday too.
Doughty and Toner for Ipswich - happy enough.
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Re: Fri 20th - Wed 25th Feb 2026
By: ls1889 Date: February 16, 2026, 12:05 pm
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One Macho Man at Millwall on Saturday, the other at Blackburn on
Friday
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Re: Fri 20th - Wed 25th Feb 2026
By: Acme Thunderer Date: February 17, 2026, 2:53 am
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[quote author=TA_Ref link=topic=7725.msg101607#msg101607
date=1771259394]
Backhouse has an important game on Friday night - not only with
it being a local derby but also will have consequences on the
relegation and playoff fight.
Tom Nield picks up another decent game at the Hawthorns.
Speaking of the Hawthorns, Sam Allison has an important game
there midweek regarding the relegation battle.
In regards to playoffs, Adam Herczeg picks up a good one at Hull
on Tuesday too.
Doughty and Toner for Ipswich - happy enough.
[/quote]
Yes, I'm pleasantly surprised at Anthony's appointment to the
Lancs derby, which is always tasty and has consequences this
time at both ends of the Championship. I wish him and his team
well.
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