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Wolves, Villa and Walsall kick offs moved

Three Wolves, two Aston Villa and one Walsall fixture will be rescheduled in December after being picked for live Sky Sports coverage.

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The choices will make it eight times Wolves have featured this season, with three already chalked up and two to come this month.

They visit Derby County in the Championship on Sunday October 18, kicking off at 1.15pm, before a trip to Birmingham City on Saturday October 31 at 12.30pm.

They will now host Nottingham Forest a day earlier on December 11, at 7.45pm in a Friday night game at Molineux.

A home clash with Leeds United now comes two days later on Thursday December 17, remaining a 7.45pm start.

And the home game with Reading will now being at a later time on Boxing Day, with the match getting underway at 5.15pm.

Walsall will play live on the channel on Sunday December 20, for the first time since the Johnstone's Paint Trophy at Wembley in March.

The Saddlers will welcome Port Vale in a midday match, with the visitors winning 1-0 in last season's corresponding fixture though a first-half goal from Tom Pope.

Villa, meanwhile, will take on Arsenal at home a day later on Sunday December 13 (1.30pm) and will take the late Saturday slot (5.30pm) at Newcastle the following week.

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