Live TV fixtures confirmed

Sky Sports and Setanta Sports have confirmed their live fixtures for the first four months of the 2008/09 season with the first away game of the season among the club's games to be televised.

Four games will be on Sky. The trip to face Manchester City in the second game of the campaign has been moved to a 4pm kick-off on Sunday 24 August.  Also being screened live are the home match against Bolton Wanderers at 1.30pm on Sunday 5 October and the 4pm visit of Arsenal on Sunday 26 October. Alan Curbishley's side will then be live on TV when they go to Sunderland at 4pm on Sunday 23 November.  Setanta will show the trip to Liverpool at 8pm on Monday 1 December.

Three other fixtures have also been moved. The away game at Hull City will now be played at 3pm on Sunday 19 October. The trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United will be at 8pm on Wednesday 29 October and the already confirmed game at Portsmouth at 1pm on Friday 26 December.