Fixture clash likely to mean a date change for Nottingham Forest or Notts County
Reds and Magpies scheduled to play at home on the same day
A fixture clash means there is likely to be at least one change to the new season's schedule for either Nottingham Forest or Notts County.
The Football League fixtures have only just been released today, with Aitor Karanka's Reds and Kevin Nolan's Magpies now able to plan their calendars for the campaign ahead.
But there is already the possibility of an alteration to one of the clubs' programmes.
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The two teams have initially been pencilled in to play at home on the same day in January – meaning one of those games is likely to be moved.
On Saturday, January 26, Forest are due to welcome Wigan Athletic to the City Ground in the Championship, while Notts are down to play Newport County in League Two on the same day, both with 3pm kick-offs.
Notts County fans in the Kop ahead of Coventry City game (Image: Dan Westwell)
Last year saw two dates in the original fixture list when the two city clubs, as well as Nottinghamshire neighbours Mansfield Town, were scheduled to play home fixtures at the same time.
Forest were also forced to move their opening game of last season, due to a clash with Nottinghamshire's T20 Blast match against Durham at Trent Bridge.
This year, there was an alteration made to the Reds' diary before the fixtures were released.
Karanka's men were due to face West Brom at home on Tuesday, August 22, but that game was brought forward to Tuesday, August 7, to avoid being played at the same time as the England v India Test match at Trent Bridge.
The meeting with the Baggies has been picked for live television coverage by Sky Sports.
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