Sky Sports will broadcast Middlesbrough vs Sheffield Utd as the first live Coca-Cola Football League match of the new season.

The match, which kicks-off at 8pm on Friday 7 August, will be the first of up to 80 live Coca-Cola League games to be shown on Sky Sports this season including the Play-Offs and all three Finals from Wembley.

The 2009-10 season is the first of a new three-year agreement with the Football League.

In consultation with the Football League, Sky Sports has today announced 11 live matches featuring 18 different clubs over the first two months of the season. Further live matches will be announced as they are confirmed.

Also in August, Sky Sports will screen two live games from the First Round of the Carling Cup with Darlington v Leeds United on Monday 10 August and Bury v West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday 11 August.

The 2009-10 season heralds a new agreement for live UEFA Champions League coverage on Sky Sports including additional matches from the Qualifiers and Group Stages of the competition

Sky Sports live football line-up will also include; live ties from the Carling Cup and Scottish Cup; live international football including home World Cup Qualifiers for Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales; plus South American qualifiers including Argentina and Brazil live. Live matches from Northern Ireland's Carnegie League are also showcased live.

The confirmed live Football League fixtures on Sky Sports are:

AUGUST
Friday 7 - Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United - 8pm
Saturday 8 - Southampton vs Millwall - 12.45pm
Sunday 9 - Coventry City vs Ipswich Town - 12.45pm
Saturday 15 - Newcastle United vs Reading - 5.20pm
Saturday 22 - West Brom vs Ipswich Town - 5.20pm
Saturday 29 - Peterborough Utd vs Crystal Palace - 5.20pm
Monday 31 - Newcastle Utd vs Leicester City - 7.45pm

SEPTEMBER
Saturday 5 - Charlton vs Brentford - 12.15pm
Sunday 13 - Cardiff City vs Newcastle Utd - 2.05pm
Monday 14 - MK Dons vs Norwich City - 7.45pm
Friday 18 - Sheffield Utd vs Sheffield Wednesday - 7.45pm