It is one of seven Football League and Capital One Cup games selected by Sky for August with the 125th anniversary in mind with all of the eight founder member clubs, if you include Accrington, featuring in those games.
Those early games are
Fri 2 Aug - Sheffield United v Notts County 7:45
Sat 3 Aug - Burnley v Bolton 12:15
Sun 4 Aug - Derby v Blackburn 4.00
Mon 5 Aug - Preston v Blackpool (Capital One Cup) 7:45
Tue 6 Aug - Morecambe v Wolves (Capital One Cup) 7:45
Sat 10 Aug - Accrington v Portsmouth 12:15
Sun 11 Aug - Leicester v Leeds 4:30