Sky Sports forced to apologise during coverage of EFL match
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Sky Sports has been forced to apologise after coverage of key EFL clashes were hit with technical issues.
The broadcaster was showing fixtures from the Championship and lower leagues, but has been plagued by numerous problems.
Channels have been covering the wrong games, including the marquee match of the earlier kick-offs, Leicester City vs Portsmouth, due to be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
However, the stream on Sky Sports Football was showing Derby County against Oxford United, leaving many fans frustrated.

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Sky Sports apologised to fans for the issues in a statement on social media.
The post read: "We are experiencing technical issues across our football output today, which is affecting our advertised coverage."
Taking their frustration out on social media, one user wrote: "It's crazy how rubbish Sky Sports+ is.
"I stream everything I watch at home, and the only platform I ever have an issue with is the streams on Sky Sports+."

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Another sarcastically wrote: "Nice to see Leicester and Portsmouth have all of a sudden turned into Derby and Oxford."
One frustrated fan said: "So you moved our match to the awful Saturday lunchtime slot, meaning some couldn't make it to the game after work, and now you have technical issues."
Leicester feel they have to win their fixture against Portsmouth, with the Foxes sitting second bottom of the Championship.
Gary Rowett's side are winless in their last five and are four points from West Bromwich Albion, who have turned their form around as of late.

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| PAPompey feel they cannot lose the fixture, with them being part of a trio of teams sat on 49 points, nervously looking over their shoulders.
Millwall are also in action against Queens Park Rangers, scoring a couple of goals in the first half.
Alex Neil's side are still in pursuit of the automatic spots, with one of them already occupied by Coventry City, who secured promotion yesterday.
Neil's team, Ipswich Town, Southampton and Middlesbrough are all in the race for second.

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The Tractor Boys are in the strongest position with a couple of games in hand on Millwall and only one point behind as things stand.
The Saints are enjoying a fine run of form, including a victory in the FA Cup against Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Southampton will face Manchester City in the semi-finals, with a trip to Wembley now on the cards.
It could mark two to three trips for the Saints if they beat City and make the play-off final - a stark turnaround to the start of the season after only winning two in 13 games under Will Still before the Englishman's departure.
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