The countdown to the start of the 2026/27 season begins, and excitement builds as the EFL fixtures and TV selections are revealed.
All 72 clubs found out who would play who and when at 12pm on Thursday the 25th of June 2026, a few weeks after the Premier League fixture list was released.
The 2026/27 season will get underway over the weekends of 14-16 August in the Championship, League One and League Two.
Right then, without further ado, take a look at the EFL Championship, League One and League Two fixtures, with the help of Sky Sports and talkSPORT, for the 2026/27 season as they are revealed…
CHAMPIONSHIP – OPENING WEEKEND
Every game live on Sky Sports+ – kick-off 3pm unless stated
August 14
Wolves vs Blackburn, kick-off 8pm
August 15
Bolton vs Preston, kick-off 12.30pm
Bristol City vs Millwall
Charlton vs Derby
Middlesbrough vs Lincoln
Norwich vs West Brom
Portsmouth vs QPR
Stoke vs Swansea
Sheffield United vs Birmingham, kick-off 5.30pm
August 16
Watford vs Southampton, kick-off 1.30pm
Burnley vs West Ham, kick-off 4pm
August 17
Cardiff vs Wrexham, kick-off 8pm
LEAGUE ONE – OPENING WEEKEND
Notts County vs Leicester, kick-off 12.30pm
Oxford vs MK Dons, kick-off 12.30pm
Reading vs Luton, kick-off 12.30pm
Barnsley vs Bromley, kick-off 3pm
Blackpool vs Wycombe, kick-off 3pm
Bradford vs Peterborough, kick-off 3pm
Burton vs Stevenage, kick-off 3pm
Cambridge vs Wigan, kick-off 3pm
Huddersfield vs AFC Wimbledon, kick-off 3pm
Leyton Orient vs Sheffield Wednesday, kick-off 3pm
Mansfield vs Doncaster, kick-off 3pm
Plymouth vs Stockport, kick-off 3pm
LEAGUE TWO – OPENING WEEKEND
Newport vs Rochdale, kick-off 12.30pm
Oldham vs Port Vale, kick-off 12.30pm
Accrington vs Colchester, kick-off 3pm
Barnet vs Salford, kick-off 3pm
Cheltenham vs Rotherham, kick-off 3pm
Chesterfield vs Fleetwood, kick-off 3pm
Crawley vs Crewe, kick-off 3pm
Gillingham vs Walsall, kick-off 3pm
Grimsby vs Exeter, kick-off 3pm
Northampton vs Swindon, kick-off 3pm
Tranmere vs Shrewsbury, kick-off 3pm
York vs Bristol Rovers, kick-off 3pm
CHAMPIONSHIP – BOXING DAY
Blackburn vs Birmingham
Bolton vs Burnley
Cardiff vs Millwall
Charlton vs Southampton
Lincoln vs West Brom
Portsmouth vs Watford
Preston vs Derby
QPR vs Bristol City
Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough
Stoke vs Wrexham
West Ham vs Norwich
Wolves vs Swansea
LEAGUE ONE – BOXING DAY
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LEAGUE TWO – BOXING DAY
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CHAMPIONSHIP – NEW YEARS DAY
Birmingham City v Portsmouth
Bristol City v West Ham United
Burnley v Sheffield United
Derby County v Blackburn Rovers
Middlesbrough v Preston North End
Millwall v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Norwich City v Lincoln City
Southampton v Cardiff City
Swansea City v Charlton Athletic
Watford v Queens Park Rangers
West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City
Wrexham v Bolton Wanderers
LEAGUE ONE – NEW YEARS DAY
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LEAGUE TWO – NEW YEARS DAY
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CHAMPIONSHIP – LAST GAME OF THE SEASON
Birmingham vs Burnley
Blackburn vs Watford
Derby vs Wolves
Lincoln vs Charlton
Millwall vs Stoke
Preston vs Cardiff
QPR vs Norwich
Southampton vs Sheffield United
Swansea vs Middlesbrough
West Brom vs Bolton
West Ham vs Portsmouth
Wrexham vs Bristol City
LEAGUE ONE – LAST GAME OF THE SEASON
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LEAGUE TWO – LAST GAME OF THE SEASON
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You can find out the full schedule, with all dates included from the following leagues, just click on the button: –
CHAMPIONSHIP
LEAGUE ONE
LEAGUE TWO
Fixture Release Day will also see draws for First Round of the Carabao Cup take place, as well as B Teams drawn out in the Vertu Trophy Group Stage.
The Vertu Trophy Group Stage Draw will take place at 2:30 pm, followed by the Carabao Cup First Round Draw at 4:20 pm.
Vertu Trophy Group Stage Dates
Group Stage: From early September
Round of 32: w/c 7 December
Round of 16: w/c 11 January
Quarter Finals: w/c 15 February
Semi Finals: w/c 8 March
Final: Sunday 11 April
Carabao Cup 2026/27 Round Dates
Round One: Weekend of 7-9 August 2026
Round Two: w/c 24 August 2026
Round Three: w/c 7 September and w/c 14 September 2026
Round Four: w/c 26 October 2026
Round Five: w/c 14 December 2026
Semi-Final First Leg: w/c 11 January 2027
Semi-Final Second Leg: w/c 1 February 2027
Final: Sunday 21 March 2027
FA Cup 2026/27 Round Dates
Extra Preliminary Round: Saturday 8 August 2026
Preliminary Round: Saturday 22 August 2026
First Round Qualifying: Saturday 5 September 2026
Second Round Qualifying: Saturday 19 September 2026
Third Round Qualifying: Saturday 3 October 2026
Fourth Round Qualifying: Saturday 17 October 2026
First Round Proper: Saturday 7 November 2026
Second Round Proper: Saturday 5 December 2026
Third Round Proper: Saturday 9 January 2027
Fourth Round Proper: Saturday 13 February 2027
Fifth Round Proper: Saturday 6 March 2027
Quarter Final: Saturday 3 April 2027
Semi Final: Saturday 24 April 2027
Final: Saturday 22 May 2027
The EFL have issued a statement regarding Sky Sports TV Selections Notification…
The 2026/27 Sky Bet EFL season is the third season of a five-year domestic broadcast deal with Sky Sports, with over 1,000 games set to be broadcast live each and every campaign.
The notice periods for selections for the 2026/27 season are as follows:
The opening weekend of EFL fixtures across the Championship, League One and League Two will be live on Sky Sports and Sky Sports+ and confirmed on EFL fixture release day.
By 2 July 2026, selections will be announced in respect of all live broadcast matches to be played before the end of September 2026.
By 31 July 2026 selections will be confirmed in respect of all live broadcast matches to be played up to, and including, the weekend of 8-11 January 2027.
By 6 November 2026, selections shall be announced in respect of all matches to be played up to, and including, the midweek of 2-3 March 2027.
This once again provides fans and Clubs up to five months’ notice. By selecting TV picks early and giving much more notice, fans will be able to plan with certainty when making travel and any hotel arrangements.
Selections for matches scheduled for the weekend of 5-8 March 2027 will be announced by 5 February 2027, followed by weekly announcements looking four-weeks ahead. (For example, the weekend of 12-15 March 2027 will be announced by Friday 12 February 2027).
Selections for matches scheduled for the penultimate weekend of the regular season will be announced three weeks in advance.
Selections for matches scheduled for the final weekend of the regular season will be announced the week prior.
Where are games shown?
Sky Bet EFL fixtures are broadcast via either a Sky Sports channel or Sky Sports+, with select Carabao Cup and Championship fixtures also available on ITV.
Integrated into the Sky TV experience and the revamped Sky Sports mobile app, Sky Sports+ is available at no extra cost for subscribers of the full Sky Sports package. All televised fixtures are also available on the streaming service, NOW.
What coverage does the current broadcast deal provide?
In line with the uplift in matches, weekends when all divisions and the Premier League are scheduled to play*, 10 regular weekend games across the three divisions will be broadcast, including seven games at 12.30 pm on a Saturday.
This will include up to five Sky Bet Championship matches and up to five matches across Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two.
* Weekends in which 50% of the top two divisions (Premier League and Championship) are played at the same time are subject to Article 48, with a ban on the domestic broadcasting of fixtures between 2:45 pm and 5:15 pm on a traditional Saturday schedule.
