2025-26 Sky Bet Championship season kicks off at St Andrews’ on 8 August as Birmingham host Ipswich.
The season kicks off at St Andrew’s Stadium as newly-promoted Birmingham City host relegated Ipswich on Friday 8 August live on Sky Sports at 8pm BST.
Southampton will host newly-promoted Wrexham at St Mary’s Stadium in the main match on Sky Sports Football on Saturday 9 August at 12:30pm, whilst Charlton’s meeting against Watford at The Valley and Coventry’s clash against Hull will be on Sky Sports+ at the same time.
Sky Sports will show an opening weekend rematch of last season’s play-off semi-final between Sheffield United and Bristol City at Bramall Lane on 9 August at 5:30pm, with both clubs now under new managers in Ruben Selles and Gerhard Struber respectively.
The opening weekend concludes on Sunday 10 August as Leicester host Sheffield Wednesday at the King Power Stadium in a 4:30pm kick-off live on Sky, with the Foxes having returned to the second-tier after just one season back in the Premier League.
| Date | Match | Time |
| Friday 8 August | Birmingham v Ipswich | 8pm |
| Saturday 9 August | Charlton v Watford | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 9 August | Coventry v Hull | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 9 August | Southampton v Wrexham | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 9 August | Middlesbrough v Swansea | 3pm |
| Saturday 9 August | Norwich v Millwall | 3pm |
| Saturday 9 August | Oxford United v Portsmouth | 3pm |
| Saturday 9 August | QPR v Preston | 3pm |
| Saturday 9 August | Stoke v Derby | 3pm |
| Saturday 9 August | West Brom v Blackburn | 3pm |
| Saturday 9 August | Sheffield United v Bristol City | 5:30pm |
| Sunday 10 August | Leicester v Sheffield Wednesday | 4:30pm |
Unlike the Premier League, EFL will have a round of fixtures on Boxing Day with the Championship’s highlight coming from the Racecourse Ground as Wrexham host Sheffield Utd, having played out some quality cup ties in recent seasons.
| Home Team | v | Away Team |
| Birmingham | v | Derby |
| Coventry | v | Swansea |
| Leicester | v | Watford |
| Middlesbrough | v | Blackburn |
| Millwall | v | Ipswich |
| Norwich | v | Charlton |
| Oxford Utd | v | Southampton |
| Portsmouth | v | QPR |
| Sheffield Wednesday | v | Hull |
| Stoke | v | Preston |
| West Brom | v | Bristol City |
| Wrexham | v | Sheffield Utd |
2026 will kick off with a round of matches on New Year’s Day, with Sheffield Utd’s showdown against Leicester looking the early stand-out tie.
| Home Team | v | Away Team |
| Blackburn | v | Wrexham |
| Bristol City | v | Portsmouth |
| Charlton | v | Coventry |
| Derby | v | Middlesbrough |
| Hull | v | Stoke |
| Ipswich | v | Oxford Utd |
| Preston | v | Sheffield Wednesday |
| QPR | v | Norwich |
| Sheffield Utd | v | Leicester |
| Southampton | v | Millwall |
| Swansea | v | West Brom |
| Watford | v | Birmingham |
This season’s run-in will commence with an Easter double header on 3 and 6 April, starting with a blockbuster Good Friday as Southampton host Ipswich in a potential promotion-race showdown, whilst Millwall head to Middlesbrough in what could be a big clash in the play-off hunt.
| Home Team | v | Away Team |
| Birmingham | v | Blackburn |
| Charlton | v | Bristol City |
| Coventry | v | Derby |
| Leicester | v | Preston |
| Middlesbrough | v | Millwall |
| Norwich | v | Portsmouth |
| Oxford Utd | v | Hull |
| QPR | v | Watford |
| Sheffield Utd | v | Swansea |
| Southampton | v | Ipswich |
| Stoke | v | Sheffield Wednesday |
| West Brom | v | Wrexham |
Easter Monday sees the reverse of the opening day fixtures with Wrexham entertaining Southampton in an early highlight from that matchweek.
| Home Team | v | Away Team |
| Blackburn | v | West Brom |
| Bristol City | v | Sheffield Utd |
| Derby | v | Stoke |
| Hull | v | Coventry |
| Ipswich | v | Birmingham |
| Millwall | v | Norwich |
| Portsmouth | v | Oxford Utd |
| Preston | v | QPR |
| Sheffield Wednesday | v | Leicester |
| Swansea | v | Middlesbrough |
| Watford | v | Charlton |
| Wrexham | v | Southampton |
The 2025-26 regular season reaches its climax on Saturday 2 May with all games scheduled for 12:30pm, with Wrexham’s clash at home to Middlesbrough looking the early highlight fixture.
| Home Team | v | Away Team |
| Blackburn | v | Leicester |
| Bristol City | v | Stoke |
| Derby | v | Sheffield Utd |
| Hull | v | Norwich |
| Ipswich | v | QPR |
| Millwall | v | Oxford Utd |
| Portsmouth | v | Birmingham |
| Preston | v | Southampton |
| Sheffield Wednesday | v | West Brom |
| Swansea | v | Charlton |
| Watford | v | Coventry |
| Wrexham | v | Middlesbrough |
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