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Birmingham vs Ipswich will launch the new season of the Sky Bet 2025/26 championship on Friday August 8, live Sky Sports.
The teams played two leagues apart from the last quarter, with the blues of Chris Davies winning the title Sky Bet League One with an EFL 111 points record and the boys of the Kieran McKenna relegated tractor of the Premier League during their first campaign in the first flight since 2001/02.
The game in St Andrew launches at 8 p.m. live Sky Sports Football.
The opening weekend continues with a bumper action day on Saturday August 9, with each match live Sky Sports.
At 12:30 p.m., live Sky Sportsrelegated side Southampton Ligue 1 host Wrexham In the first second level match of red dragons since 1982, while Charlatan host Watford at the valley.
In the third kick -off of 12:30 p.m., Frank Lampard Coventry – Semi -finalists in playoffs last season and finalists in playoffs in 2022/23 – Welcome Hull at the Coventry Building Society Arena.
At 3 p.m., six other lights will be available to watch live Sky Sports +, including the first competitive games for MiddlesbroughSob Edwards, Norwich‘s liam manning and QPR‘S Julien Stephan.
Later, at 5.30 p.m., Bristol City Travel to Bramall Lane to take Sheffield Unitedto whom they lost 6-0 on agragate Sky Sports.
The last game of the opening weekend sees relegated Leicester – Winners of the Sky Bet championship in 2023/24 – host Sheffield Wednesday At 4.30 p.m. on Sunday August 10, live Sky Sports.
The draw for the first of the Carabao Cup was also made on Thursday and you can See the full draw here. The matches will take place the week starting on August 11.
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While EFL qualifiers should start, take a look at some of the best goals in the Sky Bet championship this season
Opening weekend championship matches – with each match live on Sky Sports
Friday August 8
Birmingham vs ipswich, kick -off at 8 p.m. – Live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports +
Saturday August 9
Southampton vs wrexham, kick -off 12:30 p.m. Live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports +
Charlton vs watford, kick -off 12:30 p.m. Live on Sky Sports +
Coventry vs hull, kick -off 12:30 p.m. – Live on Sky Sports +
Middlesbrough vs Swansea, kick -off at 3 p.m. – Live on Sky Sports +
Norwich vs Millwall, kick -off at 3 p.m. – Live on Sky Sports +
Oxford vs Portsmouth, kick -off at 3 p.m. – Live on Sky Sports +
QPR vs Preston, kick -off at 3 p.m. – Live on Sky Sports +
Stoke vs derby, kick -off at 3 p.m. – Live on Sky Sports +
West Brom vs Blackburn, kick -off at 3 p.m. – Live on Sky Sports +
Sheffield United Vs Bristol City, kick -off 5.30 p.m. – Live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports +
Sunday August 10
Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday, kick -off at 4.30 p.m. – Live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports +
How many games from my team will be live on the sky?
Each Championship,, League one And League two The team will be presented live on the sky more than 20 2025/26 season time.
EFL is at the heart of Sky Sports + coverage and will see More than 1,000 games from 1,891 games through EFL, the Carabao Cup and the Virtue Trophy broadcast Live throughout the season.
When will more television selections be announced?
Within the seven days following the release of the EFL mounting today, all the matches selected by the broadcast will be allocated until the end of September.
And before the start of the 2025/26 season, all television selections will be allocated to the third round of the FA Cup in early January.
This is a historic commitment, offering fans and clubs a notice of almost six months, an increase compared to the five weeks notice given in the majority of the 2023/24 season.
List of club’s championship devices
Planning of the city of Bristol
Dates EFL Keys 2025/26
EFL opening weekends
- Ligue 1 and League two: Friday August 1 – Sunday August 3
- Championship: Friday August 8 – Sunday August 10
Regular season games
Qualifying finals
- Championship qualifying final – Saturday May 23, 2026
- Ligue 1 qualifiers finish – Sunday May 24, 2026
- League two qualifying finals – Monday May 25, 2026
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