Category Archives: EFL TV GAMES

EFL OPENING WEEKEND ON SKY SPORTS – EVERY GAME LIVE

WHEN ARE THE EFL TV GAMES ANNOUNCED – SEE HERE

FRIDAY AUGUST 14

EFL

8PM WOLVES V BLACKBURN (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

SATURDAY AUGUST 15

EFL

12.30PM SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT

NOTTS COUNTY V LEICESTER

12.30PM SKY SPORTS+

BOLTON V PRESTON

READING V LUTON

OXFORD V MK DONS

OLDHAM V PORT VALE

NEWPORT V ROCHDALE

3PM SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT

YORK V BRISTOL ROVERS

3PM SKY SPORTS+

CHAMPIONSHIP: BRISTOL CITY V MILLWALL

CHARLTON V DERBY

MIDDLESBROUGH V LINCOLN

NORWICH V WEST BROM

PORTSMOUTH V QPR

STOKE V SWANSEA

LEAGUE ONE: BARNSLEY V BROMLEY

BLACKPOOL V WYCOMBE

BRADFORD V PETERBOROUGH

BURTON V STEVENAGE

CAMBRIDGE UNITED V WIGAN

HUDDERSFIELD V WIMBLEDON

LEYTON ORIENT V SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY

MANSFIELD V DONCASTER

PLYMOUTH V STOCKPORT

LEAGUE TWO: ACCRINGTON V COLCHESTER

BARNET V SALFORD

CHELTENHAM V ROTHERHAM

CHESTERFIELD V FLEETWOOD

CRAWLEY V CREWE

GILLINGHAM V WALSALL

GRIMSBY V EXETER

NORTHAMPTON V SWINDON

TRANMERE V SHREWSBURY

5.30PM SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT

SHEFFIELD UNITED V BIRMINGHAM

SUNDAY AUGUST 16

EFL

1.30PM WATFORD V SOUTHAMPTON (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

4PM BURNLEY V WEST HAM (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

MONDAY AUGUST 17

EFL

8PM CARDIFF V WREXHAM (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

ALL CONFIRMED EFL TV GAMES LISTED HERE

EFL ON TV 2026/27

SKY SPORTS

1,059 EFL matches EVERY season shown LIVE across main Sky Sports channels or via the Sky Sports+ service.

SKY GAMES BREAKDOWN EACH SEASON

328 Championship matches

248 League One matches

248 League Two matches

ALL 15 play-off games

ALL 93 Carabao Cup games

ALL 127 Vertu Trophy games

EACH WEEKEND UP TO 10 LIVE EFL fixtures will be shown, five from the Championship, five from Leagues One and Two.

TIME SLOTS: Five to seven games will be shown on Saturdays at 12.30pm, regular games on Fridays (8pm) and Sundays (12.30pm) with additional matches on Thursday and Monday nights (8pm).

EVERY opening day match will be shown.

EVERY final day game will be shown.

EVERY designated midweek game round will be shown (this does not necessarily include games which were originally due to be played at the weekend, but we displaced to midweek for whatever reason. These games are sometimes shown, but it’s at the discretion of the clubs.)

EVERY bank holiday game will be shown (including Easter, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day.

EVERY League One & League Two game will be shown during international breaks.

SATURDAYS 3PM

Those matches not selected for broadcast which kick-off in the Saturday 3pm slot will not be shown. Broadcast games will be shown out of this time with the final kick-off times and days to be confirmed at a later date.

The EFL says there will be seven 3pm Championship games each regular Saturday and 19 League One/Two games combined at 3pm on Saturdays.

STREAMING

Those matches not on the main Sky channels, but also selected will be available via Sky Sports+ like last season

MATCH COVERAGE

Games shown live on the main Sky channels will have a minimum of eight cameras.

Games on Sky Sports+ rather than on the main Sky channels will have a minimum of six cameras for Championship, four cameras for League One games and two cameras for League Two matches. The games shown on Sky Sports+ are not produced by Sky but by the EFL’s production partner IMG.

ITV

10 LIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES (These will already have been selected by Sky. Last season ITV used Sky’s match pictures, but had their own commentators/reporters/pundits and did their own pre and after-match coverage. (ITV have the option to show a League One or League Two game instead of a Championship match if they wish).

10 CARABAO CUP GAMES A SEASON INCLUDING THE FINAL, ONE SEMI-FINAL AND TWO QUARTER-FINAL (ALL CARABAO CUP GAMES WILL BE ON SKY).

HIGHLIGHTS: Dedicated free-to-air highlights shows for both the EFL and Carabao Cup will continue to be shown on ITV. Mini highlights packages of all games will also be available soon after the final whistle on Sky Sports YouTube channel.

WHEN ARE THE EFL TV GAMES ANNOUNCED?

Pic: Sky Sports.

The EFL’s three divisions are coming back for a new season and details of when to expect fixture changes for live TV coverage have been confirmed.

Sky will again screen more than 1,000 games from all three divisions as they enter the third season of their five-year deal for live UK TV rights.

ITV will continue to show a selection of live games from both the EFL and Carabao Cup which Sky have picked for broadcast. ITV has a deal with the Sky for ten EFL games and a similar number of Carabao Cup games.

Every Carabao Cup, Vertu Trophy and EFL play-off game will again be live on Sky Sports.

TV game schedule changes up until almost the middle of January will be confirmed by the end of July.

EFL TV GAMES ANNOUNCEMENT SCHEDULE

EFL OPENING WEEKEND: All games will be screened on Sky from all three divisions – schedule HERE

GAMES TO START OF OCTOBER: HERE

GAMES TO END OF WEEKEND 8-11 JANUARY: announced by July 31.

GAMES TO END OF MIDWEEK MARCH 3: announced by November 6.

GAMES FROM MARCH 5 ONWARDS: Will be announced four weeks in advance on a weekly basis.

PENULTIMATE WEEKEND: Will be announced three weeks in advance

FINAL WEEKEND: Will be announced the week prior but all matches in each division will kick-off at the same time.

EFL ON TV 2026/27

SKY SPORTS

1,059 EFL matches EVERY season shown LIVE across main Sky Sports channels or via the Sky Sports+ service.

SKY GAMES BREAKDOWN EACH SEASON

328 Championship matches

248 League One matches

248 League Two matches

ALL 15 play-off games

ALL 93 Carabao Cup games

ALL 127 Vertu Trophy games

EACH WEEKEND UP TO 10 LIVE EFL fixtures will be shown, five from the Championship, five from Leagues One and Two.

TIME SLOTS: Five to seven games will be shown on Saturdays at 12.30pm, regular games on Fridays (8pm) and Sundays (12.30pm) with additional matches on Thursday and Monday nights (8pm).

EVERY opening day match will be shown.

EVERY final day game will be shown.

EVERY designated midweek game round will be shown (this does not necessarily include games which were originally due to be played at the weekend, but we displaced to midweek for whatever reason. These games are sometimes shown, but it’s at the discretion of the clubs.)

EVERY bank holiday game will be shown (including Easter, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day.

EVERY League One & League Two game will be shown during international breaks.

SATURDAYS 3PM

Those matches not selected for broadcast which kick-off in the Saturday 3pm slot will not be shown. Broadcast games will be shown out of this time with the final kick-off times and days to be confirmed at a later date.

The EFL says there will be seven 3pm Championship games each regular Saturday and 19 League One/Two games combined at 3pm on Saturdays.

STREAMING

Those matches not on the main Sky channels, but also selected will be available via Sky Sports+ like last season

MATCH COVERAGE

Games shown live on the main Sky channels will have a minimum of eight cameras.

Games on Sky Sports+ rather than on the main Sky channels will have a minimum of six cameras for Championship, four cameras for League One games and two cameras for League Two matches. The games shown on Sky Sports+ are not produced by Sky but by the EFL’s production partner IMG.

ITV

10 LIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES (These will already have been selected by Sky. Last season ITV used Sky’s match pictures, but had their own commentators/reporters/pundits and did their own pre and after-match coverage. (ITV have the option to show a League One or League Two game instead of a Championship match if they wish).

10 CARABAO CUP GAMES A SEASON INCLUDING THE FINAL, ONE SEMI-FINAL AND TWO QUARTER-FINAL (ALL CARABAO CUP GAMES WILL BE ON SKY).

HIGHLIGHTS: Dedicated free-to-air highlights shows for both the EFL and Carabao Cup will continue to be shown on ITV. Mini highlights packages of all games will also be available soon after the final whistle on Sky Sports YouTube channel.

EFL PLAY-OFFS 2026 ON SKY SPORTS

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SATURDAY MAY 23

CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF FINAL

3.30PM HULL V MIDDLESBROUGH (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

SUNDAY MAY 24

LEAGUE ONE PLAY-OFF FINAL

1PM BRADFORD V STOCKPORT (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY MAY 25

LEAGUE TWO PLAY-OFF FINAL

3PM NOTTS COUNTY V SALFORD (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

FINAL APRIL WEEKEND EFL TV GAMES CONFIRMED

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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED EFL TV GAMES LISTED HERE

THURSDAY APRIL 23

8PM SALFORD V BURNLEY EFL (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

FRIDAY APRIL 24

8PM LEICESTER V MILLWALL EFL (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL)

SATURDAY APRIL 25

EFL ON SKY SPORTS

12.30PM

SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT

WEST BROM V ISPWICH

SKY SPORTS+

MIDDLESBROUGH V WATFORD

CHARLTON V HULL

STOCKPORT V PETERBOROUGH

DONCASTER V STEVENAGE

GRIMSBY V SWINDON

MK DONS V TRANMERE

5.15PM SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT

SOUTHAMPTON V BLACKBURN

SUNDAY APRIL 26

12NOON COVENTRY V WREXHAM EFL (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

LATEST EFL TV GAMES CONFIRMED BY SKY SPORTS

EFL 2025/26 logo featuring Sky Bet Championship, League One, and League Two badges with live coverage information on Sky Sports+.
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED EFL TV GAMES LISTED HERE

FRIDAY APRIL 10

8PM WEST BROM V MILLWALL EFL (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

SATURDAY APRIL 11

EFL ON SKY SPORTS

12.30PM

SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT

NORWICH V IPSWICH

SKY SPORTS+

QPR V BRISTOL CITY

COVENTRY V SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY

CARDIFF V BOLTON

LINCOLN V LEYTON ORIENT

MK DONS V BROMLEY

BRISTOL ROVERS V CRAWLEY

SUNDAY APRIL 12

12NOON BIRMINGHAM V WREXHAM EFL (SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL/MAIN EVENT)

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