The latest EFL TV selections for the 2026/27 season have been revealed by Sky Sports for up until the 3rd of October.
The 2026/27 season is now starting to take shape, we know who will play who, and now further matches have been picked for broadcast.
Clubs and their supporters can start planning, working out the miles, setting money aside for all that comes with following their side across the country.
LATEST EFL TV SELECTIONS:
As announced last week, all opening weekend matches in the Championship, League One and League Two are once again set to be broadcast live on Sky Sports, along with all Carabao Cup and EFL Trophy fixtures.
The Carabao Cup kicks off the 2026/27 season, with four ties selected for broadcast on Sky Sports Football in Round One, including Middlesbrough v Wrexham and the Devon derby between Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City.
All remaining Round One ties will be available for broadcast on Sky Sports+, with fixture dates and kick-off times to follow.
By 31 July, all TV selections will be confirmed for the period up to the FA Cup Third Round on the weekend of 9 January 2027.
Carabao Cup – 07/08/2026 – 20:00 – Middlesbrough v Wrexham – Sky Sports Football and ITV
Carabao Cup – 07/08/2026 – 19:45 – Bristol City v Walsall – Sky Sports+
Carabao Cup – 07/08/2026 – 19:45 – Wycombe Wanderers v Stevenage – Sky Sports+
Carabao Cup – 08/08/2026 – 17:30 – Colchester United v Southampton – Sky Sports Football
Carabao Cup – 08/08/2026 – 17:30 – Rotherham United v West Bromwich Albion – Sky Sports+
Carabao Cup – 08/08/2026 – 17:30 – Cheltenham Town v Charlton Athletic – Sky Sports+
Carabao Cup – 09/08/2026 – 16:00 – Mansfield Town v Sheffield United – Sky Sports Football
Carabao Cup – 10/08/2026 – 20:00 – Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 14/08/2026 – 20:00 – Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 14/08/2026 – 12:30 – Bolton Wanderers v Preston North End – Sky Sports+
Championship – 15/08/2026 – 17:30 – Sheffield United v Birmingham City – Sky Sports Football
League One – 15/08/2026 – 12:30 – Notts County v Leicester City – Sky Sports Football
League Two – 15/08/2026 – 15:00 – York City v Bristol Rovers – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 16/08/2026 – 16:00 – Burnley v West Ham United – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 16/08/2026 – 13:30 – Watford v Southampton – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 17/08/2026 – 20:00 – Cardiff City v Wrexham – Sky Sports Football
League One – 20/08/2026 – 20:00 – Sheffield Wednesday v Bradford City – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 22/08/2026 – 12:30 – Lincoln City v Portsmouth – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 22/08/2026 – 12:30 – Millwall v Norwich City – Sky Sports+
Championship – 22/08/2026 – 12:30 – Birmingham City v Bristol City – Sky Sports+
League One – 22/08/2026 – 12:30 – Doncaster Rovers v Barnsley – Sky Sports+
League One – 22/08/2026 – 12:30 – Luton Town v Notts County – Sky Sports+
League Two – 22/08/2026 – 12:30 – Salford City v Chesterfield – Sky Sports+
League Two – 22/08/2026 – 12:30 – Walsall v Grimsby Town – Sky Sports+
Championship – 23/08/2026 – 12:00 – West Bromwich Albion v Burnley – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 28/08/2026 – 20:00 – Wrexham v Birmingham City – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 29/08/2026 – 12:30 – Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion – Sky Sports Football and ITV
Championship – 29/08/2026 – 12:30 – Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke City – Sky Sports+
Championship – 29/08/2026 – 12:30 – Derby County v Swansea City – Sky Sports+
League One – 29/08/2026 – 12:30 – Milton Keynes Dons v Leicester City – Sky Sports+
League One – 29/08/2026 – 12:30 – Blackpool v Peterborough United – Sky Sports+
League Two – 29/08/2026 – 12:30 – Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra – Sky Sports+
League Two – 29/08/2026 – 12:30 – Barnet v Cheltenham Town – Sky Sports+
Championship – 01/09/2026 – 20:00 – Stoke City v Norwich City – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 02/09/2026 – 20:00 – Burnley v Middlesbrough – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 05/09/2026 – 12:30 – Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 05/09/2026 – 12:30 – Lincoln City v Southampton – Sky Sports+
Championship – 05/09/2026 – 12:30 – Stoke City v Charlton Athletic – Sky Sports+
League One – 05/09/2026 – 12:30 – Peterborough United v Sheffield Wednesday – Sky Sports+
League One – 05/09/2026 – 12:30 – Wigan Athletic v Stockport County – Sky Sports+
League Two – 05/09/2026 – 12:30 – Salford City v Port Vale – Sky Sports+
League Two – 05/09/2026 – 12:30 – Fleetwood Town v Shrewsbury Town – Sky Sports+
Championship – 05/09/2026 – 20:00 – Swansea City v Wrexham – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 06/09/2026 – 12:00 – Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers – Sky Sports Football
League One – 07/09/2026* – 20:00 – Bromley v AFC Wimbledon – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 08/09/2026* – 20:00 – Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 09/09/2026* – 20:00 – Charlton Athletic v Queens Park Rangers – Sky Sports Football
League One – 10/09/2026* – 20:00 – Stevenage v Luton Town – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 11/09/2026* – 20:00 – West Ham United v Wrexham – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 12/09/2026 – 12:30 – Derby County v Birmingham City – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 12/09/2026 – 12:30 – West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers – Sky Sports+
Championship – 12/09/2026 – 12:30 – Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City – Sky Sports+
League One – 12/09/2026 – 12:30 – Leyton Orient v Wycombe Wanderers – Sky Sports+
League One – 12/09/2026 – 12:30 – Notts County v Bradford City – Sky Sports+
League Two – 12/09/2026 – 12:30 – Crawley Town v Cheltenham Town – Sky Sports+
League Two – 12/09/2026 – 12:30 – Grimsby Town v Bristol Rovers – Sky Sports+
Championship – 13/09/2026 – 12:00 – Sheffield United v Wolverhampton Wanderers – Sky Sports Football
League One – 17/09/2026 – 20:00 – AFC Wimbledon v Milton Keynes Dons – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 18/09/2026 – 20:00 – Bristol City v Watford – Sky Sports Football
Championship – 19/09/2026 – 12:30 – Millwall v West Ham United – Sky Sports Football and ITV
Championship – 19/09/2026 – 12:30 – Stoke City v Sheffield United – Sky Sports+
Championship – 19/09/2026 – 12:30 – Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic – Sky Sports+
League One – 19/09/2026 – 12:30 – Burton Albion v Mansfield Town – Sky Sports+
League One – 19/09/2026 – 12:30 – Barnsley v Leicester City – Sky Sports+
League Two – 19/09/2026 – 12:30 – Walsall v Port Vale – Sky Sports+
League Two – 19/09/2026 – 12:30 – Rochdale v Oldham Athletic – Sky Sports+
Championship – 20/09/2026 – 12:00 – Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion – Sky Sports Football
League Two – 26/09/2026 – 12:30 – Crawley Town v Barnet – Sky Sports Football
League Two – 26/09/2026 – 17:30 – Oldham Athletic v Salford City – Sky Sports Football
League Two – 03/10/2026 – 12:30 – Chesterfield v Tranmere Rovers – Sky Sports Football
*Subject Carabao Round Three Scheduling
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.
