The 2024/25 fixtures for the Sky Bet EFL have been confirmed, and in a landmark first and a celebration of the new domestic TV deal, all fixtures for the opening weekend will be broadcast live on Sky Sports to kick-off the new season.
The opening weekend Sky Bet EFL fixtures are as follows:
Friday 9 August
Blackburn Rovers v Derby County (8pm) Sky Sports Football
Preston North End v Sheffield United (8pm) Sky Sports+
Barnsley v Mansfield Town (8pm) Sky Sports+
Chesterfield v Swindon Town (8pm) Sky Sports+
Saturday 10 August
Oxford United v Norwich City (12.30pm) Sky Sports Football
All other Championship matches including Boro v Swansea (12.30pm) Sky Sports+
Milton Keynes Dons v Bradford City (3pm) Sky Sports Football
All other League Two fixtures (3pm) Sky Sports+
Birmingham City v Reading (5.30pm) Sky Sports Football
All other League One fixtures (5.30pm) Sky Sports+
Sunday 11 August
Sheffield Wednesday v Plymouth Argyle (4pm) Sky Sports Football
Monday 12 August
Luton Town v Burnley Championship (8pm) Sky Sports Football
Within seven days of today’s EFL Fixture Release, all matches selected for broadcast for the period to the end of September will be announced, and before a ball is kicked of the 2024/25 season, all TV selections will be confirmed for the period up to the FA Cup third round in early January. This is a landmark commitment, providing fans and clubs up to five months’ notice, an increase from the five weeks' notice given across the majority of the 2023/24 season.
In line with the uplift in matches, weekends where all divisions and the Premier League are scheduled to play, 10 regular weekend games across the three divisions will be broadcast, including 7 games at 12.30pm 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.
Sky Bet EFL fixtures will be broadcast via either an existing Sky Sports channel or Sky Sports+ - a new way for fans to discover and stream live sport. Integrated into the current 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 will also be available on streaming service NOW.
The full fixture list, including the matches from the opening weekend, is now available to view online by visiting EFL.com or individual club channels.