How to watch EFL Championship in UK: Live streams, TV channels, start times, key fixture schedule

Feargal Brennan

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The 2024/25 EFL Championship season is well and truly underway, with fans expecting yet another thrilling campaign in the second tier of English football.

The 24 teams in action will be vying to make the top six and get a chance at promotion. While the top two are guaranteed automatic promotion, the rest of the four teams will feature in a promotion play-off.

The battle to secure Premier League promotion will indeed be a key focus. The likes of Luton Town, Burnley, and Sheffield United, who all slipped down from the top-flight last season, will be looking to bounce back this time around.

There will be other challengers like West Brom, Sunderland and Middlesbrough who will be looking to reach the promised land of the Premier League.

The Sporting News looks at the key fixtures and details for this season and how to follow the matches.

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EFL Championship fixture schedule this season

Here are just some of the major fixtures from the first half of the 2024/25 season of the EFL Championship to earmark for your diaries.

All times BST

Saturday, September 28

  • Sheffield Wednesday vs. West Brom (12:30 p.m.)

Tuesday, October 1

  • West Brom vs. Middlesbrough (8:00 p.m.)

Friday, October 18

  • Leeds Utd vs. Sheffield Utd (8:00 p.m.)

Wednesday, October 23

  • Middlesbrough vs. Sheffield Utd (8:00 p.m.)

Tuesday, November 5

  • Swansea City vs. Watford (8:00 p.m.)

Saturday, November 9

  • Middlesbrough vs. Luton Town (12:30 p.m.)

Tuesday, November 26

  • Sunderland vs. West Brom (8:00 p.m.)

Sunday, December 8

  • West Brom vs. Sheffield Utd (3:00 p.m.)

Thursday, December 26

  • Stoke City vs. Leeds Utd (8:00 p.m.)

EFL Championship live streams, TV channels in UK

Sky Sports is the home of the EFL Championship for fans in the UK wanting to watch the action. The introduction of the new Sky Sports+ channel will give Championship teams more TV and live stream coverage than ever before.

In total, over 1,000 (1,059) of the EFL’s 1891 games across the Sky Bet EFL, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy will be broadcast that includes 328 Sky Bet Championship matches.

Here are the full TV channel and live stream details to watch major EFL Championship matches this year.

DateFixtureTV channelStreaming
Sep 28Sheffield Wednesday vs. West Brom

Sky Sports +

Oct 1West Brom vs. MiddlesbroughSky Sports Football
Oct 18Leeds Utd vs. Sheffield UtdSky Sports Football, Sky Sports Ultra HDR, and Sky Sports Main Event
Oct 23Middlesbrough vs. Sheffield UtdSky Sports Football
Nov 5Swansea City vs. WatfordSky Sports +
Nov 9Middlesbrough vs. Luton Town

Sky Sports +

Nov 26Sunderland vs. West BromSky Sports Football
Dec 8West Brom vs. Sheffield UtdSky Sports +
Dec 26Stoke City vs. Leeds UtdSky Sports Football

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Feargal Brennan

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Feargal is a content producer for The Sporting News. He has been working with TSN since the start of 2022 after stints with Reach, Amazon UK and Squawka in a nomadic career in the football media pyramid. Always with a keen eye on Arteta's 'Reds' and Kenny's Ireland 'Greens' and a 100% five-a-side penalty record.