The second tier of English Football, the 2024/25 EFL Championship, is well and truly underway now.
As is always the case, fans can expect fierce competition for possible Premier League promotion, with two automatic slots and one playoff spot up for grabs.
Each team has a 46-game season in the EFL and the gruelling campaign has the promised land of Premier League as possible reward.
The likes of Luton Town, Burnley, and Sheffield United, relegated from the Premier League, will have competition from West Brom, Sunderland and more.
The Sporting News looks at the key fixture details this season and how to follow the matches.
MORE: Premier League 2024/25 schedule of fixtures, match dates, kickoff times
EFL Championship fixture schedule this season
Here are the major fixtures from the first half of the 2024/25 season of the EFL Championship.
All times ET
Saturday, September 21
- Sunderland vs. Middlesbrough (7:30 a.m.)
Saturday, September 28
- Sheffield Wednesday vs. West Brom (7:30 a.m.)
Tuesday, October 1
- West Brom vs. Middlesbrough (3:00 p.m.)
Friday, October 18
- Leeds Utd vs. Sheffield Utd (3:00 p.m.)
Wednesday, October 23
- Middlesbrough vs. Sheffield Utd (3:00 p.m.)
Tuesday, November 5
- Swansea City vs. Watford (3:00 p.m.)
Saturday, November 9
- Middlesbrough vs. Luton Town (7:30 a.m.)
Tuesday, November 26
- Sunderland vs. West Brom (3:00 p.m.)
Sunday, December 8
- West Brom vs. Sheffield Utd (10:00 a.m.)
Thursday, December 26
- Stoke City vs. Leeds Utd (3:00 p.m.)
EFL Championship live streams, TV channels in USA
EFL Championship matches for the 2024/25 season will largely be split across the CBS Sports Network, CBS Sports Golazo Network and Paramount+.
New users to Paramount+ can currently sign up to a FREE seven-day trial.
Here are the full TV channel and live stream details to watch this season's major EFL Championship matches:
| Date | Fixture | TV channel | Streaming |
| Sep 21 | Sunderland vs. Middlesbrough | CBS Sports Network | Paramount+, Fubo |
| Sep 28 | Sheffield Wednesday vs. West Brom | — | |
| Oct 1 | West Brom vs. Middlesbrough | — | — |
| Oct 18 | Leeds Utd vs. Sheffield Utd | — | — |
| Oct 23 | Middlesbrough vs. Sheffield Utd | — | — |
| Nov 5 | Swansea City vs. Watford | — | — |
| Nov 9 | Middlesbrough vs. Luton Town | — | — |
| Nov 26 | Sunderland vs. West Brom | — | — |
| Dec 8 | West Brom vs. Sheffield Utd | — | — |
| Dec 26 | Stoke City vs. Leeds Utd | — | — |
*TV and streaming schedule for matches will be updated as and when the information is available.
