Chesterfield’s game at home to Bristol Rovers has been selected for live TV coverage, which has resulted in the kick-off time being brought forward to 12.30pm on Saturday, August 16.
Sky Bet EFL broadcast selections for the period up until the end of September have been confirmed, with all 72 EFL Clubs set to feature at least twice.
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 Vertu Trophy fixtures.
The full list of broadcast selections is available on the EFL website.
Continuing the commitment made ahead of the 2024/25 season, by the start of the new season supporters will have up to five months’ notice of fixtures selected for broadcast – a significant increase on the previous agreement which saw five weeks’ notice given across most of the season.
Further information on the broadcast selection process and Sky Sports agreement can be found on EFL.com.
The Sky Bet EFL Season kicks off with Luton Town hosting AFC Wimbledon (Friday, August 1, 8pm), with the Sky Bet Championship starting on the following weekend as newly-promoted Birmingham City face Ipswich Town (Friday, August 8, 8pm).
Other selections in the Championship include the South Coast derby between Southampton and Portsmouth (Sunday, September 14, 12pm), Charlton Athletic hosting Millwall (Saturday, September 13, 12:30pm) and the Midlands derby between Leicester City and Birmingham City (Friday, August 29, 8pm).
In League One, Bradford City will host Huddersfield Town (Saturday, September 13 12:30pm) in a Yorkshire derby, and in League Two newly-promoted sides Oldham Athletic and Barnet will face off in front of the Sky cameras (Saturday, September 27, 12:30pm).
In the Carabao Cup, the Round One ties between Bromley and Ipswich Town (Tuesday, August 12, 8pm) and Birmingham City and Sheffield United (Wednesday, August 13, 8pm) have been selected for broadcast on Sky Sports Football. All remaining first round ties will be available for broadcast on Sky Sports+, with fixture dates and kick-off times to be confirmed tomorrow.
ITV
As part of the agreement announced in May 2024, during the 2025/26 Season ITV will simulcast ten matches from the EFL Championship, with the option to flex their selection to matches from League One or League Two. These fixtures will be announced in due course, but will not require any further changes to kick-off times as the games will have already been selected for broadcast on Sky Sports.
ITV will also broadcast 10 matches from this season’s Carabao Cup, including the Final.
TV Highlights
ITV will show highlights of the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One, Sky Bet League Two and Carabao Cup across the 2025/26 season, along with the Vertu Trophy Final.
The ITV Highlights Show will provide a comprehensive round-up of all the day’s action from across the EFL’s divisions on Saturdays at 9pm on ITV4, with a repeat being shown on ITV later in the evening.
Radio
talkSPORT will offer exclusive live commentary on national radio across the Sky Bet EFL, and will also haves non-exclusive rights to the Carabao Cup that are shared with the BBC. Both talkSPORT and the BBC have the ability to broadcast flash updates across all competitions.
