The Lions sit top of the second tier on goal difference, having scored five times without conceding, and have shown why many have tipped them for promotion this term.
Watch the Championship on Sky Sports
The EFL's top division is, in the minds of many, the most competitive division in football and the 2026/27 renewal is showing signs of being truly special.
Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Southampton, Sheffield United, and Wrexham are among the teams expected to challenge near the top of the table.
Some will be looking down and not up as the season wears on, however, with survival the first priority for newly-promoted trio Cardiff City, Lincoln City, and Bolton Wanderers as well as a host of others.
Radio Times brings you the complete Championship TV schedule, including every game you can watch live in the UK.
The 2026/27 Championship regular season starts on Friday 14 August 2026 and runs until Saturday 1 May 2027.
Championship TV schedule 2026/27
All UK time. Subject to change.
Wrexham v Birmingham City (8pm) Sky Sports Football
Derby County v Swansea City (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
Wolves v Stoke City (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
Birmingham City v Southampton (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Portsmouth v Derby County (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Sheffield United v Bolton Wanderers (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
West Ham United v Wolves (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Wednesday 2 September 2026
QPR v Cardiff City (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Burnley v Middlesbrough (8pm) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Ultra HD
Lincoln City v Southampton (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
Stoke City v Charlton Athletic (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
Sunday 6 September 2026
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Bristol City v Lincoln City (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Middlesbrough v Millwall (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Watford v Preston North End (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United (8pm) Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Ultra HD
Derby County v West Brom (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Wolves v Portsmouth (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Friday 11 September 2026
Saturday 12 September 2026
Derby County v Birmingham City (12:30pm) Sky Sports Football
Sunday 13 September 2026
Friday 18 September 2026
Saturday 19 September 2026
Millwall v West Ham United (12:30pm) ITV1 / STV / Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Ultra HD / ITVX / STV Player
Sunday 20 September 2026
Friday 9 October 2026
Saturday 10 October 2026
Swansea City v Norwich City (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
Sunday 11 October 2026
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Bristol City v Blackburn Rovers (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Cardiff City v Watford (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Wolves v Bolton Wanderers (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Stoke City v Middlesbrough (8pm) Sky Sports Football
Norwich City v Southampton (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
QPR v Derby County (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Friday 16 October 2026
Saturday 17 October 2026
Millwall v Lincoln City (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
Friday 23 October 2026
Saturday 24 October 2026
Portsmouth v Millwall (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
Friday 30 October 2026
Saturday 31 October 2026
Norwich City v Watford (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Portsmouth v Swansea City (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
QPR v Burnley (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
West Brom v Southampton (8pm) Sky Sports Football
Cardiff City v West Ham United (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Wrexham v Middlesbrough (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Friday 6 November 2026
Saturday 7 November 2026
Portsmouth v Stoke City (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
Saturday 21 November 2026
Norwich City v Cardiff City (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
Sunday 22 November 2026
Tuesday 24 November 2026
Cardiff City v Preston North End (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Middlesbrough v Swansea City (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Portsmouth v West Ham United (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Wolves v Derby County (8pm) Sky Sports Football
Bolton Wanderers v West Brom (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Watford v Blackburn Rovers (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Friday 27 November 2026
Saturday 28 November 2026
Lincoln City v Wolves (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
Sunday 29 November 2026
Friday 4 December 2026
Saturday 5 December 2026
Middlesbrough v Derby County (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
Sunday 6 December 2026
Tuesday 8 December 2026
Blackburn Rovers v Norwich City (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
QPR v Wolves (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
West Brom v Cardiff City (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
West Ham United v Middlesbrough (8pm) Sky Sports Football
Derby County v Bristol City (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Preston North End v Portsmouth (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Friday 11 December 2026
Saturday 12 December 2026
QPR v Watford (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
Friday 18 December 2026
Saturday 19 December 2026
Swansea City v Preston North End (12:30pm) Sky Sports+
Saturday 26 December 2026
Tuesday 29 December 2026
Burnley v Lincoln City (7:45pm) Sky Sports+
Southampton v West Ham United (8:15pm) Sky Sports Football
Millwall v Wolves (12:30pm) Sky Sports Football
Championship TV rights 2026/27
Sky Sports is the home of Championship football in 2026/27, with the broadcaster set to show more than 1,000 live games across the EFL, Carabao Cup and EFL Trophy this term.
Sky Sports+ will feature a huge chunk of the 1000+ games in EFL competitions throughout the season and is included as part of Sky Sports packages.
Find out more about the best Sky packagesNOW can be streamed through a computer or apps found on most smart TVs, phones and consoles. NOW is also available via TNT Sports.
10 EFL games will also be broadcast live on ITV across the 2026/27 campaign.
Check out more of our Sport coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.
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