The latest EFL TV selections for the 2025/26 season have been revealed by broadcaster Sky Sports and ITV for the next few months.
As part of the continued deal between Sky Sports and ITV, the broadcaster will give UK football fans the chance to watch free-to-air coverage of select Carabao Cup and EFL matches.
A total of 20 matches will be broadcast by ITV in the 2025/26 season, made up of 10 Carabao Cup ties and 10 EFL selections.
Sky Sports and ITV’s deal runs until the end of the 2026/27 season, which means ITV will jointly broadcast a select number of games, also available on Sky Sports.
ITV will continue to air extended highlights of the EFL on ITV4 and ITVX throughout the season as part of the deal.
LATEST EFL TV SELECTIONS:
Tuesday 14 April 2026 – Portsmouth v Ipswich Town – Sky Sports Football – 8pm
Thursday 16 April 2026 – Bromley v Cambridge United – Sky Sports Football – 8pm
Friday 17 April 2026 – Blackburn Rovers v Coventry City – Sky Sports Football – 8pm
Saturday 18 April 2026 – Portsmouth v Leicester City – Sky Sports Football – 12:30pm
Saturday 18 April 2026 – Derby County v Oxford United – Sky Sports+ – 12:30pm
Saturday 18 April 2026 – Millwall v Queen’s Park Rangers – Sky Sports+ – 12:30pm
Saturday 18 April 2026 – Bolton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town – Sky Sports+ – 12:30pm
Saturday 18 April 2026 – Barnsley v Bradford City – Sky Sports+ – 12:30pm
Saturday 18 April 2026 – Barrow v Walsall Sky Sports+ – 12:30pm
Saturday 18 April 2026 – Swindon Town v Accrington Stanley – Sky Sports+ – 12:30pm
Sunday 19 April 2026 – Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough – Sky Sports Football – 12:00pm
ALREADY PICKED:
Sky Bet Championship
Fri 20 March – Championship – Preston North End v Stoke City – 8pm Sky Sports Football
Sat 21 March – Championship – Ipswich Town v Millwall – 12:30pm Sky Sports Football + – ITV4
Sat 21 March – Championship – Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough – 12:30pm – Sky Sports+
Sat 21 March – Championship – Derby County v Birmingham City – 12:30pm – Sky Sports+
Sat 21 March – Championship – Swansea City v Coventry City – 17:15pm – Sky Sports Football
Friday 3 April – Middlesbrough v Millwall – 12.30pm – Sky Sports Football
Friday 3 April – Oxford United v Hull City – 3pm – Sky Sports Football
Friday 3 April* – Southampton v Ipswich Town – 5.30pm – Sky Sports Football
Friday 3 April – Coventry City v Derby County – 8pm – Sky Sports Football
Monday 6 April – Portsmouth v Oxford United – 12.30pm – Sky Sports Football
Monday 6 April – Watford v Charlton Athletic – 3pm – Sky Sports Football
Monday 6 April – Swansea City v Middlesbrough – 5.30pm – Sky Sports Football
Monday 6 April – Hull City v Coventry City – 8pm – Sky Sports Football
Friday 10 April 2026 – West Brom v Millwall – Sky Sports Football – 8pm
Saturday 11 April 2026 – Norwich City v Ipswich Town – Sky Sports Football – 12:30pm
Saturday 11 April 2026 – QPR v Bristol City – Sky Sports+ – 12:30pm
Saturday 11 April 2026 – Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday – Sky Sports+ – 12:30pm
Sunday 12 April 2026 – Birmingham City v Wrexham – Sky Sports Football – 12:00pm
Sky Bet League One
Sat 21 March – League One – Cardiff City v Blackpool – 12:30pm – Sky Sports+
Sat 21 March – League One – Luton Town v Stockport County – 12:30pm – Sky Sports+
Saturday 11 April 2026 – Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers – Sky Sports+ – 12:30pm
Saturday 11 April 2026 – Lincoln City v Leyton Orient – Sky Sports+ – 12:30pm
* Subject to FA Cup scheduling
Sky Bet League Two
Sat 21 March – League Two – Cambridge United v Salford City – 12:30pm – Sky Sports+
Sat 21 March – League Two – Milton Keynes Dons v Barnet – 12:30pm – Sky Sports+
Thursday 2 April – Cambridge United v Swindon Town – 8pm – Sky Sports Football
Tuesday 7 April – Bromley v Shrewsbury Town – 8pm – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 11 April 2026 – MK Dons v Bromley – Sky Sports+ – 12:30pm
Saturday 11 April 2026 – Bristol Rovers v Crawley Town – Sky Sports+ – 12:30pm
* Subject to FA Cup scheduling
The 2025/26 Sky Bet EFL season is the second season of a five-year domestic broadcast deal with Sky Sports, with over 1,000 games set to be broadcast live each and every campaign.
Sky Sports Selections Notification
Selections for matches scheduled after the first weekend in March will be announced on a four-week rolling basis starting from February 1 (e.g. a selection for the first weekend in April will be selected in the first weekend in March).
Selections for matches scheduled for the penultimate weekend of the regular season will be announced three weeks in advance.
Selections for matches scheduled for the final weekend of the regular season will be announced the week prior.
In line with the uplift in matches, weekends when all divisions and the Premier League are scheduled to play*, 10 regular weekend games across the three divisions will be broadcast, including seven games at 12.30 pm 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.
* Weekends in which 50% of the top two divisions (Premier League and Championship) are played at the same time are subject to Article 48, with a ban on the domestic broadcasting of fixtures between 2:45 pm and 5:15 pm on a traditional Saturday schedule.
Fans gave their reaction to the latest batch of EFL TV selections revealed by Sky Sports and ITV for up until the end of April…
@michael972013: Thanks @SkySports no direct train home due to the late finish or it’s the M25 in the rush hour, you really don’t give a shit about the fans
@vickydrip: Wonderful, so no more home matches on a Saturday at 3pm until next season 🤬 @SkySports Not for the fans in attendance! Only care about money from TV. 🤬
@mattstannard: Woo, thanks Sky – I now expect a lot of kids football to suffer – 12pm is a terrible kick off time. @itfchelp if I wanted someone to come in at half time in a different stand is this possible if I got the adult they sit with to meet me at the gate? #FansDontMatter
@_WillHadfield_: With both my kids playing football these 12:30 KOs mean I’m going to have to choose between watching my kids, or Derby. Easy choice for me, which makes it more likely that I won’t be renewing my season ticket 🤦🏻♂️
@tommccoy87: The last Saturday 3pm home game of the season gone then. Fuck off @SkySports
@stephen_myring: @dcfcofficial Please think of the fans next time you negotiate a new TV deal.
@Chaz99: Feel like pure shit just want 3pms back
@dcfc_flagman: Sick and tired of 1230 kick offs. Shite all round.
@jf_dcfc: Are sky seriously taking the fucking piss??
@Kyledcfc18: There’s 4 home games left & we have 1 3pm kick off out of them & that’s not even a bastard Saturday
You must be logged in to post a comment Login