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:
The EFL and Sky Sports have confirmed the latest broadcast selections for fixtures over the weekend of 21 March 2026.
Selections for matches are now being announced weekly based on a four-week rolling basis. Further information on the broadcast selection process for the remainder of the 2025/26 season can be found here.
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 – League One – Cardiff City v Blackpool – 12:30pm – Sky Sports+
Sat 21 March – League One – Luton Town v Stockport County – 12:30pm – Sky Sports+
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+
Sat 21 March – Championship – Swansea City v Coventry City – 17:15pm – Sky Sports Football
ALREADY PICKED:
Sky Bet Championship
Fri 20 Feb 2026 – Blackburn Rovers v Preston North End – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Sat 21 Feb 2026 – Hull City v Queens Park Rangers – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat 21 Feb 2026 – Stoke City v Leicester City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat 21 Feb 2026 – West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Sun 22 Feb 2026 – Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday – 12:00 – Sky Sports Football
Tue 24 Feb 2026 – Southampton v Queens Park Rangers – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Wed 25 Feb 2026 – Stoke City v Oxford United – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Fri 27 Feb 2026 – Bristol City v Watford – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Sat 28 Feb 2026 – Derby County v Blackburn Rovers – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat 28 Feb 2026 – Leicester City v Norwich City – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Sat 28 Feb 2026 – Portsmouth v Hull City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Mon 2 Mar 2026 – Birmingham City v Middlesbrough – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Fri, 6 Mar – Sky Bet Championship – Preston North End v Oxford United* – 8pm – Sky Sports Football
Sat, 7 Mar – Sky Bet Championship – Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth – 12.30pm – Sky Sports Football
Sat, 7 Mar – Sky Bet Championship – Hull City v Millwall* – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Sat, 7 Mar – Sky Bet Championship – Watford v Wrexham* – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Sun, 8 Mar – Championship – Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough – 4.30pm – Sky Sports Football
Tue, 10 Mar – Championship – Stoke City v Ipswich Town – 8pm – Sky Sports Football
Wed, 11 Mar – Championship – Coventry City v Preston North End – 8pm – Sky Sports Football
Friday 13 March* – Championship – Wrexham v Swansea City – 8pm – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 14 March – Championship – Coventry City v Southampton – 12.30pm – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 14 March – Championship – Middlesbrough v Bristol City – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Saturday 14 March – Championship – Oxford United v Charlton Athletic – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Monday 16 March – Championship – Portsmouth v Derby County – 8pm – Sky Sports Football
* Subject to FA Cup scheduling
*In the event that Wrexham AFC v Hull City, scheduled for Tuesday 10 March, is required to be moved to Wednesday 11 March due to FA Cup scheduling the previous weekend, Wrexham AFC’s fixture against Swansea City on Friday 13 March (20:00 KO) will be moved to Saturday 14 March (20:00 KO). The fixture would remain on Sky Sports Football.
Sky Bet League One
Sat 21 Feb 2026 – Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat 21 Feb 2026 – Wycombe Wanderers v Stevenage – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat 28 Feb 2026 – Leyton Orient v Barnsley – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat 28 Feb 2026 – Northampton Town v Peterborough United – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat, 7 Mar – Sky Bet League One – Cardiff City v Lincoln City – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Sat, 7 Mar – Sky Bet League One – Huddersfield Town v Rotherham United – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Sat, 8 Mar – Sky Bet League One – AFC Wimbledon v Northampton Town – 12.00pm – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 14 March – League One – Lincoln City v Stockport County – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Saturday 14 March – League One – Rotherham United v Bolton Wanderers – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 17 March – League One – Barnsley v Wigan Athletic – 8pm – Sky Sports Football
* Subject to FA Cup scheduling
Sky Bet League Two
Sat 21 Feb 2026 – Fleetwood Town v Barrow – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat 21 Feb 2026 – Swindon Town v Crewe Alexandra – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Mon 23 Feb 2026 – Walsall v Milton Keynes Dons – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Sat 28 Feb 2026 – Cambridge United v Milton Keynes Dons – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat 28 Feb 2026 – Shrewsbury Town v Walsall – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat, 7 Mar – Sky Bet League Two – Salford City v Barnet* – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Sat, 7 Mar – Sky Bet League Two – Grimsby Town v Bromley* – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Saturday 14 March – League Two – Notts County v Chesterfield – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Saturday 14 March – League Two – Harrogate Town v Salford City – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Wednesday 18 March – League Two – MK Dons v Colchester United – 8pm – Sky Sports Football
* 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
The notice periods for selections for the 2025/26 season are as follows:
On the 2025/26 Fixture Release Day, selections shall be confirmed in respect of the opening weekends of the Championship and League One and League Two seasons.
By 3 July 2025, selections shall be announced in respect of all live broadcast matches to be played before the end of September.
By 31 July 2025, selections shall be announced in respect of all matches scheduled to be played prior to the end of the third round of the FA Cup (January 2026).
By 7 November 2025, selections shall be announced in respect of all matches to be played between the end of the third round proper of the FA Cup and the last weekend of February.
This is up to five months’ notice provided to fans and Clubs, a significant increase on the previous deal, which had seen five weeks’ notice given across the majority of the season. By selecting TV picks early and giving much more notice, fans will be able to plan with certainty when making travel and hotel arrangements.
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.
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