Championship first round fixtures in full
Friday, 14 August
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers (20:00)
Saturday 15 August
Bolton Wanderers v Preston North End (12:30)
Bristol City v Millwall (15:00)
Charlton Athletic v Derby County (15:00)
Middlesbrough v Lincoln City (15:00)
Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion (15:00)
Portsmouth v Queens Park Rangers (15:00)
Sheffield United v Birmingham City (15:00)
Stoke City v Swansea City (15:00)
Sunday, 16 August
Watford v Southampton (13:30)
Burnley v West Ham United (16:00)
Monday, 17 August
Cardiff City v Wrexham (20:00)
All times BST
Southampton were expelled from the play-offs in May after a member of staff was found spying on Middlesbrough training before their Championship play-off semi-final.
Saints admitted to also watching training sessions at Oxford United and Ipswich Town in the regular season and as well as being removed from the play-off final and replaced by Boro, who they beat 2-1 on aggregate, were deducted four points for the 2026-27 campaign.
They host the Teessiders on Saturday, 28 November in the first league meeting between the sides.
Among the stand-out derby fixtures in the division there is a huge day on Saturday, 19 September.
Millwall welcome East London rivals West Ham for the first game between the two since February 2012 and Wolves host West Brom in the first league fixture between the two in front of fans in 14 years.
Elsewhere, south coast rivals Southampton and Portsmouth meet at St Mary’s on Saturday, 10 October and the first east Lancashire derby of the season will be played at Turf Moor on Saturday, 21 November when Blackburn visit Burnley.
August
Sun 16 Watford (a) – 1:30pm, live on Sky Sports
Sat 22 Stoke City (h)
Sat 29 Millwall (h)
September
Tue 1 Birmingham City (a)Sat 5 Lincoln City (a)
Tue 8 Swansea City (h)
Sat 12 Bristol City (h)
Sat 19 Wrexham (a)
October
Sat 10 Portsmouth (h)
Wed 14 Norwich City (a)
Sat 17 Bolton Wanderers (h)
Sat 24 West Ham United (a)
Sat 31 Queens Park Rangers (h)
November
Tue 3 West Bromwich Albion (a)
Sat 7 Preston North End (a)
Sat 21 Derby County (h)
Tue 24 Sheffield United (a)
Sat 28 Middlesbrough (h)
December
Sat 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)
Wed 9 Burnley (h)
Sat 12 Cardiff City (a)
Sat 19 Blackburn Rovers (h)
Sat 26 Charlton Athletic (a)
Tue 29 West Ham United (h)
January
Fri 1 Cardiff City (h)
Sat 16 Bolton Wanderers (a)
Sat 23 Queens Park Rangers (a)
Tue 26 West Bromwich Albion (h)
Sat 30 Preston North End (h)
February
Sat 6 Derby County (a)Sat 13 Bristol City (a)
Wed 17 Norwich City (h)
Sat 20 Wrexham (h)
Sat 27 Portsmouth (a)
March
Wed 3 Stoke City (a)
Sat 6 Watford (h)
Sat 13 Middlesbrough (a)
Tue 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)
Sat 20 Charlton Athletic (h)
April
Sat 3 Blackburn Rovers (a)Tue 6 Swansea City (a)
Sat 10 Lincoln City (h)
Sat 17 Millwall (a)
Tue 20 Birmingham City (h)
Sat 24 Burnley (a)
May
Sat 1 Sheffield United (h)
Please note, fixtures remain subject to change.
Winnable how many managers will they have had before we actually play them ? 
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