The 2024/25 EFL Championship season is set to be another thrilling campaign in the second tier of English football with 24 teams in action.

The battle to secure Premier League promotion will be a key focus with Luton Town, Burnley, and Sheffield United all slipping down from the top-fight at the end of last season.

Alongside the teams looking to secure an immediate return to the big time, there will be challenges from other clubs looking to force their way back to the Premier League promised land.

The Sporting News looks at the key fixture details this week and how to follow the matches.

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EFL Championship fixture schedule this week

All times BST

Friday, August 16

• Coventry City vs. Oxford United (8 p.m.)

Saturday, August 17

• Derby County vs. Middlesbrough (12:30 p.m.)
• Portsmouth vs. Luton Town (12:30 p.m.)
• West Bromwich Albion vs. Leeds United (12:30 p.m.)
• Bristol City vs. Millwall (3:00 p.m.)
• Burnley vs. Cardiff City (3:00 p.m.)
• Norwich City vs. Blackburn Rovers (3:00 p.m.)
• Plymouth Argyle vs. Hull City (3:00 p.m.)
• Sheffield United vs.  Queens Park Rangers (3:00 p.m.)
• Swansea City vs. Preston North End (3:00 p.m.)
• Watford vs. Stoke City (3:00 p.m.)

Sunday, August 18

• Sunderland vs. Sheffield Wednesday (12:00 p.m.)

EFL Championship live streams, TV channels in UK

Sky Sports is the home of the EFL Championship for fans in the UK wanting to watch the action. The introduction of the new Sky Sports+ channel will give Championship teams more TV and live stream coverage than ever before.

In total, over 1,000 (1,059) of the EFL’s 1891 games across the Sky Bet EFL, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy will be broadcast that includes 328 Sky Bet Championship matches.

Here are the full TV channel and live stream details to watch this week’s EFL Championship matches.