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 between 6 March 2026 and 11 March 2026.
Selections for matches will now be announced weekly based on a four-week rolling basis, for example, next week’s announcement will cover the period around the weekend of 14 March.
Friday, 6 March – Sky Bet Championship – Preston North End v Oxford United* – 8pm – Sky Sports Football
Saturday, 7 March – Sky Bet Championship – Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth – 12.30pm – Sky Sports Football
Saturday, 7 March – Sky Bet Championship – Hull City v Millwall* – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Saturday, 7 March – Sky Bet Championship – Watford v Wrexham* – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Saturday, 7 March – Sky Bet League One – Cardiff City v Lincoln City – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Saturday, 7 March – Sky Bet League One – Huddersfield Town v Rotherham United – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Saturday, 7 March – Sky Bet League Two – Salford City v Barnet* – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Saturday, 7 March – Sky Bet League Two – Grimsby Town v Bromley* – 12.30pm – Sky Sports+
Sunday, 8 March – Sky Bet League One – AFC Wimbledon v Northampton Town – 12.00pm – Sky Sports Football
Sunday, 8 March – Championship – Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough – 4.30pm – Sky Sports Football
Tuesday, 10 March – Championship – Stoke City v Ipswich Town – 8pm – Sky Sports Football
Wednesday, 11 March – Championship – Coventry City v Preston North End – 8pm – Sky Sports Football
* Subject to FA Cup scheduling
ALREADY PICKED:
Sky Bet Championship
Fri 6 Feb 2026 – Charlton Athletic v Queens Park Rangers – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Sat 7 Feb 2026 – Derby County v Ipswich Town – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Sat 7 Feb 2026 – Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat 7 Feb 2026 – Southampton v Watford – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sun 8 Feb 2026 – Swansea City v Sheffield Wednesday – 12:00 – Sky Sports Football
Mon 9 Feb 2026 – Sheffield United v Middlesbrough – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Fri 13 Feb 2026 – Bristol City v Wrexham – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Sat 14 Feb 2026 – Birmingham City v West Bromwich Albion – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Sat 14 Feb 2026 – Charlton Athletic v Stoke City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat 14 Feb 2026 – Oxford United v Norwich City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Mon 16 Feb 2026 – Coventry City v Middlesbrough – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football/ITV4
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
Sky Bet League One
Sat 7 Feb 2026 – Luton Town v Bradford City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat 7 Feb 2026 – Port Vale v Burton Albion – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat 14 Feb 2026 – Stevenage v Huddersfield Town – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat 14 Feb 2026 – Reading v Wycombe Wanderers – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Tue 17 Feb 2026 – Blackpool v Mansfield Town – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
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+
Sky Bet League Two
Thu 5 Feb 2026 – Accrington Stanley v Salford City – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Sat 7 Feb 2026 – Crawley Town v Crewe Alexandra – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat 7 Feb 2026 – Swindon Town v Oldham Athletic – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat 14 Feb 2026 – Barnet v Cheltenham Town – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sat 14 Feb 2026 – Salford City v Walsall – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
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+
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.