UK TV guide 2026/27
How to watch the Championship in the UK
Sky Sports has every live match from the Championship: the biggest on the main Sky Sports channels, the rest on Sky Sports+. Saturday 3pm matches are not shown live in the UK. Rights checked on 1 October 2026; the channel for each match below is re-read every few hours.
Who shows it
Sky SportsThe selected the Championship matches on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event; Sky shows more than 1,000 EFL matches a season under a deal that runs to 2028/29.Go to the site →free to airITVTen EFL matches a season live and free to air on ITV1 and ITVX, shown alongside Sky.Go to the site →
Streaming
Sky Sports+, Sky Go, NOW and ITVXSky Sports+The matches not on the main Sky Sports channels; included with Sky Sports at no extra cost: the Sky Sports+ channel and the Sky Sports app on Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream and mobile.Go to the site →Sky GoEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; included for Sky Sports customers, on phones, tablets, laptops and consoles.Go to the site →NOWEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract.Go to the site →freeITVXThe ten free-to-air matches and the highlights; free, with registration.Go to the site →
Which slot is on which channel
UK timeFriday 8pm→Sky Sports
Saturday 12:30pm→Sky Sports and Sky Sports+
Saturday 3pm→not shown live in the UK
Sunday afternoon→Sky Sports
Thursday and Monday nights→selected matches on Sky Sports
Midweek rounds→every match on Sky Sports+
Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid.
The next matches and their channel
37 matches · UK timeSaturday 10 October
12:30pm
West Brom
BirminghamSky Sports Football
how to watch›12:30pm
Swansea
NorwichSky Sports+
how to watch›12:30pm
Charlton
Bristol CitySky Sports+
how to watch›3pm
Watford
Burnleynot on UK TV
how to watch›3pm
Sheffield Utd
Lincolnnot on UK TV
how to watch›3pm
Preston
Millwallnot on UK TV
how to watch›3pm
Middlesbrough
Wolvesnot on UK TV
how to watch›3pm
Derby
Wrexhamnot on UK TV
how to watch›3pm
Bolton
Stoke Citynot on UK TV
how to watch›3pm
Blackburn Rovers
Cardiffnot on UK TV
how to watch›Tuesday 13 October
7:45pm
WrexhamWest BromTV to be confirmed
how to watch›7:45pm
WolvesBoltonTV to be confirmed
how to watch›7:45pm
MillwallSwanseaTV to be confirmed
how to watch›7:45pm
CardiffWatfordTV to be confirmed
how to watch›7:45pm
BurnleyCharltonTV to be confirmed
how to watch›7:45pm
Bristol CityBlackburn RoversTV to be confirmed
how to watch›8pm
Stoke CityMiddlesbroughTV to be confirmed
how to watch›8pm
BirminghamPrestonTV to be confirmed
how to watch›Wednesday 14 October
7:45pm
QPRDerbyTV to be confirmed
how to watch›7:45pm
PortsmouthSheffield UtdTV to be confirmed
how to watch›7:45pm
Norwich
SouthamptonTV to be confirmed
how to watch›8pm
Lincoln
West Ham UnitedTV to be confirmed
how to watch›Friday 16 October
8pm
BurnleyWolvesTV to be confirmed
how to watch›Saturday 17 October
12:30pm
WatfordCharltonTV to be confirmed
how to watch›12:30pm
MillwallLincolnTV to be confirmed
how to watch›12:30pm
MiddlesbroughCardiffTV to be confirmed
how to watch›3pm
WrexhamPrestonTV to be confirmed
how to watch›3pm
West BromBlackburn RoversTV to be confirmed
how to watch›3pm
SwanseaWest Ham UnitedTV to be confirmed
how to watch›3pm
SouthamptonBoltonTV to be confirmed
how to watch›3pm
NorwichPortsmouthTV to be confirmed
how to watch›3pm
DerbyStoke CityTV to be confirmed
how to watch›3pm
Bristol CitySheffield UtdTV to be confirmed
how to watch›3pm
BirminghamQPRTV to be confirmed
how to watch›Tuesday 20 October
7:45pm
WolvesPortsmouthTV to be confirmed
how to watch›Channels last read on 1 October at 16:37 UK time. "TV to be confirmed" means the broadcasters have not announced their picks for that round yet.
Highlights and what is free
ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW.
The questions people ask
- What channel is the Championship on in the UK?
- Sky Sports: the selected the Championship matches on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event; Sky shows more than 1,000 EFL matches a season under a deal that runs to 2028/29. ITV: ten EFL matches a season live and free to air on ITV1 and ITVX, shown alongside Sky.
- How can I stream the Championship in the UK?
- Sky Sports+: the matches not on the main Sky Sports channels, included with Sky Sports at no extra cost: the Sky Sports+ channel and the Sky Sports app on Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream and mobile. Sky Go: every match shown on the Sky Sports channels, included for Sky Sports customers, on phones, tablets, laptops and consoles. NOW: every match shown on the Sky Sports channels, with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract. ITVX: the ten free-to-air matches and the highlights, free, with registration.
- Can I watch the Championship for free in the UK?
- Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW.
- Why are Saturday 3pm Championship matches not on TV?
- Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid.
- Where can I watch Championship highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
Sources: skygroup.sky · sportspro.com. Rights and prices change: check the broadcaster before you subscribe. We earn nothing from these links. This guide is for viewers in the United Kingdom; times on this page are UK time.