What channel is Cardiff v Millwall on?
Cardiff v Millwall kicks off on Saturday 26 December at 3pm UK time, at Cardiff City Stadium, in the Championship, matchday 23. The UK broadcasters have not confirmed a channel for this match yet; this page updates as soon as they do.
Cardiff are 19th with 11 points from 11 matches (2 won, 5 drawn, 4 lost); Millwall are 12th with 15 points from 11 (4 won, 3 drawn, 4 lost). Goals: Cardiff have scored 18 and conceded 17 (+1), Millwall have scored 18 and conceded 18 (+0). Cardiff have taken 9 points from 5 home matches, Millwall 7 points from 5 away matches. Leading scorers: Jack Moylan (6) for Cardiff, Lyndon Dykes (4) for Millwall. Arena Rete's model makes Cardiff favourites (45%), with 1-1 the most likely score. In the 15 previous meetings on record: 3 wins for Cardiff, 8 draws, 4 wins for Millwall.
How to watch Cardiff v Millwall in the UK
The Championship TV guide →No channel has been announced for Cardiff v Millwall yet. The UK rights to the Championship are held by:
- 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.
- ITVfreeTen EFL matches a season live and free to air on ITV1 and ITVX, shown alongside Sky.
The streaming services that carry the Championship:
- 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 GoEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; included for Sky Sports customers, on phones, tablets, laptops and consoles.
- NOWEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract.
- ITVXfreeThe ten free-to-air matches and the highlights; free, with registration.
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. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW. ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX. Rights checked on 1 October 2026.
How they come into it
Full head to head →
- Sat 17 OctMiddlesbrough 2-2 Cardiff
- Tue 13 OctCardiff 5-1 Watford
- Sat 10 OctBlackburn Rovers 2-1 Cardiff
- Sat 19 SeptCardiff 3-1 Charlton
- Sat 12 SeptBolton 1-0 Cardiff
- Sat 17 OctMillwall 2-2 Lincoln
- Tue 13 OctMillwall 0-1 Swansea
- Sat 10 OctPreston 0-1 Millwall
- Sat 19 SeptMillwall 2-2 West Ham United
- Tue 15 SeptMiddlesbrough 2-2 Millwall
What is at stake
If it ended today →Cardiff are 19th: 8 pts off the play-offs and 3 pts clear of the relegation zone. Millwall are 12th: 4 pts off the play-offs and 7 pts clear of the relegation zone. 4 points separate the two sides.
In the Championship: The top two go up automatically. Play-offs from third to sixth. The bottom three are relegated. Positions and points are from the official table.
Line-ups appear here as soon as our data provider publishes them, usually an hour before kick-off.
The data forecast
Full head to head →Poisson model on 11 league matches for Cardiff and 11 for Millwall, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Cardiff v Millwall down the years15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Cardiff 15, Millwall 17 · 2.1 per match
- 21 Jan 2025Millwall2-2CardiffChampionship
- 1 Oct 2024Cardiff1-0MillwallChampionship
- 13 Apr 2024Millwall3-1CardiffChampionship
- 9 Dec 2023Cardiff1-0MillwallChampionship
- 21 Jan 2023Cardiff0-1MillwallChampionship
- 3 Sept 2022Millwall2-0CardiffChampionship
- 12 Feb 2022Millwall2-1CardiffChampionship
- 21 Aug 2021Cardiff3-1MillwallChampionship
- 30 Jan 2021Cardiff1-1MillwallChampionship
- 21 Nov 2020Millwall1-1CardiffChampionship
and 5 older ones.
The last meeting was on 21 Jan 2025: Millwall 2-2 Cardiff. With Cardiff at home: 3 home wins, 4 draws and 1 away win in 8 matches, goals 7-4. Cardiff last won this fixture on 1 Oct 2024 (Cardiff 1-0 Millwall). Millwall last won it on 13 Apr 2024 (Millwall 3-1 Cardiff).
The numbers compared
All Championship team stats →Cardiff on the left, Millwall on the right: league matches only, 11 and 11 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Cardiff v Millwall kick off?
- Saturday 26 December at 3pm UK time, at Cardiff City Stadium.
- What channel is Cardiff v Millwall on in the UK?
- The channel has not been confirmed yet. TV selections are usually announced about six weeks before the match.
- Is Cardiff v Millwall on free-to-air TV?
- No. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW.
- Where can I watch Cardiff v Millwall highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Cardiff v Millwall being played?
- At Cardiff City Stadium, capacity 33,280. Cardiff are the home side.
- Where are Cardiff and Millwall in the table?
- Cardiff are 19th with 11 points from 11 matches; Millwall are 12th with 15 points from 11. Cardiff are 19th: 8 pts off the play-offs and 3 pts clear of the relegation zone. Millwall are 12th: 4 pts off the play-offs and 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
- What form are Cardiff and Millwall in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Cardiff: D W L W L. Millwall: D L W D D.
- Who are the top scorers for Cardiff and Millwall?
- Cardiff: Jack Moylan (6). Millwall: Lyndon Dykes (4). Championship goals only.
- Who is the favourite in Cardiff v Millwall?
- Arena Rete's model makes Cardiff favourites (45%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 1-1. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Cardiff and Millwall?
- 15 meetings on record: 3 wins for Cardiff, 8 draws, 4 wins for Millwall; goals 15-17.
- When did Cardiff and Millwall last meet?
- On 21 Jan 2025 (Championship): Millwall 2-2 Cardiff.
- Where can I follow Cardiff v Millwall live?
- On Arena Rete's match page: the score, the goalscorers and the line-ups update on their own.
The rest of the round on TV
The Championship TV guide →This page is for viewers in the United Kingdom, and its times are UK time. Rights and channels change: check the broadcaster's own listing on the day. League tables rebuilt from results do not include points deductions; expected goals and team stats come from our data provider, where it supplies them. We earn nothing from these links.