Exciting Start to the 2023/24 Championship Season: Sheffield Wednesday vs Southampton Kick-Off in Style

The 2023/24 Sky Bet Championship season kicks off on Friday, August 4, with Sheffield Wednesday, the winners of the League One play-offs, hosting Southampton at Hillsborough. The match will be broadcast live on We.

On Saturday, August 5, the League One champions, Plymouth, will be hosting Huddersfield. Additionally, Middlesbrough and Blackburn will be hosting Millwall and West Brom, respectively, as they both aim for promotion. This opening Saturday of the season promises exciting fixtures between fellow promotion hopefuls.

Leicester City and Leeds United will both start their journey in the second tier by playing their first matches at home on Sunday, August 6. Leicester City, who were finalists in the previous season's play-offs, will face their rivals Coventry City at the King Power Stadium. On the other hand, Cardiff City will be traveling to Elland Road to face Leeds United, and this match will be broadcast live on We.

To conclude the opening round of fixtures, Ipswich Town, who finished as runners-up in League One last season, will be visiting Sunderland, and this match will also be televised by We.

Cardiff and Swansea engage in the South Wales derby on September 16 and March 16, whereas the Yorkshire derbies between Leeds and Huddersfield are set for October 28 and March 2. Additionally, the rivalry between Norwich and Ipswich will be reignited on December 16 and April 6.

The standard Championship season comes to an end on Saturday, May 4, with all matches commencing at 3pm simultaneously. The dates for the play-off semi-finals will be determined closer to the time.

The 2024 Sky Bet Championship play-off final is set to take place at Wembley Stadium on Sunday May 26.

The opening weekend games

Friday August 4

Sheffield Wednesday vs Southampton, 8pm - Live on We

Saturday, August 5th will see several exciting matches taking place in the English football league. Blackburn will face off against West Brom at 3pm, while Bristol City will take on Preston at the same time. Additionally, Middlesbrough will go head to head with Millwall, Norwich will face Hull, and Plymouth will compete against Huddersfield, all at 3pm. Other matches scheduled for this day include QPR vs Watford, Stoke vs Rotherham, and Swansea vs Birmingham, all kicking off at 3pm as well.

Sunday August 6

Leicester vs Coventry, 12pm - Live on WeLeeds vs Cardiff, 2.30pm - Live on WeSunderland vs Ipswich, 5pm - Live on We

Opening Sky Sports live fixtures in full

Sunday August 6 - Leicester vs Coventry, 12pm

Sunday August 6 - Leeds vs Cardiff, 2.30pm

Sunday August 6 - Sunderland vs Ipswich, 5pm

The Boxing Day games

Birmingham will face Stoke, while Cardiff will take on Plymouth. Coventry will be up against Sheffield Wednesday, and Huddersfield will clash with Blackburn. Hull will go head to head with Sunderland, and Ipswich will challenge Leicester. Millwall will square off against QPR, while Preston will meet Leeds. Rotherham will battle Middlesbrough, and Southampton will host Swansea. Meanwhile, Watford will face Bristol City, and West Brom will compete against Norwich.

The final day games

Saturday May 4, 2024

Birmingham City upcoming matches

Blackburn fixtures

Bristol City fixtures

Cardiff fixtures

Coventry fixtures

Huddersfield fixtures

Hull fixtures

Ipswich fixtures

Leeds fixtures

Leicester fixtures

Middlesbrough fixtures

Millwall fixtures

Norwich fixtures

Plymouth fixtures

Preston fixtures

QPR fixtures

Rotherham fixtures

Sheffield Wednesday fixtures

Southampton fixtures

Stoke fixtures

Sunderland fixtures

Swansea fixtures

Watford fixtures

West Brom fixtures

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