2019/20 EFL season will be Sky Sports' biggest yet; see every club's schedule below
Thursday 20 June 2019 18:13, UK
Newly-promoted Luton Town kick-off the 2019/20 Sky Bet Championship season at home to Middlesbrough on Friday August 2, live on Sky Sports Football.
Luton are back in the second tier after a 12-year absence, having been as low as the National League in 2013/14, and host a Boro side who have just appointed Jonathan Woodgate as their new manager in the first of five live fixtures across the EFL on Sky Sports Football on the opening weekend.
Nottingham Forest also host Slaven Bilic's West Brom on Saturday, August 3 at 5.30pm, Leeds go to Bristol City on Sunday, August 4 at 4.30pm, and relegated Huddersfield host Derby on Monday, August 5 at 7.45pm, all live on Sky Sports Football.
Also on the opening weekend on Saturday, August 3, newly-promoted Barnsley host relegated Fulham, League One play-off final winners Charlton are at Blackburn, relegated Cardiff go to Wigan, and Brentford host Birmingham City.
New Swansea boss Steve Cooper starts at home to Hull, Reading host Sheffield Wednesday, and Millwall host Preston.
The 2019/20 EFL season will be Sky Sports' biggest yet. Sky Sports customers will be able to enjoy:
The 2019/20 Sky Bet EFL season kicks off over the weekend of August 2-5.
The Carabao Cup starts the following weekend, before concluding at Wembley on Sunday, March 1, while the EFL Trophy begins week commencing September 2 and reaches its climax on Sunday, April 5.
The season-ending Sky Bet EFL play-offs will once again be staged at Wembley, this time across two weekends in May due to the national stadium's Euro 2020 commitments. The League Two final will take place on Saturday, May 16, before League One and the Championship take centre stage the following weekend on Sunday, May 24 and Monday, May 25, respectively.
