2026–27 EFL Championship

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The 2026–27 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) will be the 11th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 35th season under its current league division format. This will be the first season following the expansion of the post season play-offs from four teams to six.[1]

Season2026–27
Dates14 August 2026 –
May 2027
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EFL Championship
Season2026–27
Dates14 August 2026 –
May 2027
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The 2026–27 season will consist of 46 matchdays in total with the fixture list set to be released on 25 June 2026 at 12:00 BST.[2] The opening round of the league will take place between 14 and 17 August.[3]

Team changes

The following teams will change division after the 2025–26 season:

Stadiums and locations

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Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager(s) Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s)
Main Other(s)
Birmingham City Wales Chris Davies Austria Christoph Klarer Nike Undefeated[4]
List
Blackburn Rovers England Tony Mowbray England Todd Cantwell Umbro Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors[5]
List
Bolton Wanderers England Steven Schumacher Northern Ireland Eoin Toal Macron Victorian Plumbing[6]
List
    • Back: Ebuyer
    • Sleeve: Whites Beaconsfield
    • Shorts: Destinology
Bristol City England Michael Skubala Republic of Ireland Jason Knight O'Neills Victorian Plumbing[7]
List
    • Back: GoSkippy
    • Sleeve: Exacta Technologies
    • Shorts: Digital NRG
Burnley Belgium Nicky Hayen Republic of Ireland Josh Cullen Castore Finotive One[8]
List
    • Back: None
    • Sleeve: TBC
    • Shorts: None
Cardiff City Republic of Ireland Brian Barry-Murphy England Calum Chambers Castore Visit Malaysia
List
    • Back: DragonBet
    • Sleeve: Watches of Bath
    • Shorts: Nyne Capital
Charlton Athletic Wales Nathan Jones Scotland Greg Docherty Reebok RSK Group
List
Derby County England John Eustace England Lewis Travis Puma Loaded[9]
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    • Back: HSG UK
    • Sleeve: Tonic Weight Loss Surgery
    • Shorts: HSG UK
Lincoln City England Chris Cohen &
England Tom Shaw		 Zimbabwe Tendayi Darikwa Oxen[10] Branston[11]
List
    • Back: Gen2 Energy[12]
    • Sleeve: Easy Heat Pumps
    • Shorts: None
Middlesbrough Sweden Kim Hellberg TBC Castore[13] Midnite[14]
List
    • Back: Perco Foods
    • Sleeve: TBC
    • Shorts: NOCO
Millwall Scotland Alex Neil England Jake Cooper Erreà Wiggett Group[15]
List
    • Back: Wiggett Group
    • Sleeve: FXD Capital
    • Shorts: None
Norwich City Belgium Philippe Clement Scotland Kenny McLean Joma Blakely Clothing[16]
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    • Back: Green Light Consultancy Group
    • Sleeve: Willy's Pies
    • Shorts: BetWright
Portsmouth England John Mousinho England Marlon Pack Nike University of Portsmouth
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    • Back: Aura.com (H) / TotalAV (A)
    • Sleeve: BeeBu
    • Shorts: MG Richmond
Preston North End England Paul Heckingbottom England Benjamin Whiteman Castore SpudBros[17]
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    • Back: Pub Casino
    • Sleeve: CPC
    • Shorts: None
Queens Park Rangers France Julien Stéphan Republic of Ireland Jimmy Dunne Erreà MrQ[18]
List
    • Back: Xtra Maintenance
    • Sleeve: Cubefunder
    • Shorts: MyGuava Business
Sheffield United England Chris Wilder England Japhet Tanganga Adidas[19] Midnite[20]
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    • Back: None
    • Sleeve: Village Hotel Club
    • Shorts: NOCO
Southampton Germany Tonda Eckert England Jack Stephens[21] Puma[22] P&O Cruises[23]
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    • Back: Midnite
    • Sleeve: Garmin
    • Shorts: Midnite
Stoke City England Mark Robins England Ben Wilmot Macron bet365
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    • Back: None
    • Sleeve: None
    • Shorts: None
Swansea City Portugal Vítor Matos Wales Ben Cabango Joma Reviva Coffee[24]
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Watford Italy Alessio Dionisi Morocco Imrân Louza Kelme BOXT[25]
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West Bromwich Albion Scotland James Morrison England Jed Wallace Macron Ideal Heating[26]
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    • Back: Mega Riches
    • Sleeve: BarberBoss
    • Shorts: None
West Ham United Portugal Nuno Espírito Santo England Jarrod Bowen[27] New Balance BoyleSports[28]
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    • Back:
    • Sleeve: Lilley Plummer Risks
    • Shorts:
Wolverhampton Wanderers Portugal César Peixoto Portugal Toti Gomes Sudu Midnite[29]
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    • Back: None
    • Sleeve: Wolf Competitions
    • Shorts: None
Wrexham England Phil Parkinson Scotland Dominic Hyam Macron Firefox[30]
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Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager(s) Date of appointment
Blackburn Rovers Northern Ireland Michael O'Neill[31] End of contract 2 May 2026 Pre-season England Tony Mowbray[32] 5 June 2026
Bristol City England Roy Hodgson[33] End of interim spell England Michael Skubala[34] 29 May 2026
Watford England Edward Still[35] Sacked 3 May 2026 Italy Alessio Dionisi[36] 15 June 2026
Burnley England Mike Jackson[37] End of interim spell 24 May 2026 Belgium Nicky Hayen[38] 10 July 2026
Lincoln City England Michael Skubala[39] Signed by Bristol City 29 May 2026 England Chris Cohen &
England Tom Shaw[40]		 29 May 2026
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wales Rob Edwards[41] Sacked 11 June 2026 Portugal César Peixoto[42] 15 June 2026
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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Championship play-off semi-finals
4 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Burnley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Championship play-off quarter-finals
6 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Middlesbrough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 West Ham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Wrexham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Southampton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 −4[a]
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First match(es) will be played: 14 August 2026. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[44]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Southampton were deducted four points due to multiple breaches of EFL regulations related to the unauthorised filming of other clubs' training.[43]

Results

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Home \ Away BIR BLB BOL BRI BUR CAR CHA DER LIN MID MIL NOR POR PNE QPR SHU SOU STO SWA WAT WBA WHU WOL WRE
Birmingham City —
Blackburn Rovers — a
Bolton Wanderers —
Bristol City — a
Burnley a —
Cardiff City a — a
Charlton Athletic — a a a
Derby County —
Lincoln City —
Middlesbrough —
Millwall a — a a
Norwich City —
Portsmouth — a
Preston North End —
Queens Park Rangers a a — a
Sheffield United —
Southampton a —
Stoke City —
Swansea City a —
Watford —
West Bromwich Albion — a
West Ham United a a a —
Wolverhampton Wanderers a —
Wrexham —
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Updated to match(es) played on Pre-season. Source: efl.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Play-offs

Main article: 2027 EFL play-offs

Bracket

Eliminators Semi-finals Final
Lowest-seeded eliminators winner
8 TBC 3 TBC
5 TBC  
 
Highest-seeded eliminators winner
7 TBC 4 TBC
6 TBC

Season statistics

As of Pre-season

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of EFL Championship hat-tricks
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Player For Against Result Date
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Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets
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Discipline

Player

  • Most yellow cards: 0
  • Most red cards: 0

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 0
  • Most red cards: 0
  • Fewest yellow cards: 0
  • Fewest red cards: 0

Awards

Monthly

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Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Ref
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
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References

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