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The Sun
a few seconds ago
- The Sun
How to watch all EFL games from opening rounds of Championship, League One and League Two
THE long wait for EFL action is finally over - and there are some huge games to look forward to across the opening rounds of fixtures. This season, a split start has been put in place, meaning League One and Two will begin on Friday, August 1, one week before the Championship kicks off. 2 2 Fear not if you can't make your side's league opener, as Sky Sports are broadcasting every single fixture from the opening rounds of all three divisions in the EFL. This includes all 27 season openers taking place on a Saturday at 3pm, as the blackout doesn't begin until the Premier League gets underway on August 15. SunSport brings you all the details you need so you can catch your side's first outing of the new season. How to watch every opening game of the 2025/26 EFL season All times BST Friday, August 1 Luton vs AFC Wimbledon (League One) - 8pm KO, Sky Sports Football Saturday, August 2 Cardiff vs Peterborough (League One) - 12.30pm KO, Sky Sports Football Blackpool vs Stevenage (League One) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Bradford vs Wycombe (League One) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Burton vs Mansfield (League One) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Doncaster vs Exeter (League One) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Huddersfield vs Leyton Orient (League One) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Lincoln vs Reading (League One) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Plymouth vs Barnsley (League One) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Rotherham vs Port Vale (League One) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Wigan vs Northampton (League One) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Accrington Stanley vs Gillingham (League Two) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Barnet vs Fleetwood (League Two) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Bristol Rovers vs Harrogate (League Two) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Cambridge United vs Cheltenham (League Two) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Chesterfield vs Barrow (League Two) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Colchester United vs Tranmere Rovers (League Two) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Grimsby vs Crawley (League Two) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ MK Dons vs Oldham (League Two) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Newport vs Notts County (League Two) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Salford City vs Crewe (League Two) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Shrewsbury vs Bromley (League Two) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Walsall vs Swindon (League Two) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Sunday, August 3 Stockport vs Bolton (League One) - 12pm KO, Sky Sports Football Friday, August 8 Birmingham vs Ipswich (Championship) - 8pm KO, Sky Sports Football Saturday, August 9 Southampton vs Wrexham (Championship) - 12.30pm KO, Sky Sports Football Charlton vs Watford (Championship) - 12.30pm KO, Sky Sports+ Coventry vs Hull (Championship) - 12.30pm KO, Sky Sports+ Middlesbrough vs Swansea City (Championship) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Norwich vs Millwall (Championship) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Oxford vs Portsmouth (Championship) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ QPR vs Preston (Championship) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Stoke vs Derby (Championship) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ West Brom vs Blackburn (Championship) - 3pm KO, Sky Sports+ Sheffield United vs Bristol City (Championship) - 5.30pm KO, Sky Sports Football Sunday, August 10 Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday (Championship) - 4.30pm KO, Sky Sports Football How to watch Sky Sports+ Subscribers of the full Sky Sports package can access Sky Sports+ at no extra cost. You can find Sky Sports+ on Sky TV, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports mobile app. Just select the game you want to watch on the homepage, which will show all current live matches available to stream and enjoy. You can also press the microphone button on your Sky remote, and then say the name of your club, and it will show what games are available.
The Independent
30 minutes ago
- The Independent
Liverpool make surprise decision over Alexander Isak pursuit after Newcastle bid rejected
Liverpool have decided against making a second bid for Alexander Isak after seeing a £110m offer rejected by Newcastle United. The Premier League champions believe the swiftness and clarity of Newcastle's response means it would be futile to up their club record offer for the striker. Liverpool, who had made an inquiry for the 25-year-old last month, stepped up their interest in the Newcastle top scorer as they looked to take their summer spending up towards £400m. But the Carabao Cup winners had long maintained their top scorer was not for sale and they immediately rebuffed turned Liverpool's bid down. Isak had told them he wanted to explore the possibility of a move, leading manager Eddie Howe to omit him from Newcastle's friendly defeat to Celtic because of the speculation and admit the forward's future was out of his hands. The Sweden international is missing United's pre-season tour of Asia with what the club called a minor thigh injury and has trained with his former club Real Sociedad this week in an attempt to regain fitness. Liverpool are determined to be ambitious in their recruitment and head coach Arne Slot has said they will target high-quality players. They have already bought one striker, Hugo Ekitike, for £69m this summer, purchasing a player Newcastle had tried to purchase, as well as the £100m club record buy Florian Wirtz and full-backs Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong. However, they also sold winger Luis Diaz, who spent some of last season operating as a centre-forward, to Bayern Munich this week for £65.5m and there could be further departures among attackers, with doubts about the futures of Federico Chiesa and Darwin Nunez. Newcastle have not got a ready-made replacement for Isak and, after Callum Wilson left the club, have fewer strikers than they did last season. Howe has been frustrated in his attempts to buy a host of other forwards, including Liam Delap, Joao Pedro and Bryan Mbeumo but while Newcastle are interested in Brentford's Yoane Wissa, they are yet to conclude a deal for him, while their only major signing this transfer window is winger Anthony Elanga. Isak scored 23 Premier League goals for Newcastle last season as well as a Carabao Cup final strike against Liverpool. He has three years left on his contract at Newcastle but is now unlikely to sign an extension.
BBC News
31 minutes ago
- BBC News
A 'damaged relationship' but chance to add 'depth'
Alexander Isak is Newcastle's best striker since Alan is the player who scored the decisive goal at Wembley - one of many special moments in black and white - and he was worshipped on that relationship has been is an acceptance Newcastle need to become better at selling something former sporting director Paul Mitchell alluded to last year to when he described their transfer strategy prior to his arrival as "not fit for purpose".It is the first time since the takeover in October 2021 another club has come for one of their big fans are worried about the impact on the dressing room and fear others will see a move away from St James' Park as the best thing for their ownership have invested hundreds of millions of pounds in Newcastle over the last four years and the message is that they remain committed to taking the club to the Isak money, should they sell, will boost their PSR position and hopefully enable them to add more depth and quality to their squad - something they have really struggled to do in this transfer has certainly been a tough few they were in a difficult place 12 months ago with PSR pressures, changes at executive level, and speculation about the manager's future. What followed was the most successful season the club has Eddie Howe in charge and some outstanding players in his squad, anything is more from Matthew Raisbeck and fans hereAnd subscribe to the Total Sport Newcastle United Podcast on BBC Sounds
