The 2024/25 EFL Championship season will be another marathon season for fans of English second division football.

The race for possible promotion to the Premier League will once again be neck and neck, as there are two automatic places and one play-off spot for promotion to the top division.

A 46-game season will test the endurance of all teams involved: Luton Town, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the league after being relegated from the Premier League in 2023/24.

In Sporting News you will find out all about the most important match dates this week and how you can follow the games.

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EFL Championship fixtures this week

Friday, August 9

• Preston North End – Sheffield United (3:00 p.m. ET)
• Blackburn Rovers vs Derby County (3pm ET)

Saturday, August 10

• Hull City vs Bristol City (5:30am ET)
• Leeds United vs Portsmouth (5:30am ET)
• Middlesbrough-Swansea City (5:30 p.m. ET)
• Millwall vs Watford (5:30am ET)
• Oxford United vs Norwich City (5:30 a.m. ET)
• QPR vs West Bromwich Albion (5:30am ET)
• Stoke City vs Coventry City (5:30am ET)
• Cardiff City vs Sunderland (5:30am ET)

Sunday, August 11

• Sheffield Wednesday vs Plymouth Argyle (11:00 a.m. ET)

Monday, August 12

• Luton Town – Burnley (3:00 p.m. ET)

EFL Championship Live streams, TV channels in the USA

The EFL Championship games of the 2024/25 season will be largely split between CBS Sports Network, CBS Sports Golazo Network and Paramount+.

New Paramount+ users can currently sign up for a FREE seven-day trial.

If the game is shown on CBS Sports Network, a live streaming option will be available on Fubo, which also offers a FREE trial to new subscribers.

Here are all the TV channel and live stream details for watching this week’s EFL Championship games: