All opening EFL games live on Sky!

[Sly]

Just a heads up in case anyone missed this.

 

All opening EFL games live on Sky including Saturday 3pm kick-offs.

 

Sky Sports will broadcast every match from the opening rounds of the Championship, League One and League Two live next season, with most kicking off at 3pm on Saturday. The EFL starts a fortnight before the Premier League so the blackout at that time is not in place.

The EFL has introduced a split start, with League One and Two kicking off on 1 August and the Championship seven days later.
 

On the second weekend five games from League One and League Two will be televised. The Premier League kicks off on 15 August with Bournemouth’s visit to the champions, Liverpool, which will be live on Sky.

 

The EFL fixtures will be announced on Thursday at midday BST, with TV details for the first six rounds to be confirmed by 3 July. In an attempt to help fans make plans, TV games and fixture changes until the FA Cup third round in January will be confirmed before the season, with picks for the second half of the season announced in November.

 

The two-week window of TV coverage will give the EFL greater exposure before a season that brings a new and expanded domestic TV deal for the Premier League. Under the terms of that contract, Sky Sports is increasing its Premier League live offering from 128 to 215 matches and 52 fixtures will be shown exclusively by TNT Sports.

 

All non-3pm Saturday Premier League games will be televised live for the first time, with up to seven matches available each weekend. SkySports will broadcast multiple 2pm Sunday matches, which will often feature clubs participating in the Europa League and Conference League.

[The Year Of The Fox]

Would love them to go bust. 

[Sly]

3 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

Would love them to go bust. 

Who? Sky? 😂 

[grobyfox1990]

It’s good that they’ll announce all tv changes up to jan, if they stick to their timetable. There a lot of 1230 games in the champo

[Vacamion]

 

Showing all the league's games in a gameweek is a start, I suppose, but generally, what they offer is still nowhere near enough for what you pay and doesn't reflect viewing habits in 2025  - ie.  people generally have a favourite team they want to see every game.

 

As such, their offering is still going to drive punters into the arms of the streamers.

 

And that's before you get into the biased, braindead pundits who haven't done their homework, the shouty screamy commentators, the fetishisation of the big 6 in the Premier and the collective amnesia regarding the oil-money and dictator-money.

 

[CosbehFox]

You have to remember a lot of the games will be the single camera stuff from last time we were in the Championship 

[Guest Lako42]

Deffo not going to need a ST this year. 

[ramboacdc]

24 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

You have to remember a lot of the games will be the single camera stuff from last time we were in the Championship 

Or even worse, available on Foxes Player or whatever it's called. 

[Ricey]

39 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

You have to remember a lot of the games will be the single camera stuff from last time we were in the Championship 

One too many cameras for my liking.

[Super_horns]

56 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

You have to remember a lot of the games will be the single camera stuff from last time we were in the Championship 

Yes that is right.

 

Usually a main game on Friday /Saturday and occasionally Sunday with two mote at12:30 on the Sunday .

 

Bet Sky are gutted Leeds and Sunderland went up as they were on a lot.

[davieG]

1 hour ago, Vacamion said:

 

Showing all the league's games in a gameweek is a start, I suppose, but generally, what they offer is still nowhere near enough for what you pay and doesn't reflect viewing habits in 2025  - ie.  people generally have a favourite team they want to see every game.

 

As such, their offering is still going to drive punters into the arms of the streamers.

 

And that's before you get into the biased, braindead pundits who haven't done their homework, the shouty screamy commentators, the fetishisation of the big 6 in the Premier and the collective amnesia regarding the oil-money and dictator-money.

 

52 fixtures on TNT makes it more so. It was better for fans when Sky had a monopoly of TV games until  the EU said that was uncompetitive.

[iancognito]

5 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

 

 

Bet Sky are gutted Leeds and Sunderland went up as they were on a lot.

Nah, just makes more room for Wrexham and I guarantee Tom Brady's Birmingham and Frank Lampard's Cov will be the apple of David Prutton's eye too this season.

[Guest RYM]

46 games of shit football and the commentators saying “that’s why we love the championship” ad nauseam.

[OadbyBlue]

21 minutes ago, RYM said:

46 games of shit football and the commentators saying “that’s why we love the championship” ad nauseam.

“Most entertaining league in the world” as we concede to Oxford United at home in the 90th minute.

[Tuna]

30 minutes ago, RYM said:

46 games of shit football and the commentators saying “that’s why we love the championship” ad nauseam.

46 games of Don Goodman or Andy Hinchcliffe 

[AKCJ]

44 minutes ago, RYM said:

46 games of shit football and the commentators saying “that’s why we love the championship” ad nauseam.

The EFL is fantastic to watch but shite to be a part of.

[Claridge]

53 minutes ago, RYM said:

46 games of shit football and the commentators saying “that’s why we love the championship” ad nauseam.

Wont be as bad as the 38 prem games

I hope

[Realist Guy In The Room]

Yay

[Hollism]

45 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

The EFL is fantastic to watch but shite to be a part of.

 

I think the inverse can be true just as often.

[ashbyj]

This won’t help league 2 clubs

[RoboFox]

KPFC vs. Arsehole of Nowhere FC, 3pm on a Saturday. One of 12 televised games with an average viewership of about 2,000 people and somehow they'll STILL find a way to talk about Liverpool and Manchester United for an hour. 

[Tommy Fresh]

1 hour ago, Tuna said:

46 games of Don Goodman or Andy Hinchcliffe 

But David Prutton and Jobi McAnuff as well, who are miles ahead of any of the hosts/pundits they have on their prem coverage 

[jim5000]

Ruud’s brave foxes live on Sky 

 

Ayew up front 

 

Vestergaard and Faes solid at the back 

 

Soumare still stinking the place up in centre mid even in the champo 

 

 

[The Year Of The Fox]

10 hours ago, Sly said:

Who? Sky? 😂 

Yep

[Paninistickers]

I'm a late adopter if the ol firestick....and once that line is crossed, it's impossible to comprehend why anyone would pay sky or tnt or anyone else a subscription. Baffling.