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How to watch the EFL in 2026-27

More live Football League games than ever, almost all on UK Sports.

Updated · By the IPTV UK editorial desk

Panoramic view of Elland Road taken during the opening fixture of the 13/14 season against Brighton and Hove Albion
Photo: Lufc83, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Live in the UK: UK Sports (1,059 EFL games a season, including all Carabao Cup games)

Free to watch: Highlights on UK Sports' YouTube channel

The EFL’s five-year deal with Sky, worth a guaranteed £895m, put the Football League on television more than ever before.

How many games does Sky show?

Competition Live games a season
Championship 328
League One 248
League Two 248
Play-offs All 15
Carabao Cup All 93
EFL Trophy All 127
Total 1,059 of 1,891

Each regular weekend round has ten live EFL games, five of them in the Championship.

Where do all those games go?

Many are on UK Sports’ main channels, and the rest on Sky’s extra streaming channels, which can show up to 100 events at once on Sky and NOW.

What do you need?

A UK Sports subscription (from £35 a month with Essential TV) or NOW Sports (£34.99 a month). See Sky compared.

Next fixtures, in UK time

  1. 20:00Fri 9 OctWest Ham UnitedQueens Park RangersEFL ChampionshipUK Sports
  2. 12:30Sat 10 OctWest Bromwich AlbionBirmingham CityEFL ChampionshipUK Sports
  3. 12:30Sat 10 OctCharlton AthleticBristol CityEFL ChampionshipUK Sports
  4. 12:30Sat 10 OctSwansea CityNorwich CityEFL ChampionshipUK Sports
  5. 15:00Sat 10 OctWatfordBurnleyEFL ChampionshipNot live on UK TV (3pm blackout)
  6. 15:00Sat 10 OctPreston North EndMillwallEFL ChampionshipNot live on UK TV (3pm blackout)
  7. 15:00Sat 10 OctSheffield UnitedLincoln CityEFL ChampionshipNot live on UK TV (3pm blackout)
  8. 15:00Sat 10 OctBlackburn RoversCardiff CityEFL ChampionshipNot live on UK TV (3pm blackout)
  9. 15:00Sat 10 OctBolton WanderersStoke CityEFL ChampionshipNot live on UK TV (3pm blackout)
  10. 15:00Sat 10 OctMiddlesbroughWolverhampton WanderersEFL ChampionshipNot live on UK TV (3pm blackout)

Fixtures from TheSportsDB, updated 6 October 2026; times can move for TV. UK channels follow the 2025-29 rights deals. Saturday 3pm games are not shown live anywhere in the UK.

Readers also ask

Can I watch my club's games on iFollow?
Since the Sky deal, clubs' own streaming passes are mainly for viewers outside the UK. UK fans watch through UK Sports, including its extra streaming channels.
Is every Championship game on TV?
No: 328 of the 552 league games are shown. Saturday 3pm games are subject to the UK blackout.
Are EFL highlights free?
UK Sports publishes highlights of every game on its YouTube channel and app.

Sources

  1. BBC Sport: EFL agrees five-year domestic rights deal checked 6 October 2026

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