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Sky Sports live tv selections [EFL] 25-26
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Sky Sports Selections Notification
The notice periods for selections for the 2025/26 season are as follows:
- On the 2025/26 Fixture Release Day, selections shall be confirmed in respect of the opening weekends of the Championship and League One and League Two seasons.
- By 3 July 2025, selections shall be announced in respect of all live broadcast matches to be played before the end of September.
- By 31 July 2025, selections shall be announced in respect of all matches scheduled to be played prior to the end of the third round of the FA Cup (January 2026).
- By 7 November 2025, selections shall be announced in respect of all matches to be played between the end of the third round proper of the FA Cup and the last weekend of February.
- Selections for matches scheduled after the first weekend in March will be announced on a four-week rolling basis starting from February 1 (e.g. a selection for the first weekend in April will be selected in the first weekend in March).
- Selections for matches scheduled for the penultimate weekend of the regular season will be announced three weeks in advance.
- Selections for matches scheduled for the final weekend of the regular season will be announced the week prior.
In line with the uplift in matches, weekends when all divisions and the Premier League are scheduled to play*, 10 regular weekend games across the three divisions will be broadcast, including seven games at 12.30 pm on a Saturday.
This will include up to five Sky Bet Championship matches and up to five matches across Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two.
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So all the Wrexham games then…3
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Friday August 1
Luton vs AFC Wimbledon, kick-off 8pm - Live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports+
Saturday August 2
Cardiff vs Peterborough, kick-off 12.30pm - Live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports+
Sunday August 3
Stockport vs Bolton, kick-off 12pm - Live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports+
Friday August 8
Birmingham vs Ipswich, kick-off 8pm - Live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports+
Saturday August 9
Southampton vs Wrexham, kick-off 12:30pm - Live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports+
Sheffield United vs Bristol City, kick-off 5:30pm - Live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports+
Sunday August 10
Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday, kick-off 4.30pm - Live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports+
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That's not so bad in terms of reasonable advance notice.1
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Luton vs AFC Wimbledon is an excellent game to kick off the season11
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But people will still moan who've bought an advance train ticket 4 months beforehand.Jints said:That's not so bad in terms of reasonable advance notice.
And at least they can't moan re games being called off or changed due to the International weekend !0 -
What a surprise with both Brum and Wrexham being chosen on the opening weekend.3
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I don't get how they can say the fixture list is mostly random etc and yet it constantly throws out promoted Vs relegated teams on the first game of the season...3
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As a rule, I've never known train companies to sell advance tickets earlier than 3 months before departure.golfaddick said:
But people will still moan who've bought an advance train ticket 4 months beforehand.Jints said:That's not so bad in terms of reasonable advance notice.
And at least they can't moan re games being called off or changed due to the International weekend !1 -
I’m a bit disappointed. I thought I’d wait until next Thursday to confirm our Sheffield Wednesday match in October is on the Saturday but now I see that I have to wait until the end of July.
Flights during school holidays are best booked at least three months in advance. It wasn't a problem for the play off final because it wasn’t during French school holidays.0 -
Constantly? Were Watford in the Premier League last season?sam3110 said:I don't get how they can say the fixture list is mostly random etc and yet it constantly throws out promoted Vs relegated teams on the first game of the season...2 - Sponsored links:
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Four of the new teams in the Championship this season facing off against each other, that's not "luck of the draw"!!jimmymelrose said:
Constantly? Were Watford in the Premier League last season?sam3110 said:I don't get how they can say the fixture list is mostly random etc and yet it constantly throws out promoted Vs relegated teams on the first game of the season...
Same in League One with Luton vs Wimbledon... Its a common theme over previous seasons as well
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Millwall kick off will be changed likely to be early kick off5
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Every opening weekend fixture in the EFL is being shown on Sky, which means our first match is
Charlton Athletic v Watford (12:30pm), August 9th - live on Sky Sports + ** There are two games scheduled in that slot for Sky Sports +. One will almost certainly be on the linear channel, but we will definitely be available behind the red button at very least.2 -
The probability of there being at least one match on the opening day of fixtures in a 24-team league is a promoted team v a relegated team is 51.5%. In other words, it would be more likely to happen than not.ForeverAddickted said:
Four of the new teams in the Championship this season facing off against each other, that's not "luck of the draw"!!jimmymelrose said:
Constantly? Were Watford in the Premier League last season?sam3110 said:I don't get how they can say the fixture list is mostly random etc and yet it constantly throws out promoted Vs relegated teams on the first game of the season...
Same in League One with Luton vs Wimbledon... Its a common theme over previous seasons as well
However, it's not completely random. Certain fixtures are restricted from being on the opening day of the season, e.g. local derbies. So, when there are derbies excluded from the possible opening fixtures, that 51.5% is increased, slightly.3 -
Why can’t local derbies be on the opening day?Chizz said:
The probability of there being at least one match on the opening day of fixtures in a 24-team league is a promoted team v a relegated team is 51.5%. In other words, it would be more likely to happen than not.ForeverAddickted said:
Four of the new teams in the Championship this season facing off against each other, that's not "luck of the draw"!!jimmymelrose said:
Constantly? Were Watford in the Premier League last season?sam3110 said:I don't get how they can say the fixture list is mostly random etc and yet it constantly throws out promoted Vs relegated teams on the first game of the season...
Same in League One with Luton vs Wimbledon... Its a common theme over previous seasons as well
However, it's not completely random. Certain fixtures are restricted from being on the opening day of the season, e.g. local derbies. So, when there are derbies excluded from the possible opening fixtures, that 51.5% is increased, slightly.2 -
So to try and prove a point you pick the one fixture that shows me wrong and ignore the fact both Wrexham and Birmingham are playing teams relegated this season, and Luton are playing AFC Wimbledon in League 1? Okjimmymelrose said:
Constantly? Were Watford in the Premier League last season?sam3110 said:I don't get how they can say the fixture list is mostly random etc and yet it constantly throws out promoted Vs relegated teams on the first game of the season...
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Yeah that one surprises me, as we faced Leyton Orient on the opening day two years ago.valleynick66 said:
Why can’t local derbies be on the opening day?Chizz said:
The probability of there being at least one match on the opening day of fixtures in a 24-team league is a promoted team v a relegated team is 51.5%. In other words, it would be more likely to happen than not.ForeverAddickted said:
Four of the new teams in the Championship this season facing off against each other, that's not "luck of the draw"!!jimmymelrose said:
Constantly? Were Watford in the Premier League last season?sam3110 said:I don't get how they can say the fixture list is mostly random etc and yet it constantly throws out promoted Vs relegated teams on the first game of the season...
Same in League One with Luton vs Wimbledon... Its a common theme over previous seasons as well
However, it's not completely random. Certain fixtures are restricted from being on the opening day of the season, e.g. local derbies. So, when there are derbies excluded from the possible opening fixtures, that 51.5% is increased, slightly.
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Gutted, I’ll miss the Wrexham game.Mendonca In Asdas said:1 -
They can. It's an example of some certain fixtures that the requirements of the police are taken into account.valleynick66 said:
Why can’t local derbies be on the opening day?Chizz said:
The probability of there being at least one match on the opening day of fixtures in a 24-team league is a promoted team v a relegated team is 51.5%. In other words, it would be more likely to happen than not.ForeverAddickted said:
Four of the new teams in the Championship this season facing off against each other, that's not "luck of the draw"!!jimmymelrose said:
Constantly? Were Watford in the Premier League last season?sam3110 said:I don't get how they can say the fixture list is mostly random etc and yet it constantly throws out promoted Vs relegated teams on the first game of the season...
Same in League One with Luton vs Wimbledon... Its a common theme over previous seasons as well
However, it's not completely random. Certain fixtures are restricted from being on the opening day of the season, e.g. local derbies. So, when there are derbies excluded from the possible opening fixtures, that 51.5% is increased, slightly.0 - Sponsored links:
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If anyone has ever claimed randomness, they are completely wrong. I believe that in the past there have been posts on here detailing the amount of discussion between interested parties that goes into putting it together, also the knock on effects of minimising the the chances of certain teams playing at home on the same day. One thing it will never be is random.sam3110 said:I don't get how they can say the fixture list is mostly random etc and yet it constantly throws out promoted Vs relegated teams on the first game of the season...9 -
Clubs are definitely allowed to request a specific fixture to be played at a certain time in the season... Everton for example didnt want their final match at Goodison to be less of a thing because it was on the final day of the season. Whilst we played Portsmouth very close to the 5th December a few years ago for an Anniversary "Return to the Valley" match.Stig said:
If anyone has ever claimed randomness, they are completely wrong. I believe that in the past there have been posts on here detailing the amount of discussion between interested parties that goes into putting it together, also the knock on effects of minimising the the chances of certain teams playing at home on the same day. One thing it will never be is random.sam3110 said:I don't get how they can say the fixture list is mostly random etc and yet it constantly throws out promoted Vs relegated teams on the first game of the season...
West Brom vs. Derby this season, is a repeat of the same fixture 125-years and ten days ago... and is marked as the Anniversary of the first game at the Hawthorns - For those wondering, it couldn't be played any closer because the week before is an International Weekend.5 -
The opening day clash - Watford's first trip to Charlton since September 2014 - will be broadcast live on Sky Sports+ with kick-off at 12.30pm.
The 2025/26 fixtures for the Sky Bet EFL have been confirmed, and all Sky Bet EFL fixtures for the opening weekend will be broadcast live on Sky Sports to kick off the new season.
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Good they have a system in place this yearclive said:Sky Sports Selections Notification
The notice periods for selections for the 2025/26 season are as follows:
- On the 2025/26 Fixture Release Day, selections shall be confirmed in respect of the opening weekends of the Championship and League One and League Two seasons.
- By 3 July 2025, selections shall be announced in respect of all live broadcast matches to be played before the end of September.
- By 31 July 2025, selections shall be announced in respect of all matches scheduled to be played prior to the end of the third round of the FA Cup (January 2026).
- By 7 November 2025, selections shall be announced in respect of all matches to be played between the end of the third round proper of the FA Cup and the last weekend of February.
- Selections for matches scheduled after the first weekend in March will be announced on a four-week rolling basis starting from February 1 (e.g. a selection for the first weekend in April will be selected in the first weekend in March).
- Selections for matches scheduled for the penultimate weekend of the regular season will be announced three weeks in advance.
- Selections for matches scheduled for the final weekend of the regular season will be announced the week prior.
In line with the uplift in matches, weekends when all divisions and the Premier League are scheduled to play*, 10 regular weekend games across the three divisions will be broadcast, including seven games at 12.30 pm on a Saturday.
This will include up to five Sky Bet Championship matches and up to five matches across Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two.
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The same system was in place last season.JustFloydRoad said:
Good they have a system in place this yearclive said:Sky Sports Selections Notification
The notice periods for selections for the 2025/26 season are as follows:
- On the 2025/26 Fixture Release Day, selections shall be confirmed in respect of the opening weekends of the Championship and League One and League Two seasons.
- By 3 July 2025, selections shall be announced in respect of all live broadcast matches to be played before the end of September.
- By 31 July 2025, selections shall be announced in respect of all matches scheduled to be played prior to the end of the third round of the FA Cup (January 2026).
- By 7 November 2025, selections shall be announced in respect of all matches to be played between the end of the third round proper of the FA Cup and the last weekend of February.
- Selections for matches scheduled after the first weekend in March will be announced on a four-week rolling basis starting from February 1 (e.g. a selection for the first weekend in April will be selected in the first weekend in March).
- Selections for matches scheduled for the penultimate weekend of the regular season will be announced three weeks in advance.
- Selections for matches scheduled for the final weekend of the regular season will be announced the week prior.
In line with the uplift in matches, weekends when all divisions and the Premier League are scheduled to play*, 10 regular weekend games across the three divisions will be broadcast, including seven games at 12.30 pm on a Saturday.
This will include up to five Sky Bet Championship matches and up to five matches across Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two.
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Then I don’t get it in this context.Chizz said:
They can. It's an example of some certain fixtures that the requirements of the police are taken into account.valleynick66 said:
Why can’t local derbies be on the opening day?Chizz said:
The probability of there being at least one match on the opening day of fixtures in a 24-team league is a promoted team v a relegated team is 51.5%. In other words, it would be more likely to happen than not.ForeverAddickted said:
Four of the new teams in the Championship this season facing off against each other, that's not "luck of the draw"!!jimmymelrose said:
Constantly? Were Watford in the Premier League last season?sam3110 said:I don't get how they can say the fixture list is mostly random etc and yet it constantly throws out promoted Vs relegated teams on the first game of the season...
Same in League One with Luton vs Wimbledon... Its a common theme over previous seasons as well
However, it's not completely random. Certain fixtures are restricted from being on the opening day of the season, e.g. local derbies. So, when there are derbies excluded from the possible opening fixtures, that 51.5% is increased, slightly.Why would the police say no to a derby that happens to be on the opening day of the season to make your maths work?
What real world constraints exist with local derbies beyond perhaps adjusting the kick off time?
Again I’m challenging in the context of your analysis on likelihood of certain matches cropping up.1 -
If it's totally random, then the chances of one or more relegated v promoted matches on the first weekend of the season is 51.5%. Therefore it's more likely than not.valleynick66 said:
Then I don’t get it in this context.Chizz said:
They can. It's an example of some certain fixtures that the requirements of the police are taken into account.valleynick66 said:
Why can’t local derbies be on the opening day?Chizz said:
The probability of there being at least one match on the opening day of fixtures in a 24-team league is a promoted team v a relegated team is 51.5%. In other words, it would be more likely to happen than not.ForeverAddickted said:
Four of the new teams in the Championship this season facing off against each other, that's not "luck of the draw"!!jimmymelrose said:
Constantly? Were Watford in the Premier League last season?sam3110 said:I don't get how they can say the fixture list is mostly random etc and yet it constantly throws out promoted Vs relegated teams on the first game of the season...
Same in League One with Luton vs Wimbledon... Its a common theme over previous seasons as well
However, it's not completely random. Certain fixtures are restricted from being on the opening day of the season, e.g. local derbies. So, when there are derbies excluded from the possible opening fixtures, that 51.5% is increased, slightly.Why would the police say no to a derby that happens to be on the opening day of the season to make your maths work?
What real world constraints exist with local derbies beyond perhaps adjusting the kick off time?
Again I’m challenging in the context of your analysis on likelihood of certain matches cropping up.
However, it's not totally random. There are outside influences that dictate some matches, for example local derbies, don't take place at certain times of year, for example, when there's a higher proportion of police on leave.
So, in the case of Charlton, if there police place this restriction on the EFL (and I don't know whether they have), then there Charlton have three relegated clubs they could play on the first weekend of the season or eighteen others. If there were no such restriction, the numbers would be three and twenty.
So, in answer to both your questions, the Met might want to avoid derbies when there is a higher proportion of police on leave.
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We've asked to not play Millwall on the first day of the season, as we want to win our first game of the season...6
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It would be interesting to see how they do set the schedule. I remember Reading a story on how the NFL do it - computer gets fed a bunch of constraints and generates multiple possible schedules. These then get reviewed by a team who considers more esoteric issues (is there a potential headline game every week, does a team have too much back to back travel, etc.) I believe the computer generated tens of thousands of schedules that were rejected for some reason.
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I would be very surprised if that is a real constraint and an active dictat to prohibit a derby in early August.Chizz said:
If it's totally random, then the chances of one or more relegated v promoted matches on the first weekend of the season is 51.5%. Therefore it's more likely than not.valleynick66 said:
Then I don’t get it in this context.Chizz said:
They can. It's an example of some certain fixtures that the requirements of the police are taken into account.valleynick66 said:
Why can’t local derbies be on the opening day?Chizz said:
The probability of there being at least one match on the opening day of fixtures in a 24-team league is a promoted team v a relegated team is 51.5%. In other words, it would be more likely to happen than not.ForeverAddickted said:
Four of the new teams in the Championship this season facing off against each other, that's not "luck of the draw"!!jimmymelrose said:
Constantly? Were Watford in the Premier League last season?sam3110 said:I don't get how they can say the fixture list is mostly random etc and yet it constantly throws out promoted Vs relegated teams on the first game of the season...
Same in League One with Luton vs Wimbledon... Its a common theme over previous seasons as well
However, it's not completely random. Certain fixtures are restricted from being on the opening day of the season, e.g. local derbies. So, when there are derbies excluded from the possible opening fixtures, that 51.5% is increased, slightly.Why would the police say no to a derby that happens to be on the opening day of the season to make your maths work?
What real world constraints exist with local derbies beyond perhaps adjusting the kick off time?
Again I’m challenging in the context of your analysis on likelihood of certain matches cropping up.
However, it's not totally random. There are outside influences that dictate some matches, for example local derbies, don't take place at certain times of year, for example, when there's a higher proportion of police on leave.
So, in the case of Charlton, if there police place this restriction on the EFL (and I don't know whether they have), then there Charlton have three relegated clubs they could play on the first weekend of the season or eighteen others. If there were no such restriction, the numbers would be three and twenty.
So, in answer to both your questions, the Met might want to avoid derbies when there is a higher proportion of police on leave.The one I could see is anything across late August bank holiday with the Notting Hill Carnival. That is a huge met police no no for leave requests.I’ve never heard that cited before.2
