Everything you need to know on EFL fixture release day

Wolves, West Brom and Walsall will learn their fixtures for the upcoming season today - here’s everything you need to know ahead of the release.

It is one of the most highly anticipated days of the year for clubs and supporters across the country as excitement builds for the new campaign.

EFL fixture release day takes place today, when Wolves and West Brom will discover their Championship fixtures, and Walsall will learn their League Two schedule for the season ahead.

Wolves were relegated to the Championship after an eight-year spell in the Premier League. West Brom, meanwhile, will be looking to build on the strong form they showed under James Morrison towards the end of last season.

Walsall will face several new opponents in the coming League Two campaign. Exeter City, Port Vale, Rotherham United and Northampton Town have all dropped down from League One.

Meanwhile, York City and Rochdale, who both accumulated more than 100 points in the National League last season, have returned to the EFL.

When are fixtures released?

Fixtures for the Championship, League One and League Two will be confirmed at 12pm. The Carabao Cup and EFL Trophy draws will also take place.

The draw for round one of the Carabao Cup will be held at 4.30pm, live on Sky Sports News.

Before that, the group stages of the 2026/27 EFL Trophy will be drawn at 2.30pm.

Follow Express & Star for all the key dates when they are published, as well as reaction to it through the afternoon.

When does the 2026/27 season start?

The 2026/27 EFL season begins on the weekend of August 14-16 across the Championship, League One and League Two.

However, the competitive action gets under way earlier, with round one of the Carabao Cup taking place on August 7-9.

The EFL Trophy will begin in the week commencing September 21.

This season marks the third year of the Sky Sports broadcast deal, with more than 1,000 matches set to be shown live.

When will fixtures be selected for TV?

TV selections for the 2026/27 season will be announced in stages.

By July 2, selections will be confirmed for all live broadcast matches up to the end of September.

By July 31, TV picks will be announced for all matches up to and including the weekend of January 8-11, 2027.

A further set of selections will follow by November 6, 2026, covering games up to and including the midweek of March 2-3, 2027.

Matches scheduled for the weekend of March 5-8, 2027, will be announced by February 5, 2027, with weekly updates thereafter looking four weeks ahead.

Selections for the penultimate weekend of the regular season will be announced three weeks in advance, while final-day fixtures will be confirmed the week prior.