When will Wolves and West Brom contest the Black Country Derby in 2026/27?

Wolves and Albion resume league rivalry for the first time since 2020/21 in the new Championship campaign.

Two second tier clashes in the upcoming season will be the first league Black Country derbies played in front of supporters since the 2011/12 in the Premier League.

The rivals met in the top flight six seasons ago but the derbies were played behind closed doors at Molineux and The Hawthorns due to Covid. Albion won 3-2 at Molineux and the sides drew 1-1 at The Hawthorns.

Wolves and the Baggies met in the FA Cup fourth round in January 2024 - with the visitors coming out on top 2-0 at The Hawthorns - in a tie marred and delayed by supporter altercations in the stand.

Thursday lunchtime’s fixture release has confirmed the dates for the two derbies for next season, albeit alterations for possible television changes are still to be made.

What are the Black Country derby dates for next season?

Wolves and Albion will contest the derbies on Saturday, September 19 at Molineux and Saturday, February 20 at The Hawthorns.

As it stands those dates only highlight the weekend of the fixture, with potential broadcast changes to come. TV picks until the end of September - to include the Molineux clash - will be confirmed by next week (July 2).

The first derby, at Wolves, comes directly before the first international break of the new season.

It is a tweaked set of international breaks for this season, with just two rather than the usual three before Christmas and three as opposed to four across the whole season.

But the first break, beginning immediately after the Molineux clash on the weekend of September 19, will last for three weeks with clubs not in action again until the weekend of October 10.