The 2026/27 English Football League (EFL) season will see 72 clubs across three divisions compete for promotion, with more than 1,000 matches from the EFL competitions - the Championship, League One, League Two, the Carabao Cup and the Vertu Trophy - set to be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
The vast majority of these games will be screened through the network's Sky Sports+ platform, which launched in August 2024 as both a linear channel and by utilising numerous temporary live streams that carry individual matches, which go live in the minutes before kick-off in each fixture that is screened in this manner.
Sky Sports states it will show games involving each of the 72 EFL clubs at least 20 times a season, with Sky Sports+ being the main platform most of these matches will be broadcast on.
The network has the ability to broadcast EFL games played outside of the Saturday 3pm window, with it offering multiple matches that kick off at 12.30pm most Saturday afternoons throughout the season, as well as up to 36 live fixtures played during midweek and bank holiday matchrounds.
But how can you access the linear channel and live streams showing these games through Sky and other TV providers? GOAL takes you through how you can find and watch the EFL fixtures that will be shown on Sky Sports+ this season.
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Where can I watch the linear Sky Sports+ channel?
Sky Sports+ is available to all Sky subscribers who are signed up to the Sky Sports complete pack. Since its launch in August 2024, the linear Sky Sports+ channel has been added to the Sky Glass, Sky Stream, Sky Q and NOW platforms automatically.
The channel is also available to those who subscribe to sports bundles that contain all of the Sky Sports channels through EE TV and Virgin Media.
These are the channel numbers the linear Sky Sports+ channel can be found on across the various TV providers that carry it:
Provider | Channel number(s) |
|---|---|
Sky | 404 (HD) |
EE TV | 427 (SD), 447 (HD) |
Virgin Media | 504 (HD) |
How can I access the Sky Sports+ games that are only available through streaming?
While selected live EFL matches can be watched through the Sky Sports+ linear channel, the vast majority of games broadcast under this banner are only available via streaming.
You can find the games you want to watch in various ways, depending on the platform you are watching Sky Sports through.
Those watching Sky Sports on a television using services such as Sky Glass, Sky Stream, Sky Q, Virgin Stream and Virgin TV 360 can assess Sky Sports+'s live event hub by pressing the red button on your remote control while watching any Sky Sports channel. This will take you to a menu where you can select the game you want to watch by searching and clicking on the relevant tile.
Viewers with Sky Q can also access Sky Sports+ streams by going to the Apps section, then selecting Sky Sports. By doing this, you will see a list of all the sporting events available to be watched live, and can select the game you want from there.
Those watching through Sky Glass or Sky Stream can also go to the Sky Sports page through your device, or search for Sky Sports+ by using the voice facility to locate the list of available Sky Sports+ streams.
Subscribers to Sky Sports through streaming services such as EE TV and NOW can access Sky Sports+ streams by opening the NOW app through their television or device and selecting the relevant tile on NOW's homepage. The EFL Hub can usually be found within the New & Trending section of NOW's frontpage, as well as within its Sports section, either within the Live & Upcoming section or by scrolling down to the list of Competitions. Once here, you can select the live game you want to watch.
Sky Sports subscribers can also access Sky Sports+ streams through the Sky Sports app. You need to sign in to the app with your Sky iD and go to the Watch section. From here, you can click on the live match you want to watch, and - providing you have the capabilities to stream live video through your device - you'll be able to watch from there.
The app's personalisation facilities, which enable users to follow pages that are specific to particular teams and competitions, allow subscribers to access games even quicker. Relevant streams can be located by clicking through to the club or league in question's own section.
Which EFL games are being broadcast through Sky Sports+?
Sky Sports is set to show more than 1,000 EFL games over the course of the 2026/27 season, with the network holding rights to all three of its divisions, the Championship, League One and League Two, plus both of its cup competitions, the Carabao Cup and the Vertu Trophy.
The broadcaster utilises Sky Sports+ almost every weekend during the football season, with it typically screening seven live matches - three from the Championship plus two games from each of League One and League Two - at 12.30pm on Saturday afternoons, with the games that aren't on the Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event channels being available through the platform.
Sky Sports has also committed to screen every weeknight EFL match; all of the fixtures played on bank holidays, including Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday and Easter Monday; all of the League One and League Two games that take place during international matchrounds; plus every EFL fixture on the final day of the season - which will be Saturday 1st May for the Championship, and Saturday 8th May for League One and League Two. The vast majority of these games will be screened through Sky Sports+.
The network claims it will broadcast at least 20 fixtures featuring each of the 72 EFL clubs over the course of the season.
Full Sky Sports EFL schedule
Here is GOAL's regularly-updated table of the EFL fixtures that are being broadcast on Sky Sports, including the linear Sky Sports+ channel and the Sky Sports+ streaming platform.
Date | Game | Kick-off time | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
Saturday 3rd October | Chesterfield vs Tranmere Rovers | 12.30pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Saturday 3rd October | Accrington Stanley vs Cheltenham Town | 3.00pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 3rd October | Burton Albion vs Huddersfield Town | 3.00pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 3rd October | Crewe Alexandra vs Bristol Rovers | 3.00pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 3rd October | Exeter City vs Rotherham United | 3.00pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 3rd October | Gillingham vs Newport County AFC | 3.00pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 3rd October | Grimsby Town vs Shrewsbury Town | 3.00pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 3rd October | Leyton Orient vs Plymouth Argyle | 3.00pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 3rd October | Reading vs Bradford City | 3.00pm | Sky Sports+ (linear channel) |
Saturday 3rd October | Rochdale vs Swindon Town | 3.00pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 3rd October | Salford City vs Fleetwood Town | 3.00pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 3rd October | Wigan Athletic vs Mansfield Town | 3.00pm | Sky Sports+ |
Friday 9th October | West Ham United vs QPR | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football |
Saturday 10th October | Charlton Athletic vs Bristol City | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 10th October | Swansea City vs Norwich City | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 10th October | West Bromwich Albion vs Birmingham City | 12.30pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Saturday 10th October | Notts County vs Oxford United | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 10th October | Plymouth Argyle vs AFC Wimbledon | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 10th October | Oldham Athletic vs Accrington Stanley | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 10th October | Swindon Town vs Crewe Alexandra | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Sunday 11th October | Southampton vs Portsmouth | 12.00pm | Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football |
Tuesday 13th October | Stoke City vs Middlesbrough | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football |
Wednesday 14th October | Lincoln City vs West Ham United | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football |
Thursday 15th October | Mansfield Town vs Oxford United | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Friday 16th October | Burnley vs Wolves | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football |
Saturday 17th October | Middlesbrough vs Cardiff City | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 17th October | Millwall vs Lincoln City | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 17th October | Watford vs Charlton Athletic | 12.30pm | Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football |
Saturday 17th October | Milton Keynes Dons vs Luton Town | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 17th October | Peterborough United vs Burton Albion | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 17th October | Fleetwood Town vs Rotherham United | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 17th October | Shrewsbury Town vs Bristol Rovers | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Tuesday 20th October | Gillingham vs Port Vale | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Wednesday 21st October | Reading vs Leyton Orient | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Friday 23rd October | Bolton Wanderers vs Middlesbrough | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Saturday 24th October | Charlton Athletic vs Norwich City | 12.30pm | Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football |
Saturday 24th October | Portsmouth vs Millwall | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 24th October | Sheffield United vs Derby County | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 24th October | Huddersfield Town vs Wigan Athletic | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 24th October | Luton Town vs Leicester City | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 24th October | Cheltenham Town vs Newport County | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 24th October | Northampton Town vs Colchester United | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Monday 26th October | Walsall vs Salford City | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Friday 30th October | Sheffield United vs Wrexham | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Saturday 31st October | Lincoln City vs Birmingham City | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 31st October | Norwich City vs Watford | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 31st October | Stoke City vs Preston North End | 12.30pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Saturday 31st October | Leyton Orient vs Cambridge United | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 31st October | Plymouth Argyle vs Reading | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 31st October | Grimsby Town vs York City | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 31st October | Port Vale vs Rochdale | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Tuesday 3rd November | West Bromwich Albion vs Southampton | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Wednesday 4th November | Bristol City vs Wolves | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Friday 6th November | Derby County vs Bolton Wanderers | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Saturday 7th November | Bristol City vs Norwich City | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 7th November | Portsmouth vs Stoke City | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 7th November | Wrexham vs Wolves | 12.30pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Saturday 14th November | Exeter City vs Cheltenham Town | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 14th November | Fleetwood Town vs Tranmere Rovers | 5.30pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Friday 20th November | Barnsley vs Sheffield Wednesday | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Saturday 21st November | Millwall vs QPR | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 21st November | Norwich City vs Cardiff City | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 21st November | Southampton vs Derby County | 12.30pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Saturday 21st November | Blackpool vs Wigan Athletic | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 21st November | Reading vs Bromley | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 21st November | Gillingham vs Crewe Alexandra | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 21st November | Newport County vs Swindon Town | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Sunday 22nd November | Burnley vs Blackburn Rovers | 12.00pm | Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football |
Tuesday 24th November | Wolves vs Derby County | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Wednesday 25th November | Stoke City vs Millwall | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Thursday 26th November | Doncaster Rovers vs Huddersfield Town | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Friday 27th November | Southampton vs Middlesbrough | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Saturday 28th November | Blackburn Rovers vs Charlton Athletic | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 28th November | Lincoln City vs Wolves | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 28th November | Preston North End vs Norwich City | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 28th November | Milton Keynes Dons vs Notts County | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 28th November | Peterborough United vs Cambridge United | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 28th November | Bristol Rovers vs Tranmere Rovers | 12.30pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Saturday 28th November | Exeter City vs Crawley Town | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Sunday 29th November | Swansea City vs Cardiff City | 12.00pm | Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football |
Friday 4th December | Sheffield United vs West Ham United | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Saturday 5th December | Bolton Wanderers vs Blackburn Rovers | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 5th December | Middlesbrough vs Derby County | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 5th December | Watford vs Millwall | 12.30pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Sunday 6th December | Burnley vs Preston North End | 12.00pm | Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football |
Tuesday 8th December | West Ham United vs Middlesbrough | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Wednesday 9th December | Southampton vs Burnley | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Thursday 10th December | Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Friday 11th December | Bolton Wanderers vs Wrexham | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Saturday 12th December | Preston North End vs Middlesbrough | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 12th December | QPR vs Watford | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 12th December | Stoke City vs West Bromwich Albion | 12.30pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Saturday 12th December | Burton Albion vs Reading | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 12th December | Stevenage vs Stockport County | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 12th December | Chesterfield vs Grimsby Town | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 12th December | Tranmere Rovers vs York City | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Thursday 17th December | Crewe Alexandra vs Salford City | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Friday 18th December | West Bromwich Albion vs Sheffield United | 8.00pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Saturday 19th December | Birmingham City vs West Ham United | 12.30pm | Sky Sports Football / Sky Sports Main Event |
Saturday 19th December | Swansea City vs Preston North End | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 19th December | Watford vs Bolton Wanderers | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 19th December | Barnsley vs Huddersfield Town | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 19th December | Sheffield Wednesday vs Luton Town | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 19th December | Colchester United vs Fleetwood Town | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |
Saturday 19th December | Northampton Town vs Exeter City | 12.30pm | Sky Sports+ |