How to watch today's Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday Championship game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

How to watch the Championship match between Leicester and Sheffield Wednesday, as well as kick-off time and team news.

Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday are set to kick off their Championship campaigns this Sunday at the King Power Stadium, though doubts around the fixture loomed earlier due to off-field turmoil surrounding the Owls.

Wednesday's struggles have dominated the headlines in England's second tier leading up to the start of the season. Financial instability has cast a shadow over the club’s future, and they've had to settle for behind-closed-doors friendlies in their pre-season build-up. Still, they managed to claim wins over Manchester City’s U23s, York City, and Mansfield Town, despite fielding a thin squad.

Leicester, meanwhile, are facing their own set of problems. A possible points deduction hangs over them, with no firm resolution date in sight. Yet on the pitch, they’re expected to be in the mix from the get-go. New boss Marti Cifuentes has retained the core of the squad that stormed to the title two seasons ago. While they’re lacking firepower up front, the Foxes look solid defensively heading into the opening weekend.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday online - TV channels & live streams

Sky Sports Football

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The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Football in the UK. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.

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Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday kick-off time

Championship - Championship

King Power Stadium

The match will be played at King Power Stadium in Leicester on Sunday, August 10, with kick-off at 11:30 am ET or 8:30 am PT for fans in the US.

Team news & squads

Leicester vs Sheffield Wednesday lineups

Leicester

4-2-3-1

Formation

5-3-2

SHW

Injuries and Suspended players

Injuries and Suspensions

No sidelined players

Injuries and Suspensions

No sidelined players

Leicester team news

For the first time in over a decade, Leicester begin a campaign without club icon Jamie Vardy, who departed following their drop from the Premier League. A quiet summer window, mostly due to financial restrictions, has seen few reinforcements and several notable exits.

Conor Coady has joined Wrexham, Mads Hermansen is off to West Ham, and both Danny Ward and Daniel Iversen have also moved on. That leaves Jakub Stolarczyk and veteran Asmir Begovic battling for the No. 1 spot.

Sheffield Wednesday team news

Wednesday boss Henrik Pedersen faces a real selection headache, with just 15 senior players at his disposal after a summer exodus saw 19 players depart. The only silver lining has been Barry Bannan, the long-serving midfield maestro, who signed a new deal last week and is set to lead the line once again as he approaches a remarkable 500 appearances for the club.

Form

LEI
-Form

Goal Scored (Conceded): 8/5
Games over 2.5 goals: 3/5
Both teams scored: 3/5

SHW
-Form

Goal Scored (Conceded): 4/6
Games over 2.5 goals: 1/5
Both teams scored: 3/5

Head-to-Head Record

LEI

Last 5 matches

SHW

Wins

Draws

Win

Goals scored

Games over 2.5 goals: 2/5
Both teams scored: 3/5

How to watch today's Leicester City vs Sheffield Wednesday Championship game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time