Sky Sports have announced their TV picks for August – September 2025 in the Championship.
All 12 matches on the opening weekend of 8-10 August will be broadcast live across Sky Sports in line with the current contract, starting with Birmingham City’s season-opener against Ipswich Town which were confirmed when the season’s fixture list came out.
Sky have since confirmed their picks for the remainder of August and September, with notable highlights including Wrexham’s first home game of the season against West Brom on Saturday 16 August at 12:30pm BST.
Last season’s two relegated Premier League teams will collide at Portman Road on Sunday 17 August at 12pm as Ipswich meet Southampton, with both teams tipped to fight for promotion this season.
The broadcaster two weeks later will air two huge regional derbies as Leicester host Birmingham on 29 August at 8pm in a Midlands clash, before Middlesbrough face Sheffield Utd in a Yorkshire derby – as much as it is debatable amongst Boro fans.
September’s Championship action kicks off at Portman Road as Ipswich meet Sheffield United on 12 September in a 8pm kick-off, following the international break.
That weekend also sees London and South Coast derbies as Charlton host Millwall in a South-London showdown on 13 September at 12:30pm, before Southampton entertain Portsmouth at 12pm on 14 September.
September’s live action concludes with two blockbuster Midlands derbies as West Brom meet Leicester on Friday 26 September at 8pm, before Coventry face Birmingham on Saturday 27 September at 12:30pm.
Full list of games selected across Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports+ can be found below.
| Date | Match | Channel | Time |
| Friday 8 August | Birmingham v Ipswich | SSF | 8pm |
| Saturday 9 August | Charlton v Watford | SS+ | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 9 August | Coventry v Hull | SS+ | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 9 August | Southampton v Wrexham | SSF | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 9 August | Middlesbrough v Swansea | SS+ | 3pm |
| Saturday 9 August | Norwich v Millwall | SS+ | 3pm |
| Saturday 9 August | Oxford Utd v Portsmouth | SS+ | 3pm |
| Saturday 9 August | QPR v Preston | SS+ | 3pm |
| Saturday 9 August | Stoke v Derby | SS+ | 3pm |
| Saturday 9 August | West Brom v Blackburn | SS+ | 3pm |
| Saturday 9 August | Sheffield Utd v Bristol City | SSF | 5:30pm |
| Sunday 10 August | Leicester v Sheffield Wednesday | SSF | 4:30pm |
| Saturday 16 August | Wrexham v West Brom | SSF | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 16 August | Derby v Coventry | SS+ | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 16 August | Portsmouth v Norwich | SS+ | 12:30pm |
| Sunday 17 August | Ipswich v Southampton | SSF | 12pm |
| Friday 22 August | Derby v Bristol City | SSF | 8pm |
| Saturday 23 August | Charlton v Leicester | SSF | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 23 August | Swansea v Watford | SS+ | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 23 August | Hull v Blackburn | SS+ | 12:30pm |
| Friday 29 August | Leicester v Birmingham | SSF | 8pm |
| Saturday 30 August | Middlesbrough v Sheffield Utd | SSF | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 30 August | QPR v Charlton | SS+ | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 30 August | Stoke v West Brom | SS+ | 12:30pm |
| Friday 12 September | Ipswich v Sheffield Utd | SSF | 8pm |
| Saturday 13 September | Charlton v Millwall | SSF | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 13 September | Oxford Utd v Leicester | SS+ | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 13 September | Preston v Middlesbrough | SS+ | 12:30pm |
| Sunday 14 September | Southampton v Portsmouth | SSF | 12pm |
| Friday 19 September | Middlesbrough v West Brom | SSF | 8pm |
| Saturday 20 September | Leicester v Coventry | SSF | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 20 September | QPR v Stoke | SS+ | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 20 September | Birmingham v Swansea | SS+ | 12:30pm |
| Monday 22 September | Millwall v Watford | SSF | 8pm |
| Friday 26 September | West Brom v Leicester | SSF | 8pm |
| Saturday 27 September | Coventry v Birmingham | SSF | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 27 September | Swansea v Millwall | SS+ | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 27 September | Wrexham v Derby | SS+ | 12:30pm |