First Fixture in Championship?

B4 we get the ITK posters about leaked fixtures, I will have a guess based on the PL fixtures as from what I have seen in previous years promoted teams normally end up playing relagated teams. So -

Cardiff v West Ham
Wolves v Lincoln
Bolton v Burnley.

Just for fun, but based on what I have said above.

Got a sneaky suspicion it'll be West Ham v Lincoln as the opening game

I will have a guess at Birmingham v cardiff!!

Got a sneaky suspicion it'll be West Ham v Lincoln as the opening game

I agree, would bet my house on that.

We'll probably end up with something like Preston away at 12pm on the Sunday.

The 2026/27 Championship fixtures will be officially released on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 12:00 PM BST. This announcement will simultaneously cover League One and League Two schedules for the upcoming season

I’ll plump for an away fixture @ Burnley; hopefully without CB in charge of the ‘home’ team!

Got a sneaky suspicion it'll be West Ham v Lincoln as the opening game

I agree, would bet my house on that.

We'll probably end up with something like Preston away at 12pm on the Sunday.

Or a Friday night fixture.

Hope not Monty anyone at home 3pm KO on a Saturday!!

Hope not Monty anyone at home 3pm KO on a Saturday!!

Yes be nice to have a lot more games on the regular Saturday times .

Im gonna go with the 1st five, in any order.....

BOLTON HOME
WEST BROM AWAY
WOLVES AWAY
SWANSEA HOME
PORTSMOUTH HOME

Not forgetting boro away on a cold Tuesday night ....

Norwich home. 3pm Saturday

Norwich away

Wolves home

With the Charity Shield in Cardiff that weekend we will surely be away

Cardiff v Wrexham for the Welcome to Wrexham new season opener. We visit the Capital, they can chat about how Cardiff gets everything, and that North Wales is starved of investment.

PL has thrown up a West London derby between Fulham and Chelsea first game of season and another West London side at home to Spurs same day so anything is possible-Met must be thrilled.

Charlton away I reckon