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The 2024/25 EFL Championship season is up and running. As usual, the English second tier league is throwing up exciting matches at every juncture.

24 teams are going head-to-head in a busy domestic schedule with the second half of the season generally involving two games per week for each team.

All this to achieve the dream of Premier League promotion at the end of the campaign. However, there is also a relegation battle to avoid slipping into the EFL League One.

The Sporting News looks at the key fixture details this season and how to follow the matches.

MORE: Premier League 2024/25 schedule of fixtures, match dates, kickoff times

EFL Championship fixture schedule this season

Here are just some of the major fixtures from the first half of the 2024/25 season of the EFL Championship to earmark for your diaries.

All times AEDT

Saturday, September 28

  • Sheffield Wednesday vs. West Brom (10:30 p.m.)

Wednesday, October 2

  • West Brom vs. Middlesbrough (6:00 a.m.)

Saturday, October 19

  • Leeds Utd vs. Sheffield Utd (6:00 a.m.)

Thursday, October 24

  • Middlesbrough vs. Sheffield Utd (6:00 a.m.)

Wednesday, November 6

  • Swansea City vs. Watford (6:00 a.m.)

Saturday, November 9

  • Middlesbrough vs. Luton Town (10:30 p.m.)

Wednesday, November 27

  • Sunderland vs. West Brom (6:00 a.m.)

Monday, December 9

  • West Brom vs. Sheffield Utd (1:00 a.m.)

Friday, December 27

  • Stoke City vs. Leeds Utd (6:00 a.m.)

EFL Championship live streams, TV channels in Australia 

Selected EFL Championship matches for the 2024/25 season will be available on beIN Sports and streamed on beIN Sports Connect.

Existing Amazon customers can also add their beIN Sports Connect subscription to their existing Prime Video package to enjoy the EFL Championship through Prime Video on all their devices.

Here’s the TV and live stream schedule for this season’s major matches till the end of the year:

Date Fixture TV channel Streaming
Sep 28 Sheffield Wednesday vs. West Brom beIN Sports 3 beIN Sports Connect
Oct 2 West Brom vs. Middlesbrough beIN Sports 3 beIN Sports Connect
Oct 19 Leeds Utd vs. Sheffield Utd
Oct 24 Middlesbrough vs. Sheffield Utd
Nov 6 Swansea City vs. Watford
Nov 9 Middlesbrough vs. Luton Town

Nov 27 Sunderland vs. West Brom
Dec 9 West Brom vs. Sheffield Utd
Dec 27 Stoke City vs. Leeds Utd

*TV and streaming schedule for matches will be updated as and when the information is available.