Luton Town have been handed a Monday night Championship curtain-raiser at home to Burnley on August 12 (8pm) with Sky Sports selecting the clash for the slot as part of the new domestic TV deal that will see all opening weekend Football League fixtures televised.
Within seven days of today’s EFL fixture release, all matches selected for broadcast for the period to the end of September will be announced, and before a ball is kicked of the 2024/25 season, all TV selections will be confirmed for the period up to the FA Cup third round in early January. This will give fans up to five months’ notice, as opposed to the previous five weeks.
Luton and Burnley got relegated from the top flight last term and are among the favourites for an immediate return and though Clarets boss Vincent Kompany has left to take charge of Bayern Munich, and his successor yet to be named, it is one of the toughest starts possible for Rob Edwards’ Hatters.
After that, Town’s opening month back in the second tier will include trips to Portsmouth and Preston North End (August 14 and 24 respectively) and then Queens Park Rangers at home (August 31).
But Luton fans eyes would have immediately searched for the derby day fixtures against Watford and they will be at home on October 19 and away on February 22.
But with relegation comes eight more games than in the Premier League and that means more midweek matches, with Town facing some big journeys to Sunderland (February 12), Stoke (April 8), Cardiff (March 11), and Leeds (November 26), with Oxford (January 21) the other midweek fixture so far.
And journey times don’t get much shorter over Christmas either with a Boxing Day away trip to Bristol City and a trek to Swansea on December 29, thought it will be a home match against Norwich on New Year’s Day.
With hopes high of a promotion chase this term, Town will finish their home campaign against Coventry City on April 26 and the final game of the season at West Bromwich Albion on May 3.
2024/25 Championship fixture list:
August
Mon, Aug 12: Burnley (H)
Sat, Aug 17: Portsmouth (A)
Sat, Aug 24: Preston North End (A)
Sat, Aug 31: Queens Park Rangers (H)
September
Sat, Sep 14: Millwall (A)
Sat, Sep 21: Sheffield Wednesday (H)
Sat, Sep 28: Plymouth Argyle (A)
October
Tue, Oct 1: Oxford United (H)
Sat, Oct 5: Sheffield United (A)
Sat, Oct 19: Watford (H)
Wed, Oct 23: Sunderland (H)
Sat, Oct 26: Coventry City (A)
November
Sat, Nov 2: West Bromwich Albion (H)
Wed, Nov 6: Cardiff City (H)
Sat, Nov 9: Middlesbrough (A)
Sat, Nov 23: Hull City (H)
Tue, Nov 26: Leeds United (A)
Sat, Nov 30: Norwich City (A)
December
Sat, Dec 7: Swansea City H
Tue, Dec 10: Stoke City (H)
Sat, Dec 14: Blackburn Rovers (A)
Sat, Dec 21: Derby County (H)
Thu, Dec 26: Bristol City (A)
Sun, Dec 29: Swansea City (A)
January
Wed, Jan 1: Norwich City (H)
Sat, Jan 4: Queens Park Rangers (A)
Sat, Jan 18: Preston North End (H)
Tue, Jan 21: Oxford United (A)
Sat, Jan 25: Millwall (H)
February
Sat, Feb 1: Sheffield Wednesday (A)
Sat, Feb 8: Plymouth Argyle (H)
Wed, Feb 12: Sunderland (A)
Sat, Feb 15: Sheffield United (H)
Sat, Feb 22: Watford (A)
March
Sat, Mar 1: Portsmouth (H)
Sat, Mar 8: Burnley (A)
Tue, Mar 11: Cardiff City (A)
Sat, Mar 15: Middlesbrough (H)
Sat, Mar 29: Hull City (A).
April
Sat, Apr 5: Leeds United (H)
Tue, Apr 8: Stoke City (A)
Sat, Apr 12: Blackburn Rovers (H)
Fri, Apr 18: Derby County (A)
Mon, Apr 21: Bristol City (H)
Sat, Apr 26: Coventry City (H)
May
Sat, May 3: West Bromwich Albion (A)
Sky Bet EFL fixtures will be broadcast via either an existing Sky Sports channel or Sky Sports+ – a new way for fans to discover and stream live sport. Integrated into the current Sky TV experience and the revamped Sky Sports mobile app, Sky Sports+ is available at no extra cost for subscribers of the full Sky Sports package. All televised fixtures will also be available on streaming service NOW.
