Championship fixtures: Sheffield Wednesday and Southampton open up season on Friday, 4 August

Leeds United volition beryllium progressive successful 1 of 3 Sunday televised games

Newly promoted Sheffield Wednesday volition footwear disconnected the Championship play with the sojourn of relegated Southampton to Hillsborough connected Friday, 4 August.

Leeds, having besides dropped retired of the apical flight, past look Cardiff, portion promoted broadside Ipswich spell to Sunderland.

League One champions Plymouth big Huddersfield connected Saturday, 5 August.

That is 1 of 8 matches astatine 15:00 BST that afternoon, with Middlesbrough against Millwall and Blackburn Rovers versus West Bromwich Albion among the highlights.

There volition beryllium nary interruption successful the play arsenic per past word erstwhile the World Cup brought a impermanent halt to proceedings, with the play ending connected Sunday, 4 May 2024.

• Every club's Championship fixtures for 2023-24
• Reading big Peterborough connected League One opening day
• Wrexham big MK Dons connected League Two opening day

First circular of fixtures successful full

All 15:00 BST unless shown

Friday, 4 May

Sheffield Wednesday v Southampton [20:00 BST]

Saturday. 5 May

Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion

Bristol City v Preston North End

Middlesbrough v Millwall

Norwich City v Hull City

Plymouth Argyle v Huddersfield Town

Queens Park Rangers v Watford

Stoke City v Rotherham United

Swansea City v Birmingham City

Sunday, 6 August

Leicester City v Coventry City [12:00 BST]

Leeds United v Cardiff City [14:30 BST]

Sunderland v Ipswich Town [17:00 BST]