Every game is LIVE on New Year’s Day!
Once again, all EFL matches will be streamed live on Sky Sports+ on New Year’s Day.
Blackburn vs Wrexham will kick off 2026 in style with a 12.30pm kick-off, followed by 34 live Championship, League One and League Two games from 3pm. You can follow every goal with our soccer special on Sky Sports News. You can watch all the highlights of every match right after full-time on the Sky Sports app.
We finish at Bramall Lane as Sheffield United take on Leicester City in a 5.30pm kick-off.
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Whether you’re home alone or a die-hard fan, don’t sulk and tune in to Sky Sports to watch every game live from this Boxing Day until the New Year.
Thursday, January 1 – New Year’s Day (all kick-offs at 3pm unless otherwise noted)
championship
Blackburn vs Wrexham, 12:30pm Bristol City vs Portsmouth Charlton vs Covent Derby vs Middles Brahal vs Stoke Ipswich vs Oxford Preston vs Sheffs QPR vs Norwich Southampton vs Millwall Swansea vs West Brom Watford vs Birmingham Sheffs United vs Leicester, 5:30pm
league 1
Doncaster vs Bolton Exeter vs Luton Leyton Orient vs AFC Wimbledon Lincoln vs Huddersfield Mansfield vs Bradford Northampton vs Stockport Port Vale vs Blackpool Reading vs Burton Rotherham vs Peterborough Stevenage vs Plymouth Wigan vs Barnsley Wycombe vs Cardiff
league 2
Barnet vs Crawley Barrow vs Salford Bromley vs Newport Cambridge vs Walsall Colchester vs MK Dons Crew vs Cheltenham Fleetwood vs Grimsby Harrogate vs Tranmenotts County vs Accrington Oldham vs Chesterfield Shrewsbury vs Bristol Rovers Swindon vs Gillingham
