Opening day fixtures 2023/24: Every Championship match in first round of games
The EFL have released their full sets of 2023/24 fixtures for each of the three tiers below the Premier League.
In the Championship, an intriguing opening weekend clash sees teams who were involved in promotion and relegation battles at the end of last term come together, starting on Friday night when Sheffield Wednesday host Southampton.
The Owls came up through the League One play-offs, while Saints departed the Premier League after a dismal campaign.
Elsewhere, Sunderland - beaten in the Championship play-off semis by eventually promoted Luton - face newly promoted Ipswich Town, while Leicester, relegated from the top flight on the final day last season, face Coventry City who missed out on replacing them by virtue of a penalty shoot-out defeat at Wembley in the play-off final.
Relegated Leeds start at home to Cardiff, while League One champions Plymouth open their campaign at home to Huddersfield.
The full opening weekend list:
04/08/202320:00Sheffield Wednesday v Southampton
05/08/202315:00Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion
05/08/202315:00Bristol City v Preston North End
05/08/202315:00Middlesbrough v Millwall
05/08/202315:00Norwich City v Hull City
05/08/202315:00Plymouth Argyle v Huddersfield Town
05/08/202315:00Queens Park Rangers v Watford
05/08/202315:00Stoke City v Rotherham United
05/08/202315:00Swansea City v Birmingham City
06/08/202314:30Leeds United v Cardiff City
06/08/202312:00Leicester City v Coventry City
06/08/202317:00Sunderland v Ipswich Town
The League One opening weekend list can be found here, with the League Two fixtures here.
