TV Change Dates for the English Football League

When does television change game dates and times in the English Football League? We have all those dates here for the 2024-25 season.

Remember, when the schedule, or “fixtures list,” is first released, it will show everyone playing at the same time each week. But as you know from watching English soccer on television, they don’t all stay at the same time.

The changes are even more severe in the Premier League (when does TV change the Premier League schedule?), but in the Football League, they are adjusting — or “flexing” if you’re American — more games than ever this season. Up to 10 games each week will be broadcast — up to five in the Championship, and up to five in League One/Two — which means that only 26 of the 36 games each weekend will be played Saturday at 3 p.m., when no football is broadcast in the UK.

These changes are made throughout the season. And the good news is that this season they have increased the notice of change from 5 weeks to up to 5 months in some cases.

Here are the upcoming TV games posted on the official EFL website.

TV Change Dates for Football League Championship, League One and League Two

• Games on the opening weekend of August 9: already done.
• Games through the end of September: by July 3.
• Games through the first week of January: by July 31.
• Game through the end of February: by November 7.
• After that, each round of games will be announced with four weeks’ notice.
• The final round of games on May 2 won’t be adjusted for day and time.