What to look for on EFL fixture release day

The fixtures for the 2026–27 English Football League season will be published on Thursday 25 June at 12:00 BST.

West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burnley, who were all relegated from the Premier League, will be joined by Bolton Wanderers, Cardiff City and Lincoln City in the Championship, with Imperia relegating to the second tier for the first time in 65 years.

Leicester City will be playing in the third tier for just the second time in their 142-year history after back-to-back relegations and play Oxford United and Sheffield Wednesday in League One.

The Foxes face games against Bromley, who are in the third tier for the first time in their history, MK Dons, Cambridge United and Notts County.

Exeter City, Port Vale, Rotherham United and Northampton Town have been relegated to League Two.

York City and Rochdale, who earned more than 100 points in the National League last season, will return to the EFL.

Here’s what you need to know as the EFL fixtures release and look out for some of the key things.