Millwall, Charlton Athletic and Queens Park Rangers know how their 2025-26 schedules look after the EFL released the fixture list for the upcoming campaign last week.
Charlton won promotion via the League One play-offs as they beat Leyton Orient at Wembley and they’ll kick off their return to the second tier at home to Watford on Saturday, August 9 at 12.30pm.
QPR and Millwall are in action on the same day, kicking off their respective games at 3pm. Millwall travel to Alex Neil’s former club Norwich City while QPR host Preston North End.
Millwall had a major resurgence last season but just missed out on a spot in the play-off spots while QPR will be hoping to keep themselves well away from a relegation battle. Below we have put down where each club is predicted to finish per the latest odds from the bookmakers. Take a look...
1. Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town are the favourites to win the Championship title under Kieran McKenna. They picked up 96 points to win promotion in the 2023/24 season and still have a strong core of that squad available heading into the season. | Getty Images
2. Southampton
The Saints were relegated as one of the worst teams in Premier League history but have high hopes of returning at the first of asking to the top-flight with Will Still in the dugout. | Getty Images
3. Sheffield United
Beaten play-off finalists Sheffield United are predicted to narrowly miss out on automatic promotion but are expected to be highly competivie throughout the season under new boss Ruben Selles. | Getty Images
4. Birmingham City
After achieving 111 points in League One, newly promoted side Birmingham City are expected to be a force to be reckoned with. There likely to have one of the biggest budgets in the division and are expected to be almost instantly involved in the promotion race. | Getty Images