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...
5. Middlesbrough
Rob Edwards has replaced Michael Carrick in the Riverside dugout and is aiming to get Middlesbrough back into the top-flight for the first time since their relegation in 2017. | Getty Images
6. Coventry City
Coventry were one of the in-form teams in the second half of the season under Frank Lampard and are expected to push for promotion once again under the guidance of the Chelsea legend. | Getty Images
7. Leicester City
PSR issues, managerial uncertainty and the loss of Jamie Vardy make them a tough one to predict for the bookmakers. However, they are still likely to have one of the stronger and more experienced squads come the start of the season. | Getty Images
8. Norwich City
Former Bristol City boss Liam Manning is tasked with trying to lead Norwich City back into the Premier League and a play-off push will be the minimum target. | Getty Images