Blackburn Rovers fans can circle June 26 in their diaries but there will be a difference on the day as they discover the 2025/26 Championship schedule.
As is tradition, Rovers fans will be able to plot and plan their away trips across the division by the last Thursday in June. There will be at least two new grounds for many supporters following Wrexham and Charlton Athletic's promotion from League One.
Though the three relegated Premier League sides are familiar faces, it is a chance to visit the scenes of two memorable away days at Leicester City. The less said about Southampton and Ipswich in 2023/24, the better.
Valerien Ismael will hope to have a number of fresh faces confirmed and through the door by then, with pre-season fast approaching. The head coach wants 90% of his squad assembled by the time they return which will be a tall order.
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All clubs will learn their fixture schedules in full on Thursday, June 26. However, they will be released at 12pm as opposed to the usual slot of 9am. Later that day, at 4:30pm, the first round of the Carabao Cup is set to be drawn. That will be shown live on Sky Sports News.
The first round of Championship fixtures are August 8-10 and the Carabao Cup ties will be played the following week, commencing August 11.
Rovers have opened up their last four seasons at Ewood Park, beating Swansea City, Queens Park Rangers, West Brom and Derby County. The latter was a Friday night fixture and the first of the league season.
The scheduled 46 rounds of league matches will take place across 33 weekends, nine midweeks and four Bank Holidays in the Championship, with Leagues One and Two playing over 33 weekends, five midweeks and eight Bank Holidays and International Breaks.
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