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Leicester City To Host Sheffield Wednesday In Championship Opener

Our 2025/26 Sky Bet Championship campaign will begin with a home fixture at King Power Stadium against Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday 10 August (4:30pm kick-off), live on Sky Sports.

2025-06-26T12:00+01:00

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26 Jun, 2025

Leicester City To Host Sheffield Wednesday In Championship Opener

Our 2025/26 Sky Bet Championship campaign will begin with a home fixture at King Power Stadium against Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday 10 August (4:30pm kick-off), live on Sky Sports.

Admin

2025-06-26T12:00+01:00

Leicester City To Host Sheffield Wednesday In Championship Opener

Our 2025/26 Sky Bet Championship campaign will begin with a home fixture at King Power Stadium against Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday 10 August (4:30pm kick-off), live on Sky Sports.

Admin

2025-06-26T12:00+01:00

Leicester City To Host Sheffield Wednesday In Championship Opener

Our 2025/26 Sky Bet Championship campaign will begin with a home fixture at King Power Stadium against Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday 10 August (4:30pm kick-off), live on Sky Sports.

Admin

2025-06-26T12:00+01:00

Leicester City To Host Sheffield Wednesday In Championship Opener

Our 2025/26 Sky Bet Championship campaign will begin with a home fixture at King Power Stadium against Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday 10 August (4:30pm kick-off), live on Sky Sports.

Admin

2025-06-26T12:00+01:00

Leicester City to start 2025/26 Sky Bet Championship season at home to Sheffield Wednesday
Fixture to take place on Sunday 10 August at King Power Stadium (4:30pm kick-off)
We host Watford on Boxing Day and travel to Sheffield United on New Year’s Day
Our final fixture of the campaign sees us take on Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park

After our opening encounter with the Owls, we will then face Preston North End away in our second league game on Saturday 16 August, before visiting newly promoted Charlton Athletic on Saturday 23 August. A home game with last season’s League One winners Birmingham City follows a week later, before a visit to Oxford United on Saturday 13 September to round-up the first five league fixtures of the new season.

We’ll be at home on Boxing Day, with Watford our opponents, followed by a Monday night at home to Derby County on 29 December, ahead of our first league game of 2026 away to Sheffield United on New Year’s Day.

The last three fixtures of the campaign will see us host Hull City and Millwall ahead of a final day trip to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday 2 May at Ewood Park.

BROADCAST SELECTIONS:

For the 2025/26 season, the broadcast selections for the opening round of fixtures have now been made, with selections for Championship matches played before the end of September to be made by Thursday 3 July.

In addition to this, all broadcast selections for Championship matches played before the end of the Third Round of the Emirates FA Cup in January 2026 will be made by Thursday 31 July.

CARABAO CUP:

We will enter the Carabao Cup at the First Round stage for the 2025/26 season, with the fixture set to take place in the week commencing 11 August and the draw held from 4:30pm on Thursday 26 June.

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2025/26 FOX MEMBERSHIPS & MATCH-BY-MATCH TICKETS:

Match ticket pricing for 2025/26 has now been confirmed, while details of 2025/26 Fox Memberships, which will go on sale from 4 July, will be announced soon. Plus, don’t forget that tickets for our final pre-season game at King Power Stadium against Fiorentina on Sunday 3 August are now on General Sale. To purchase yours, click here.

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FOXES HUB:

You can follow our 2025/26 Sky Bet Championship season live on Foxes Hub with video and audio passes available throughout the campaign. For full details, click here.

Confirmed fixture details:

AUGUST

Sunday 10 August, 2025 | 4:30pm kick-off | Sheffield Wednesday H

Saturday 16 August, 2025 | 3pm kick-off | Preston North End A

Saturday 23 August, 2025 | 3pm kick-off | Charlton Athletic A

Saturday 30 August, 2025 | 3pm kick-off | Birmingham City H

SEPTEMBER

Saturday 13 September, 2025 | 3pm kick-off | Oxford United A

Saturday 20 September, 2025 | 3pm kick-off | Coventry City H

Saturday 27 September, 2025 | 3pm kick-off | West Bromwich Albion A

Tuesday 30 September, 2025 | 7:45pm kick-off | Wrexham H

OCTOBER

Saturday 4 October, 2025 | 3pm kick-off | Swansea City A

Saturday 18 October, 2025 | 3pm kick-off | Portsmouth H

Tuesday 21 October, 2025 | 7:45pm kick-off | Hull City A

Saturday 25 October, 2025 | 3pm kick-off | Millwall A

NOVEMBER

Saturday 1 November, 2025 | 3pm kick-off | Blackburn Rovers H

Tuesday 4 November, 2025 | 7:45pm kick-off | Middlesbrough H

Saturday 8 November, 2025 | 3pm kick-off | Norwich City A

Saturday 22 November, 2025 | 3pm kick-off | Stoke City H

Tuesday 25 November, 2025 | 7:45pm | Southampton A

Saturday 29 November, 2025 | 3pm kick-off | Sheffield United H

DECEMBER

Saturday 6 December, 2025 | 3pm kick-off | Derby County A

Wednesday 10 December, 2025 | 7:45pm kick-off | Bristol City A

Saturday 13 December, 2025 | 3pm kick-off | Ipswich Town H

Saturday 20 December, 2025 | 3pm kick-off | Queens Park Rangers A

Friday 26 December, 2025 | 3pm kick-off | Watford H

Monday 29 December, 2025 | 7:45pm kick-off | Derby County H

JANUARY

Thursday 1 January, 2026 | 3pm kick-off | Sheffield United A

Sunday 4 January, 2026 | 7:45pm kick-off | West Bromwich Albion H

Saturday 17 January, 2026 | 3pm kick-off | Coventry City A

Tuesday 20 January, 2026 | 7:45pm kick-off | Wrexham A

Saturday 24 January, 2026 | 3pm kick-off | Oxford United H

Saturday 31 January, 2026 | 3pm kick-off | Charlton Athletic H

FEBRUARY

Saturday 7 February, 2026 | 3pm kick-off | Birmingham City A

Saturday 14 February, 2026 | 3pm kick-off | Southampton H

Saturday 21 February, 2026 | 3pm kick-off | Stoke City A

Tuesday 24 February, 2026 | 7:45pm kick-off | Middlesbrough A

Saturday 28 February, 2026 | 3pm kick-off | Norwich City H

MARCH

Saturday 7 March, 2026 | 3pm kick-off | Ipswich Town A

Tuesday 10 March, 2026 | 7:45pm kick-off | Bristol City H

Saturday 14 March, 2026 | 3pm kick-off | Queens Park Rangers H

Saturday 21 March, 2026 | 3pm kick-off | Watford A

APRIL

Friday 3 April, 2026 | 7:45pm kick-off | Preston North End H

Monday 6 April, 2026 | 7:45pm kick-off | Sheffield Wednesday A

Saturday 11 April, 2026 | 3pm kick-off | Swansea City H

Saturday 18 April, 2026 | 3pm kick-off | Portsmouth A

Wednesday 22 April, 2026 | 7:45pm kick-off | Hull City H

Saturday 25 April, 2026 | 3pm kick-off | Millwall H

MAY

Saturday 2 May, 2026 | 3pm kick-off | Blackburn Rovers A

All fixture dates and kick-off times are pending live TV broadcast selections and are subject to change. Those changes will be reflected on LCFC.com as soon as they are announced.

All times BST.

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