2019/20 EFL season will be Sky Sports' biggest yet
Thursday 20 June 2019 09:16, UK
Jonathan Woodgate's reign as Middlesbrough manager begins with a trip to newly-promoted Luton Town on Friday August 2, which will be shown live on Sky Sports.
The former defender was appointed as Tony Pulis' replacement earlier this month and will be targeting a fast start against last season's League One winners in the Championship curtain-raiser.
Boro legend Woodgate takes his side to his former club Leeds United on Novemeber 30.
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Middlesbrough are then scheduled to face Huddersfield Town at home on Boxing Day, travel to Preston on New Year's Day and finish their campaign with a trip to Sheffield Wednesday.
August
2: Luton (a) - 7.45pm, live on Sky Sports Football
10: Brentford (h)
17: Blackburn Rovers (a)
20: Wigan Athletic (h)
24: Millwall (h)
31: Bristol City (a)
September
14: Reading (h)
21: Cardiff City (a)
28: Sheffield Wednesday (h)
October
1: Preston North End (h)
5: Birmingham City (a)
19: West Bromwich Albion (h)
23: Huddersfield Town (a)
26: Fulham (h)
November
2: Derby County (a)
9: Queens Park Rangers (a)
23: Hull City (h)
27: Barnsley (h)
30: Leeds United (a)
December
7: Charlton Athletic (h)
10: Nottingham Forest (a)
14: Swansea City (a)
21: Stoke City (h)
26: Huddersfield Town (h)
29: West Bromwich Albion (a)
January
1: Preston North End (a)
11: Derby County (h)
18: Fulham (a)
25: Birmingham City (h)
February
1: Blackburn Rovers (h)
8: Brentford (a)
11: Wigan Athletic (a)
15: Luton Town (h)
22: Barnsley (a)
26: Leeds United (h)
29: Nottingham Forest (h)
March
7: Charlton Athletic (a)
14: Swansea City (h)
18: Stoke City (a)
21: Hull City (a)
April
4: Queens Park Rangers (h)
10: Millwall (a)
13: Bristol City (h)
18: Reading (a)
25: Cardiff City (h)
May
2: Sheffield Wednesday (a)
The 2019/20 EFL season will be Sky Sports' biggest yet. Sky Sports customers will be able to enjoy:
The 2019/20 Sky Bet EFL season kicks off over the weekend of August 2-5.
The Carabao Cup starts the following weekend, before concluding at Wembley on Sunday March 1, while the EFL Trophy begins week commencing September 2 and reaches its climax on Sunday April 5.
The season-ending Sky Bet EFL play-offs will once again be staged at Wembley, this time across two weekends in May due to the national stadium's Euro 2020 commitments. The League Two final will take place on Saturday May 16, before League One and the Championship take centre stage the following weekend on Sunday May 24 and Monday May 25, respectively.