Relegated Premier League clubs Luton Town and Burnley will meet on the opening matchday of the 2024-25 Championship season.
Luton Town and Burnley – two clubs relegated from the Premier League – will square off on the opening day of the 2024-25 Championship season.
The Hatters and Clarets finished comfortably above Sheffield United in the top flight last season, only to fail to close down Nottingham Forest during the run-in.
However, they will not have to wait to renew acquaintances as they meet on the first day of next season’s second tier, that encounter taking place on August 12.
That fixture is the final game of matchday one, with Sheffield United’s trip to Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers‘ meeting with Derby County kicking off the campaign on Friday, August 9.
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Who plays who on the first Saturday?
On the following day, the pick of the matches is last season’s playoff finalists Leeds United meeting League One champions Portsmouth at Elland Road.
Oxford United mark their long-awaited return to the division by facing Norwich City, while West Bromwich Albion make the trip to Loftus Road to take on Queens Park Rangers.
Sunderland make the long journey to South Wales to meet Cardiff City, with Swansea City travelling in the opposite direction to play Middlesbrough.
More to follow.