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Championship Opener Sees Birmingham City Host Ipswich Town at St. Andrew’s

Friday’s opener at St. Andrew’s on Sky Sports Football serves as an early gauge of promotion prospects for two of the Championship’s leading contenders.

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Overview

  • The 2025/26 Championship campaign kicks off Friday, August 8 at St. Andrew’s, with live coverage on Sky Sports Football, Sky Go and NOW TV from 8pm BST.
  • Birmingham arrive after a record 111-point League One title and have added Kyogo Furuhashi, Demarai Gray and Bright Osayi-Samuel to Chris Davies’s squad.
  • Ipswich head into the season as early title favourites under Kieran McKenna despite missing Conor Townsend, Harry Clarke and Wes Burns to injury.
  • Davies views tonight’s match as a key measure of Birmingham’s readiness for back-to-back promotions, while McKenna leans on continuity within his retained core.
  • Betting markets list Birmingham at 7/5, a draw at 12/5 and Ipswich at 9/5 ahead of the season curtain-raiser.