Overview
- The Championship season opens at 8 pm BST on Friday, August 8 with Birmingham City hosting Ipswich Town at St Andrew’s Stadium.
- Ipswich are installed as 1/1 favorites to win the Championship, highlighting their status among early promotion contenders.
- Birmingham head into the opener fresh from a record-smashing 111-point League One title and key summer signings including Kyogo Furuhashi, Demarai Gray, Tommy Doyle and Bright Osayi-Samuel.
- Under Kieran McKenna, Ipswich have retained a core squad, boast a 58.3% win rate in 116 EFL games and target a swift promotion bid.
- The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Football in the UK and on Paramount+, Fubo, DirecTV Stream and CBS Sports Network in the US.