FANS of lower-division clubs can stand by for Thursday night football next term.
Sky Sports’ new £895million EFL contract includes 248 matches from Leagues One and Two.
And the broadcasters agreed on a stand-alone Thursday night slot, bringing weekend games forward when no midweek action is scheduled.
Championship matches will be mainly screened on Friday evenings and Saturday lunchtimes.
The proposed Thursday night fixtures won’t be received well by some fans.
Fans wanting to see their team in action on the road now face daunting and late midweek trips.
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Some may even be forced to take time off work in order to attend the matches.
Those who do travel to the evening fixtures may likely also be forced to get hotels for the night due to train schedules.
It’s unclear when EFL chiefs will officially announce the implementation of Thursday night fixtures.
They have, however, already announced that all three leagues will kick-off over the same weekend.
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The weekend of August 10/11 will play host to the return of the Championship, League One and League Two.
The season will end on May 5, 2025, for teams not involved in the play-offs.
The 46 Championship matches are currently slated to take place over 33 weekends, nine midweeks and four Bank Holidays.
Leagues One and Two, meanwhile, will be played over 36 weekends, six midweeks and four Bank Holidays.
The play-offs are tentatively slated to take place over the 2025 May Bank Holiday, which will fall on May 24-26.
Fans of EFL clubs are patiently awaiting the release of their fixtures for the 2024/25 season.
They’ll learn how their seasons will pan out at 9 am on June 26.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
