Albion’s 23 opponents for the 2025/26 Sky Bet Championship campaign have now been confirmed.
Promoted from Sky Bet League One
Joining the Baggies in the second tier having won promotion from Sky Bet League One are Wrexham, Birmingham City and Charlton Athletic.
Albion and Wrexham will go head-to-head in the league for the very first time next term. The only previous meeting with the side from Wales was in the FA Cup way back in 1930.
The Red Dragons haven't competed in the second tier of English football since 1981/82.
Midlands rivals Birmingham City are back in the Championship after spending 2024/25 in the division below. The last time the Baggies and the Blues went to battle in the same league was in 2023/24.
Charlton Athletic defeated Leyton Orient 1-0 in the Sky Bet League One play-off final at Wembley on Sunday afternoon to seal a return to the Championship following a five-year stint in the third tier.
The Baggies last faced the Addicks in 2019/20 when both league matches ended 2-2.
Relegated from the Premier League
All three sides promoted to the Premier League from the Sky Bet Championship at the end of the 2023/24 season were relegated from the top flight last term.
Albion will be coming up against Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town in 2025/26 after the trio were unable to retain their top-flight status.
Fixture release and schedule
Albion's 2025/26 Sky Bet Championship fixtures will be released at midday on Thursday, June 26.
The new term will kick off over the weekend of August 9/10 in the second tier, with Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two starting a week earlier.
The scheduled 46 rounds of Championship matches will take place across 33 weekends, nine midweeks and four Bank Holidays.
Confirmed 2025/26 Sky Bet Championship line-up
Birmingham City (PROMOTED from League One)
Blackburn Rovers
Bristol City
Charlton Athletic (PROMOTED from League One)
Coventry City
Derby County
Hull City
Ipswich Town (RELEGATED from Premier League)
Leicester City (RELEGATED from Premier League)
Middlesbrough
Millwall
Norwich City
Oxford United
Portsmouth
Preston North End
Queens Park Rangers
Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton (RELEGATED from Premier League)
Stoke City
Swansea City
Watford
West Bromwich Albion
Wrexham (PROMOTED from League One)
The 2025/26 @SkyBetChamp line-up is complete. pic.twitter.com/FJOQCtHhjH
— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) May 25, 2025
