2025–26 English Football League

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The 2025–26 English Football League is the 127th season of the English Football League (EFL) and the ninth season under that name after it was renamed from The Football League in 2016. For the 13th season, the league is sponsored by Sky Betting & Gaming and is therefore known as the Sky Bet EFL.

The EFL is contested through three divisions: the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League and they are joined by the winner of the Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two are relegated to the National League.

Promotion and relegation

Map of teams

Locations of the 2025–26 English Football League teams:
Red: Region
Blue: Championship
Yellow: League One
Green: League Two


Locations of the 2025–26 English Football League teams in Greater London
Locations of the 2025–26 English Football League teams in the West Midlands
Locations of the 2025–26 English Football League teams in South Yorkshire

Championship

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Coventry City 39 24 8 7 81 40 +41 80 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Middlesbrough 39 20 11 8 59 37 +22 71
3 Ipswich Town 38 19 12 7 67 39 +28 69 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4 Millwall 39 20 9 10 53 44 +9 69
5 Hull City 39 20 6 13 62 57 +5 66
6 Southampton 39 17 12 10 63 48 +15 63
7 Wrexham 39 17 12 10 60 51 +9 63
8 Derby County 39 17 9 13 56 48 +8 60
9 Watford 39 14 14 11 50 46 +4 56
10 Norwich City 39 16 6 17 52 46 +6 54
11 Birmingham City 39 14 11 14 48 49 −1 53
12 Queens Park Rangers 39 15 8 16 55 61 −6 53
13 Preston North End 39 13 13 13 45 49 −4 52
14 Swansea City 39 15 7 17 44 49 −5 52
15 Stoke City 39 14 9 16 46 43 +3 51
16 Bristol City 39 14 9 16 49 50 −1 51
17 Sheffield United 39 15 5 19 54 54 0 50
18 Charlton Athletic 39 12 12 15 36 46 −10 48
19 Blackburn Rovers 39 11 10 18 36 49 −13 43
20 West Bromwich Albion 39 11 10 18 40 54 −14 43
21 Portsmouth 38 10 10 18 37 54 −17 40
22 Leicester City 39 11 12 16 51 60 −9 39[a] Relegation to EFL League One
23 Oxford United 39 9 12 18 36 51 −15 39
24 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 39 1 9 29 24 79 −55 −6[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[24]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Leicester City were deducted six points due to breaching the Profit and Sustainability Rules in the three-year reporting period ending with the 2023–24 season.[21]
  2. ^ Sheffield Wednesday were deducted twelve points due to filing for administration on 24 October 2025, then deducted a further six points on 1 December 2025 for failing to meet payment obligations.[22][23]

Results

Home \ Away BIR BLA BRI CHA COV DER HUL IPS LEI MID MIL NOR OXF POR PNE QPR SHU SHW SOU STO SWA WAT WBA WRX
Birmingham City — 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–1 1–3 4–0 4–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0
Blackburn Rovers 1–2 — 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–2
Bristol City 1–0 0–1 — 0–0 0–2 0–5 4–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–3 5–0 0–2 1–2 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–2 0–1 2–2
Charlton Athletic 1–0 3–0 — 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–5 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
Coventry City 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 — 0–0 0–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 7–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–2
Derby County 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–5 — 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–2
Hull City 0–3 2–3 1–1 4–2 — 0–2 2–1 1–4 1–3 3–2 3–2 2–2 1–3 1–0 3–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0
Ipswich Town 3–0 2–0 0–3 3–0 2–2 1–0 — 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0
Leicester City 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 — 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–3 2–3 2–1 3–4 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1
Middlesbrough 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–4 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 — 1–0 0–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1
Millwall 3–0 1–2 2–1 4–0 0–4 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–3 — 1–3 1–1 a 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–2
Norwich City 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 a 1–2 1–2 1–2 — 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–3
Oxford United 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–3 — 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 0–1 2–1
Portsmouth 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 — 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 3–0 0–0
Preston North End 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–0 — 3–2 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1
Queens Park Rangers 2–1 1–3 3–1 2–1 3–2 1–4 4–1 0–4 1–2 1–2 0–0 6–1 1–1 — 0–2 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–3
Sheffield United 3–0 1–4 0–1 1–2 1–3 3–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 — 2–1 1–2 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–2
Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 0–0 0–3 0–5 0–3 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–3 — 1–3 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–1
Southampton 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 5–0 1–0 3–1 — 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–1
Stoke City 1–0 5–1 3–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 3–3 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 — 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–0
Swansea City 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–3 1–2 2–2 1–4 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 2–0 — 1–1 1–0 2–1
Watford 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 3–0 0–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 — 2–1 3–1
West Bromwich Albion 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–3 0–5 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 —
Wrexham 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–2 5–3 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–3 5–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: efl.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

League One

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lincoln City (X) 39 25 9 5 74 34 +40 84 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Cardiff City 39 23 8 8 73 41 +32 77
3 Bolton Wanderers 39 17 15 7 55 39 +16 66 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Bradford City 39 19 8 12 49 44 +5 65
5 Stockport County 37 17 9 11 51 48 +3 60
6 Stevenage 38 17 9 12 41 38 +3 60
7 Plymouth Argyle 39 18 5 16 60 54 +6 59
8 Reading 39 15 13 11 57 51 +6 58
9 Huddersfield Town 39 16 9 14 59 51 +8 57
10 Wycombe Wanderers 39 15 11 13 55 43 +12 56
11 Luton Town 39 15 10 14 52 49 +3 55
12 Peterborough United 38 15 5 18 57 52 +5 50
13 Barnsley 37 13 11 13 59 60 −1 50
14 AFC Wimbledon 38 14 8 16 49 55 −6 50
15 Mansfield Town 37 12 13 12 47 41 +6 49
16 Leyton Orient 38 14 6 18 55 62 −7 48
17 Doncaster Rovers 38 13 8 17 41 59 −18 47
18 Burton Albion 39 12 10 17 44 54 −10 46
19 Wigan Athletic 38 11 12 15 41 51 −10 45
20 Exeter City 39 11 9 19 42 52 −10 42
21 Blackpool 39 11 9 19 46 63 −17 42 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Rotherham United 38 9 9 20 35 58 −23 36
23 Northampton Town 39 9 8 22 33 56 −23 35
24 Port Vale 36 7 10 19 29 49 −20 31
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[25]
(X) Assured of at least a play-off round, but may yet be promoted automatically.

Results

Home \ Away WIM BAR BLP BOL BRA BRT CAR DON EXE HUD LEY LIN LUT MAN NOR PET PLY PVL REA ROT STE STK WIG WYC
AFC Wimbledon — 2–0 4–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 2 May 2–4 2–0 6 Apr 0–0 1–0 1–1 18 Apr 1–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 14 Apr 1–2 2–1
Barnsley 3–3 — 2–1 1–1 18 Apr 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 3–2 0–2 5–0 2–3 2–2 2–1 6 Apr 0–2 3–2 0–1 3–1 2 Mar 1–1 0–1
Blackpool 0–2 1–0 — 1–1 1–2 28 Mar 3–1 1–0 3 Apr 3–2 25 Apr 2–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 11 Apr 0–4 3–2 0–3 4–0 2–3 1–2 1–1 1–1
Bolton Wanderers 3–0 3–2 2–2 — 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 18 Apr 2–1 1–1 2 May 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 28 Mar 6 Apr 4–1 3–2
Bradford City 3–2 2–2 1–0 25 Apr — 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 3 Apr 2–0 28 Mar 1–0 2–0 1–0 11 Apr 1–0 2–1 2–1
Burton Albion 11 Apr 3 Apr 1–0 3–0 2–1 — 2–2 1–2 25 Apr 3–1 0–4 0–1 0–3 2–1 5–1 0–1 0–4 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 0–2 0–0
Cardiff City 4–1 4–0 0–0 11 Apr 1–3 0–1 — 4–3 1–0 3–2 4–3 0–2 3–1 3–0 25 Apr 2–1 4–0 3 Apr 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–2
Doncaster Rovers 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–4 — 1–0 1–0 3–0 28 Mar 1–1 3 Apr 1–2 2–1 1–5 24 Mar 11 Apr 1–0 25 Apr 0–2 3–3 1–1
Exeter City 1–0 3–0 4–1 1–5 2 May 1–1 0–4 6 Apr — 0–1 28 Mar 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–4 3–0 18 Apr 1–1 1–1
Huddersfield Town 3–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 28 Mar 2–0 2–2 — 3–0 2–2 1–0 25 Apr 2–0 3–2 3–1 5–0 3 Apr 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 11 Apr
Leyton Orient 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 2 May 1–1 4–0 2–1 6 Apr — 1–0 1–1 14 Apr 0–1 2–1 1–3 0–1 3–1 18 Apr 2–3 2–2 2–0 2–0
Lincoln City 3 Apr 3–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 11 Apr — 3–1 1–1 4–0 5–2 3–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 25 Apr
Luton Town 1–0 25 Apr 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 3–0 2–2 — 0–2 11 Apr 3 Apr 2–3 2–2 2–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–0
Mansfield Town 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–1 3–0 6 Apr 2 May 1–2 0–0 1–3 4–1 0–2 18 Apr — 4–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0
Northampton Town 3–1 28 Mar 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–3 18 Apr 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 — 1–1 2 May 0–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 0–0 6 Apr 1–2
Peterborough United 5–0 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 18 Apr 6 Apr 2 May 3–3 2–3 1–0 0–3 0–2 28 Mar 2–1 — 0–1 7 Mar 1–1 5–0 0–1 3–0 6–1 2–1
Plymouth Argyle 1–2 1–3 1–0 3 Apr 0–1 3–0 5–2 2–1 11 Apr 3–1 0–1 1–4 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 — 25 Apr 1–4 1–0 1–0 4–2 1–1 1–1
Port Vale 0–1 14 Apr 5–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 2–3 2 May 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 — 1–1 6 Apr 1–2 0–3 18 Apr 0–0
Reading 1–2 2–2 2 May 1–1 2–1 2–0 18 Apr 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 6 Apr 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 — 1–1 1–0 1–0 28 Mar 3–2
Rotherham United 1–1 11 Apr 0–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–3 1–2 1–0 1–3 1–0 3–0 28 Mar 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 25 Apr — 3 Apr 0–1 2–2 1–1
Stevenage 1–0 21 Apr [a] 6 Apr 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 18 Apr 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 — 2–1 2 May 1–0
Stockport County 28 Mar 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 7 Mar 2–1 25 Apr 2–1 11 Apr 1–1 3–2 1–3 — 4–2 3 Apr
Wigan Athletic 25 Apr 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 3 Apr 0–1 1–0 11 Apr 3–1 2–0 0–3 1–0 1–2 14 Apr 0–0 1–1 — 0–1
Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 2–2 18 Apr 2–1 6 Apr 3–0 1–1 4–0 0–1 3–0 4–1 3–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 28 Mar 2–2 2 May 3–1 1–2 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: BBC Sport
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
  1. ^ original match on 6 September was postponed due to international callups

League Two

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bromley 39 22 13 4 62 36 +26 79 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Milton Keynes Dons 39 21 11 7 76 40 +36 74
3 Cambridge United 38 20 12 6 56 28 +28 72
4 Notts County 38 21 7 10 65 39 +26 70 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Swindon Town 39 21 6 12 63 45 +18 69
6 Salford City 39 21 4 14 54 48 +6 67
7 Grimsby Town 38 17 11 10 56 40 +16 62
8 Chesterfield 39 16 14 9 61 52 +9 62
9 Crewe Alexandra 39 17 9 13 58 47 +11 60
10 Walsall 39 17 9 13 48 41 +7 60
11 Oldham Athletic 37 15 13 9 44 31 +13 58
12 Barnet 39 15 12 12 49 43 +6 57
13 Fleetwood Town 39 14 12 13 48 46 +2 54
14 Colchester United 38 14 11 13 50 41 +9 53
15 Accrington Stanley 38 13 9 16 38 42 −4 48
16 Gillingham 38 11 12 15 44 56 −12 45
17 Bristol Rovers 39 13 4 22 40 60 −20 43
18 Cheltenham Town 38 11 9 18 43 65 −22 42
19 Shrewsbury Town 39 11 8 20 37 63 −26 41
20 Tranmere Rovers 39 9 9 21 48 69 −21 36
21 Crawley Town 39 6 13 20 36 60 −24 31
22 Newport County 39 8 7 24 39 67 −28 31
23 Harrogate Town 39 7 9 23 29 58 −29 30 Relegation to National League
24 Barrow 38 7 8 23 36 63 −27 29
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[26]

Results

Home \ Away ACC BNT BRW BRV BRM CAM CHT CHF COL CRA CRE FLE GIL GRI HAR MKD NPC NTC OLD SAL SHR SWI TRA WAL
Accrington Stanley — 0–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–4 1–0 1–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–3
Barnet 2–0 — 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 3–2 1–3 1–3 1–2 1–0 1–2
Barrow 0–0 2–2 — 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–3 0–3
Bristol Rovers 0–2 2–1 — 2–3 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–1 0–4 3–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–3 1–4 2–0
Bromley 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 — 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–3
Cambridge United 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 — 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 4–2 2–0
Cheltenham Town 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 — 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 0–3 3–2 3–1 0–2 1–0
Chesterfield 3–3 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 — 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–3 2–0 2–3 1–2 2–2
Colchester United 4–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 6–2 — 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 2–0 1–1
Crawley Town 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–3 0–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 — 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1
Crewe Alexandra 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 4–1 3–3 1–0 1–0 — 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 0–3 2–1 0–3
Fleetwood Town 2–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 4–2 1–0 1–4 — 2–1 0–1 3–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–1
Gillingham 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 — 0–1 1–5 3–2 1–0 0–3 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–0
Grimsby Town 1–0 1–0 5–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 7–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 — 2–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–2
Harrogate Town 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–3 — 0–4 0–3 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–2
Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 5–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 3–2 2–3 4–1 — 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 5–1 1–0 0–1
Newport County 1–4 0–0 2–2 2–3 0–1 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–0 1–2 — 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 2–4
Notts County 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 5–2 2–3 1–3 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 — 3–1 1–2 4–1 2–1 5–0 0–0
Oldham Athletic 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 — 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–1
Salford City 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 4–3 4–3 1–3 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–3 1–0 — 1–2 3–2 3–1 1–0
Shrewsbury Town 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–4 3–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 — 3–1 1–2
Swindon Town 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 3–0 2–3 2–1 — 2–1
Tranmere Rovers 0–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–4 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 4–0 0–1 — 1–3
Walsall 0–0 1–3 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: BBC Sport
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Position in table
Huddersfield Town Michael Duff[27] Sacked 9 March 2025 2024–25 English Football League Lee Grant[28] 28 May 2025 Pre-season
Southampton Ivan Jurić[29] Mutual consent 7 April 2025 2024–25 Premier League Will Still[30] 25 May 2025
Cardiff City Omer Riza[31] Sacked 19 April 2025 2024–25 English Football League Brian Barry-Murphy[32] 16 June 2025
West Bromwich Albion Tony Mowbray[33] 21 April 2025 Ryan Mason[34] 2 June 2025
Norwich City Johannes Hoff Thorup[35] 22 April 2025 Liam Manning[36] 3 June 2025
Newport County Nelson Jardim[37] Mutual consent 24 April 2025 David Hughes[38] 23 May 2025
Bristol Rovers Iñigo Calderón[39] Sacked 4 May 2025 Pre-season Darrell Clarke[40] 6 May 2025
Watford Tom Cleverley[41] 6 May 2025 Paulo Pezzolano[42] 13 May 2025
Hull City Rubén Sellés[43] 15 May 2025 Sergej Jakirović[44] 11 June 2025
Notts County Stuart Maynard[45] 22 May 2025 Martin Paterson[46] 22 June 2025
Plymouth Argyle Miron Muslić[47] Signed by Schalke 04 31 May 2025 Tom Cleverley[48] 13 June 2025
Bristol City Liam Manning[36] Signed by Norwich City 3 June 2025 Gerhard Struber[49] 19 June 2025
Middlesbrough Michael Carrick[50] Sacked 4 June 2025 Rob Edwards[51] 24 June 2025
Sheffield United Chris Wilder[52] Mutual consent 18 June 2025 Rubén Sellés[53] 18 June 2025
Queens Park Rangers Martí Cifuentes[54] 24 June 2025 Julien Stéphan[55] 25 June 2025
Leicester City Ruud van Nistelrooy[56] 27 June 2025 Martí Cifuentes[57] 15 July 2025
Sheffield Wednesday Danny Röhl[58] 29 July 2025 Henrik Pedersen[59] 31 July 2025
Sheffield United Rubén Sellés[60] Sacked 14 September 2025 24th Chris Wilder[61] 15 September 2025 24th
Wycombe Wanderers Mike Dodds[62] 18 September 2025 19th Michael Duff[62] 18 September 2025 19th
Cheltenham Town Michael Flynn[63] 20 September 2025 24th Steve Cotterill[64] 30 September 2025 24th
Blackpool Steve Bruce[65] 4 October 2025 23rd Ian Evatt[66] 21 October 2025 24th
Luton Town Matt Bloomfield[67] 6 October 2025 11th Jack Wilshere[68] 13 October 2025 11th
Watford Paulo Pezzolano[69] 8 October 2025 11th Javi Gracia[69] 8 October 2025 11th
Peterborough United Darren Ferguson[70] 25 October 2025 24th Luke Williams[71] 29 October 2025 24th
Reading Noel Hunt[72] 26 October 2025 19th Leam Richardson[73] 28 October 2025 19th
Southampton Will Still[74] 2 November 2025 21st Tonda Eckert[75] 12 November 2025 21st
Norwich City Liam Manning[76] 8 November 2025 23rd Philippe Clement[77] 18 November 2025 23rd
Swansea City Alan Sheehan[78] 11 November 2025 18th Vítor Matos[79] 24 November 2025 20th
Middlesbrough Rob Edwards[80] Signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 November 2025 2nd Kim Hellberg[81] 2nd
Newport County David Hughes[82] Sacked 15 November 2025 24th Christian Fuchs[83] 20 November 2025 24th
Barrow Andy Whing[84] 10 December 2025 18th Paul Gallagher[85] 2 January 2026 19th
Bristol Rovers Darrell Clarke[86] 13 December 2025 23rd Steve Evans[87] 16 December 2025 23rd
Oxford United Gary Rowett[88] 23 December 2025 22nd Matt Bloomfield[89] 9 January 2026 23rd
Port Vale Darren Moore[90] 28 December 2025 24th Jon Brady[91] 6 January 2026 24th
West Bromwich Albion Ryan Mason[92] 6 January 2026 18th Eric Ramsay[93] 11 January 2026 18th
Huddersfield Town Lee Grant[94] 17 January 2026 6th Liam Manning[95] 20 January 2026 6th
Leicester City Martí Cifuentes[96] 25 January 2026 14th Gary Rowett[97] 18 February 2026 22nd
Fleetwood Town Pete Wild[98] 25 January 2026 15th
Shrewsbury Town Michael Appleton[99] Mutual consent 28 January 2026 21st Gavin Cowan[100] 29 January 2026 21st
Watford Javi Gracia[101] Resigned 1 February 2026 10th Edward Still[102] 9 February 2026 11th
Blackburn Rovers Valérien Ismaël[103] Mutual consent 2 February 2026 22nd Michael O'Neill[104] 13 February 2026 22nd
Wigan Athletic Ryan Lowe[105] Sacked 7 February 2026 22nd Gary Caldwell[106] 16 February 2026 22nd
Barrow Paul Gallagher[107] 11 February 2026 22nd Dino Maamria[108] 11 February 2026 22nd
Exeter City Gary Caldwell[106] Signed by Wigan Athletic 16 February 2026 14th
West Bromwich Albion Eric Ramsay[109] Sacked 24 February 2026 21st

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