Everything you need to know | 2026-27 fixture release

Swansea City will discover their 2026-27 Championship fixture schedule this Thursday (June 25).

The full list of matches across the league will be revealed at 12pm, with the Swans app, website and social media channels the first place for Swans supporters to learn of the club’s calendar.

Wolverhampton Wanderers, Burnley and West Ham United move into the Championship from the Premier League while Cardiff City, Lincoln City and Bolton Wanderers step up following promotion from League One.

The Swans last faced Wolves and West Ham in 2018, while our last meeting with Bolton was in 2019. Lincoln, meanwhile, will make their first visit to the Swansea.com Stadium having last faced Swansea in south Wales back in 2004.

The 2026-27 season will officially start with the Carabao Cup first round, which takes place on the weekend of August 7 to 9. The first-round draw takes place on Thursday, June 25 at 4.30pm.

Swansea City will be ball number 30 in the southern section of the draw.

The 2026-27 Championship season will then commence on the weekend of August 14 to 16.

Changes to the EFL Championship for the upcoming season

• Play-off places have been extended. From teams finishing third to sixth last season, this coming season will see teams finishing third to eighth qualify for the play-offs.

• The play-offs in the Championship will consist of seven fixtures, with two one-legged eliminator ties taking place before the two-legged semi-finals.

• The eliminator games will see the fifth and eighth-place sides from the final table face each other, while the sixth and seventh place sides will also meet. The teams with the higher league placing will have home advantage for those games.

• The two winners of the eliminator ties will progress to the semi-finals (against the teams finishing third and fourth in the table).

• The two winning semi-finalists will meet in the Championship play-off final.