Following the confirmation of City’s 2026/27 Sky Bet Championship fixtures, the Imps have put together the below guide to explain how TV picks, international breaks and League and FA Cup will be scheduled throughout the campaign.
TV selections up to the weekend of 19-20 September will be made by Thursday 2 July, with picks up to the weekend of 9-10 January to be confirmed by the end of July. Up to five Championship fixtures will be selected for broadcast each weekend.
As well as this, all midweek fixtures will be broadcast live on Sky Sports+ with one Tuesday and one Wednesday game to take centre stage on Sky Sports Football.
A reminder to City fans that international breaks will take place over the following weekends:
- Saturday 26 September
- Saturday 3 October
- Saturday 14 November
- Saturday 27 March
No Championship games will be scheduled during the international breaks.
Here are the dates for the 2026/27 Carabao Cup:
- Round one – Saturday 8 August
- Round two – Wednesday 26 August
- Round three – Wednesday 9 September or Wednesday 16 September*
- Round four- Wednesday 28 October
- Round five – Wednesday 16 December
- Semi-finals – Wednesday 13 January & Wednesday 3 February
- Final – Sunday 21 March
*Championship round six fixtures will be split across two separate midweeks, w/c 7 and 14 September, meaning City’s trip to Bristol City has potential to be moved from Tuesday 8 September to the following week.
Here are the dates for the Emirates FA Cup:
- Round three – Saturday 9 January
- Round four – Saturday 13 February
- Round five – Saturday 6 March
- Round six – Saturday 3 April
- Semi-finals – Saturday 24 April
- Final – Saturday 22 May