Yahoo News Stoke City Championship fixtures 2024/25 in full
Stoke City will start their first full season under head coach Steven Schumacher with a home game against Coventry.
The fixture list announced by the EFL this morning reveals that Stoke will host Mark Robins' play-off chasers at 12.30pm at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday, August 10. The match will be shown live on television.
The first month also sees Schumacher take on former club Plymouth Argyle in what will be a much-hyped return to Home Park while there is a home derby against West Bromwich Albion as well as a trip to Watford. The season will end away at Derby County, promoted back from League One, on May 3. The final home match will be the previous weekend against Sheffield United.
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It's a reunion with Oxford United in mid-September, the first time that the clubs will have met since a 1-1 draw in Division Two back in February 2001. The long trip back to Portsmouth, who were also promoted, is on a Wednesday night in January.
It's Leeds United at home on Boxing Day and Burnley away on New Year's Day. It's Sheffield Wednesday at home on Good Friday and Leeds away on Easter Monday.
Up to 24 Stoke matches, including the opening day, will be shown live on Sky Sports this season due to a five-year £935m deal with the EFL. Sky have vowed to confirm within the next week any date and time changes for all fixtures up to the end of September.
The blackout rules designed to protect match day attendances on Saturday afternoons mean that games selected will not kick off at the traditional time. TV slots include 12.30pm kick-offs on Saturday or Sunday and evening games on Thursday, Friday or Monday.
Stoke City fixture list for 2024/25
Saturday, August 10, 12.30pm: Coventry City, home
Saturday, August 17, 3pm: Watford, away
Saturday, August 24, 3pm: West Bromwich Albion, home
Saturday, August 31, 3pm: Plymouth Argyle, away
Saturday, September 14, 3pm: Oxford United, away
Saturday, September 21, 3pm: Hull City, home
Saturday, September 28, 3pm: Middlesbrough, away
Wednesday, October 2, 7.45pm: Portsmouth, home
Saturday, October 5, 3pm: Swansea City, away
Saturday, October 19, 3pm: Norwich City, home
Tuesday, October 22, 7.45pm: Bristol City, home
Saturday, October 26, 3pm: Sheffield United, away
Saturday, November 2, 3pm: Derby County, home
Wednesday, November 6, 7.45pm: Blackburn Rovers, away
Saturday, November 9, 3pm: Millwall, home
Saturday, November 23, 3pm: Queens Park Rangers, away
Tuesday, November 26, 7.45pm: Preston North End, home
Saturday, November 30, 3pm: Burnley, home
Saturday, December 7, 3pm: Sunderland, away
Tuesday, December 10, 7.45pm: Luton Town, away
Saturday, December 14, 3pm: Cardiff City, home
Saturday, December 21, 3pm: Sheffield Wednesday, away
Thursday, December 26, 3pm: Leeds United, home
Sunday, December 29, 3pm: Sunderland, home
Wednesday, January 1, 3pm: Burnley, away
Saturday, January 4, 3pm: Plymouth Argyle, home
Saturday, January 18, 3pm: West Bromwich Albion, away
Wednesday, January 22, 7.45pm: Portsmouth, away
Saturday, January 25, 3pm: Oxford United, home
Saturday, February 1, 3pm: Hull City, away
Saturday, February 8, 3pm: Middlesbrough, home
Tuesday, February 11, 7.45pm: Bristol City, away
Saturday, February 15, 3pm: Swansea City, home
Saturday, February 22, 3pm: Norwich City, away
Saturday, March 1, 3pm: Watford, home
Saturday, March 8, 3pm: Coventry City, away
Tuesday, March 11, 7.45pm: Blackburn Rovers, home
Saturday, March 15, 3pm: Millwall, away
Saturday, March 29, 3pm: Queens Park Rangers, home
Saturday, April 5, 3pm: Preston North End, away
Tuesday, April 8, 7.45pm: Luton Town, home
Saturday, April 12, 3pm: Cardiff City, away
Friday, April 18, 3pm: Sheffield Wednesday, home
Monday, April 21, 3pm: Leeds United, away
Saturday, April 26, 3pm: Sheffield United, home
Saturday, May 3, 3pm: Derby County, away
