Luton Town will start the 2024/25 Championship season with a clash against fellow relegated side Burnley.
The contest between two of the three teams demoted from last season’s Premier League will be played on the opening weekend of the season, with the two teams facing off at Kenilworth Road on Monday August 12th 2024.
The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, as part of the broadcaster’s deal to show more games in the new season. All fixtures in the upcoming season’s opening weekend in the three EFL divisions will be broadcast live on Sky.
Burnley took 4 points off Luton last season, winning at Kenilworth Road before the two sides drew at Turf Moor. The return fixture will take place in March.
After hosting the Clarets, Luton’s opening month of the season will see them travel to face last season’s League One champions Portsmouth at Fratton Park. They will then face another trip to Preston North End by ending August with a home game against QPR.
September will follow this up with games against Millwall, Plymouth Argyle and Sheffield Wednesday.
Over the Christmas period, Luton will play Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Boxing Day, with Rob Edwards’ side hosting Derby County in their last game before Christmas on December 21st.
The Hatters’ final game of 2024 will be away at Swansea City, before they begin 2025 on New Year’s Day by welcoming Norwich to Kenilworth Road.
Luton’s 2024/25 season concludes on May 3rd with a game against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns, with their home programme ending by taking on Coventry City the week before.
Two games of interest will be Luton’s reunions with local rivals Watford, who they will take on for the latest chapter in a spiky regional rivalry.
The first contest will take place in October, and Luton will host first when they welcome Watford to Kenilworth Road on October 19th, with the return fixture at Vicarage Road scheduled for late February.
All fixtures beyond the opening weekend are provisionally scheduled, with all games subject to potential alterations.
Under the new deal, Sky are pledging to broadcast all EFL teams at least 20 times in the upcoming season, with a first round of dates to be confirmed in the next few weeks.