When Burnley will discover their 26/27 fixture list and Carabao Cup opponents

Burnley will discover their 2026/27 Championship fixture list this week.

The Clarets find themselves back in the second tier next season following another disappointing relegation from the Premier League.

It cost Scott Parker his job, with the 45-year-old departing by mutual consent at the end of April - with the search to find his successor still ongoing.

The new man will be tasked with overseeing another instant return to the top flight, something both Parker and Vincent Kompany both achieved with 100-point campaigns.

While Burnley don’t have a new man in situ just yet, preparations will step up another notch when the players return for pre-season and early fitness checks on Monday, June 29.

But before then, the Clarets will discover their 2026/27 schedule, which is set to be released on Thursday.

At midday, Burnley’s entire 46-game fixture list will be published.

Not only that, Burnley will find out their Carabao Cup first round opponents - which will actually be the first game of next season.

The season begins on the weekend of August 7-9, while the first league game follows the next weekend over the weekend of August 14-16.

The draw for the first round of the Carabao Cup will also take place on Thursday, live on Sky Sports News at 4.30pm. Burnley will be ball number 7 in the northern section.

More than 1,000 EFL fixtures will be broadcast live on Sky Sports across the campaign, with the first round of selections for August being confirmed by Thursday, July 2.

The 2026/27 season will be the first where the play-offs in the second tier have been extended from four teams to six.

Burnley are joined in the Championship by Wolves and West Ham, while Lincoln City, Cardiff City and Bolton Wanderers come up from League One.