The English Football League has confirmed the 2024/25 season will start on the weekend of August 10.

Blackburn Rovers look set for another year in the Championship with the team currently 17th in the standings. With nine points separating them from the relegation zone and 10 from the top-six, it looks as though it will be a mid-table finish.

The EFL has confirmed dates for the new campaign, which started on the second weekend in August and ends on May 3, 2025. The 46 rounds of league matches will take place across 33 weekends, with nine midweeks and four  Bank Holidays in the Championship.

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EFL Chief Executive, Trevor Birch said: “Whilst the fixture calendar remains a shared asset across the EFL, Premier League and Football Association, additional pressures from revamped European competitions means that scheduling across the season remains challenging and complex, so it requires a whole game response to find a solution.

“As it stands there is no agreement in place to make any changes to the Carabao Cup’s two-legged semi-final format, which continues to provide significant financial benefit to EFL Clubs.

“The League remains committed to a review of the calendar, but any significant changes cannot be made unilaterally, and would need to come with significant levels of compensation and adopted as part of any new distribution deal with the Premier League and its Clubs.”