SINGAPORE, 1 AUGUST 2019 – Singapore football fans will now be able to watch live English Football League (EFL) matches from the Sky Bet Championship and Carabao Cup, after an agreement was reached to broadcast fixtures throughout the 2019/20 season.
Selected matches will be shown on Singtel and StarHub across their respective pay-TV, mobile and OTT platforms. Singtel customers can catch the games on mio Sports channel 111-113 while StarHub viewers can watch it on HubSports 201, 202 and 204.
Teams such as Cardiff City, Derby County, Fulham and Huddersfield Town will begin their fight for promotion to the Premier League this weekend when the 2019/20 season kicks off.
Fans will be able to tune in this Friday to the opening fixture of the season between Championship sides Luton Town and Middlesbrough
The new deal, initiated by Singapore-based sports agency Reddentes Sports and the English Football League’s official global distributor, Pitch International, will also see selected Sky Bet League One and League Two fixtures shown on Singtel and StarHub.
Manchester City were crowned winners of the Carabao Cup in 2019/20, lifting the trophy for the second consecutive year. Liverpool are the most successful club in the competitions history, winning on eight occasions in the competition’s history.
Round One of the Carabao Cup begins on Tuesday 6 August, when Portsmouth take on Birmingham City live from Fratton Park.
Broadcast schedule for August 2019
Date | Match | Competition |
2 August | Luton Town vs Middlesbrough | Championship |
3 August | Salford City vs Stevenage | League Two |
3 August | Barnsley vs Fulham | Championship |
3 August | Nottingham Forest vs West Bromwich | Championship |
4 August | Bristol City vs Leeds United | Championship |
5 August | Huddersfield vs Fulham | Championship |
6 August | Portsmouth vs Birmingham | Carabao Cup |
10 August | Leeds United vs Nottingham Forest | Championship |
10 August | QPR vs Huddersfield | Championship |
13 August | Salford City vs Leeds United | Carabao Cup |
13 August | Scunthorpe vs Derby | Carabao Cup |
15 August | Round 1 Highlights | Carabao Cup |
16 August | Huddersfield vs Fulham | Championship |
17 August | Sunderland vs Portsmouth | League One |
17 August | Nottingham Forest vs Birmingham | Championship |
18 August | Reading vs Cardiff | Championship |
24 August | Derby County vs West Bromwich | Championship |
24 August | Stoke vs Leeds United | Championship |
25 August | Swansea vs Birmingham | Championship |
30 August | Cardiff vs Fulham | Championship |
31 August | Bristol vs Middlesbrough | Championship |
31 August | Brentford vs Derby | Championship |