Everything you need to know about EFL fixture release day

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Find out everything you need to know ahead of the 2026/27 EFL fixture release day, with Bristol Rovers set to know their Sky Bet League Two schedule, as well as upcoming opponents in the Carabao Cup and EFL Trophy.

Sky Bet League Two fixtures will be confirmed on Thursday 25 June at midday, with the opening weekend set to begin between Friday 14 August and Sunday 16 August.

The EFL Group Stage draw will take place at 2:30pm. All 64 teams will enter at this stage and be split into their respective Northern and Southern regional groups, with the Gas set to face Sky Bet League One teams Reading and Wycombe Wanderers in Group C.

On Thursday, one of eight southern teams from Category One Premier League academies will complete the group. The EFL Trophy will begin the week commencing 21 September.

The Pirates will then discover their Carabao Cup Round One opponents at 4:30pm, with the draw live on Sky Sports News. The Gas are one of 70 teams in the draw, with the two winners from the Preliminary Round joining the other 68 EFL Clubs. The Pirates are ball number five.

Rovers are in the Southern section of the draw, with Round One taking place over the weekend of 7-9 August. 

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