Leicester City To Host Coventry City In 2023/24 Opener

- Leicester City will start the 2023/24 Sky Bet Championship season at home to Coventry City
- The fixture is to take place on Sunday 6 August at midday, live on Sky Sports
- The Foxes travel to Ipswich Town on Boxing Day and host Huddersfield Town on New Year’s Day
- City’s final fixture of the season sees them host Blackburn Rovers

The Foxes, who last played in the competition in 2013/14, when they were crowned champions, will face their Midlands rivals on the opening weekend in what will be the first meeting between the sides since 2012.

Enzo Maresca’s side will then face Huddersfield Town away from home in their second league game on Saturday 12 August, before playing Cardiff City at King Power Stadium on Saturday 19 August. A trip to Rotherham United follows a week later, before returning to Filbert Way on Saturday 2 September to round-up the first five league fixtures of the new campaign.

Ipswich Town will be the opponents on Boxing Day, followed by another away visit to Cardiff City on Friday 29 December ahead of the first game of 2024 at home to Huddersfield Town on New Year’s Day.

The final three fixtures of the campaign will see the Foxes host West Bromwich Albion ahead of a visit to Preston North End and a final day clash with Blackburn Rovers at King Power Stadium on Saturday 4 May. 

All fixture dates and kick-off times are pending live TV broadcast selections and are subject to change. 

Those changes will be reflected on LCFC.com as soon as they are announced.

Confirmed fixture details

AUGUST

Sunday 6 August, 2023 | 12pm kick-off | Coventry City (H)
Saturday 12 August, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | Huddersfield Town (A)
Saturday 19 August, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | Cardiff City (H)
Saturday 26 August, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | Rotherham United (A)

SEPTEMBER

Saturday 2 September, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | Hull City (H)
Saturday 16 September, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | Southampton (A)
Wednesday 20 September, 2023 | 7:45pm kick-off | Norwich City (A)
Saturday 23 September, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | Bristol City (H)
Saturday 30 September, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | Blackburn Rovers (A)

OCTOBER

Wednesday 4 October, 2023 | 7:45pm kick-off | Preston North End (H)
Saturday 7 October, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | Stoke City (H)
Saturday 21 October, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | Swansea City (A)
Tuesday 24 October, 2023 | 7:45pm kick-off | Sunderland (H)
Saturday 28 October, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | Queens Park Rangers (A)

NOVEMBER

Saturday 4 November, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | Leeds United (H)
Saturday 11 November, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | Middlesbrough (A)
Saturday 25 November, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | Watford (H)
Wednesday 29 November, 2023 | 7:45pm kick-off | Sheffield Wednesday (A)

DECEMBER

Saturday 2 December, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | West Bromwich Albion (A)
Saturday 9 December, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | Plymouth Argyle (H)
Wednesday 13 December, 2023 | 7:45pm kick-off | Millwall (H)
Saturday 16 December, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | Birmingham City (A)
Saturday 23 December, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | Rotherham United (H)
Tuesday 26 December, 2023 | 3pm kick-off | Ipswich Town (A)
Friday 29 December, 2023 | 7:45 kick-off | Cardiff City (A)

JANUARY

Monday 1 January, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | Huddersfield Town (H)
Saturday 13 January, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | Coventry City (A)
Saturday 20 January, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | Ipswich Town (H)
Saturday 27 January, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | Swansea City (H)

FEBRUARY

Saturday 3 February, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | Stoke City (A)
Saturday 10 February, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | Watford (A)
Tuesday 13 February, 2024 | 7:45pm kick-off | Sheffield Wednesday (H)
Saturday 17 February, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | Middlesbrough (H)
Saturday 24 February, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | Leeds United (A)

MARCH

Saturday 2 March, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | Queens Park Rangers (H)
Tuesday 5 March, 2024 | 7:45pm kick-off | Sunderland (A)
Saturday 9 March, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | Hull City (A)
Saturday 16 March, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | Southampton (H)
Friday 29 March, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | Bristol City (A)

APRIL

Monday 1 April, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | Norwich City (H)
Saturday 6 April, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | Birmingham City (H)
Tuesday 9 April, 2024 | 7:45pm kick-off | Millwall (A)
Saturday 13 April, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | Plymouth Argyle (A)
Saturday 20 April, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | West Bromwich Albion (H)
Saturday 27 April, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | Preston North End (A)

MAY

Saturday 4 May, 2024 | 3pm kick-off | Blackburn Rovers (H)