West Ham will be looking to bounce straight back to the Premier League after relegation to the Championship – here’s every team they will face and when the fixtures for the 2026-27 season will be released.
The Hammers did their jobs on the final day of the season as they beat Leeds United 3-0 at the London Stadium.
But it all proved too little too late as Spurs secured a 1-0 win over Everton to send West Ham crashing down to the Championship.
The inquest will now begin after an unforgivable period of decline since the Hammers won their first major trophy for 43 years just three summers ago.
Every team West Ham will face in Championship as Millwall rivalry resumes
There will be time enough for that in the weeks and months ahead.
At some point, though, West Ham and the club’s fans will have to get their heads around the fact they are playing in the Championship next season for the first time in 14 years.
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So let’s take a look at every team West Ham will face in Championship as the 2026-27 fixture release date is confirmed.
West Ham’s relegation to the second tier completes the 24-team Championship line-up for next season, 24 hours after Hull were promoted to the Premier League and after Bolton won promotion from League One.
The biggest game the Hammers have to look forward to next term is the obvious one – arch rivals Millwall.
One of the most bitter and fiercest rivalries in professional football will be reignited in the Championship and undoubtedly the first fixture both clubs will look out for when they are released next month.
EFL Championship 2026-27 fixture release date confirmed
West Ham will find out who they face when the EFL Championship fixtures are released on June 25th at 12pm, one month from today.
Fans will then be able to plot out the marathon 46-game campaign which will see three games per week all season long.
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The galling thing for the Hammers is that the Premier League resembles a Championship table next season with the likes of Hull, Coventry, Ipswich, Brentford, Bournemouth, Brighton, Sunderland, Palace, Forest and Fulham making up half the top flight.
Many might suggest staying up in the Premier League would have been a doddle next season.
But West Ham won’t be there to take advantage.
The Hammers will have a safety net in the Championship, though, as the play-offs will be extended from four to six teams for the first time.
West Ham will be by far and away the biggest team in the Championship and will be the big scalp, which presents its own problems – especially if the squad is not of sufficient quality and depth.
Here is every team West Ham will face in the Championship and the capacity of their grounds:
- Millwall, 20,146
- Wolves, 32,050
- Burnley, 21,944
- Middlesbrough, 34,742
- Southampton, 32,000
- Wrexham, 10,771
- Derby County, 33,597
- Norwich City, 27,359
- Birmingham City, 29,049
- Swansea City, 21,000
- Bristol City, 27,000
- Sheffield United, 32,000
- Preston North End, 23,404
- Queens Park Rangers, 18,439
- Watford, 22,200
- Stoke City, 30,089
- Portsmouth, 20,867
- Charlton, 27,111
- Blackburn Rovers, 31,367
- West Bromwich Albion, 26,850
- Lincoln City, 10,669
- Cardiff City, 33,280
- Bolton Wanderers, 28,723
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