ITV scores EFL highlights

ITV will show highlights of the Championship, League One, League Two, League Cup, and EFL Trophy from the 2022/23 season.

The broadcaster takes over from Quest, which has been showing the highlights since 2018.

ITV has agreed a two-year deal with the EFL to air the highlights, which will be on ITV4 at 9pm on Saturdays. A repeat will be shown on the main ITV channel later in the evening (later than the BBC’s Match Of The Day), as well as on Sunday morning. Mid-week EFL fixtures will also be shown on ITV and ITV Hub. 

Each show will feature every goal from every EFL fixture plus detailed analysis from a panel of expert pundits.

ITV will also air extensive coverage of the league play-off semi-finals and final, highlights programmes for each League Cup round, plus the semi-finals and final, and a one-hour EFL Trophy final highlights programme on the day of the match.

All the highlights will be available on ITV Hub for 30 days after broadcast.

EFL chief executive Trevor Birch said: “With 1891 matches played across the season, it’s crucial for the EFL that the very best of our match action is widely accessible and we are delighted that ITV will show highlights of our games for the next two years.

“As an experienced major broadcaster with a comprehensive sports portfolio, ITV’s commitment to high quality coverage will showcase the breadth and depth of our competitions to football supporters all over the country.”

Niall Sloane, ITV director of sport, added: “This deal brings viewers free to air coverage of one of the most unpredictable divisions we have in the Sky Bet Championship, the best of the action from Sky Bet League One and League Two alongside the exciting midweek competitions in the Carabao Cup and the Papa John’s Trophy.  By offering highlights across our platforms, via our channels and on demand on ITV Hub, we hope football fans will enjoy our EFL shows from next season.”