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CBS SPORTS KICKS OFF COVERAGE OF ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE
CBS Sports Golazo Matchday Studio Show to Surround Match Coverage
Additional EFL and Carabao Cup Matches Announced
CBS Sports’ kicks off its coverage of the English Football League with 12 live matches over the opening weekend from Aug. 9-12. Every match will stream live on Paramount+ with select matches airing on CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports Golazo Network.
EFL studio coverage will be centered around CBS Sports Golazo Matchday, offering pre- and post-match analysis around the day’s biggest contests and top storylines.
CBS Sports’ Golazo Matchday will be led by host Poppy Miller and a pair of analysts who starred in England during their on-field careers – Nigel Reo-Coker (West Ham United/Aston Villa) and Mike Grella (Leeds United). Geoff Shreeves and Anita Jones will contribute to coverage with on-site reports from England throughout the season, and Christina Unkel will serve as CBS Sports’ rules analyst. Shreeves will be on site in Blackburn as Blackburn Rovers take on Derby County on Friday, Aug. 9. Former Fulham legend Brian McBride and former Charlton Athletic and Leeds United winger Lloyd Sam will contribute to coverage for the opening week of the season.
Following the opening week of the EFL season, CBS Sports will feature five Carabao Cup First Round matches including Sheffield United vs. Wrexham at 3:00 PM, ET (Paramount+ and CBS Sports Golazo Network), and Bristol City vs. Coventry City at 2:45 PM, ET (Paramount+) on Tuesday, Aug. 13.
CBS Sports also announced its coverage of EFL matches through September 29, and will announce additional match selections and studio coverage details on a rolling basis throughout the season.
CBS Sports’ opening month of EFL coverage includes:
All Times ET (schedule subject to change)
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 9 |
2:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Blackburn Rovers vs. Derby County |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 9 |
3:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Network |
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Preston North End vs. Sheffield United |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 9 |
3:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 10 |
7:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Oxford United vs. Norwich City |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 10 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Leeds United vs. Portsmouth |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 10 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Middlesbrough vs. Swansea City |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 10 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Cardiff City vs. Sunderland |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 10 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Queens Park Rangers vs. West Bromwich Albion |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 10 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 10 |
9:30 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Milton Keynes Dons vs. Bradford City |
EFL League Two |
Aug. 10 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL League Two |
Aug. 10 |
12:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Birmingham City vs. Reading |
EFL League One |
Aug. 10 |
12:30 PM |
Paramount+ |
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Wrexham vs. Wycombe Wanderers |
EFL League One |
Aug. 10 |
12:30 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Network |
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Sheffield Wednesday vs. Plymouth Argyle |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 11 |
11:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 11 |
1:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 12 |
2:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Luton Town vs. Burnley |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 12 |
3:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL Carabao Cup |
Aug. 13 |
2:30 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Bristol City vs. Coventry City |
EFL Carabao Cup |
Aug. 13 |
2:45 PM |
Paramount+ |
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Watford vs. Milton Keynes Dons |
EFL Carabao Cup |
Aug. 13 |
2:45 PM |
Paramount+ |
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Cardiff City vs. Bristol Rovers |
EFL Carabao Cup |
Aug. 13 |
2:45 PM |
Paramount+ |
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Sheffield United vs. Wrexham |
EFL Carabao Cup |
Aug. 13 |
3:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL Carabao Cup |
Aug. 14 |
2:30 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Leeds United vs. Middlesbrough |
EFL Carabao Cup |
Aug. 14 |
3:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 16 |
2:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Coventry City vs. Oxford United |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 16 |
3:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 17 |
7:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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West Bromwich Albion vs. Leeds United |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 17 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Portsmouth vs. Luton Town |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 17 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 17 |
9:30 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Burnley vs. Cardiff City |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 17 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Norwich City vs. Blackburn Rovers |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 17 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Sheffield United vs. Queens Park Rangers |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 17 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Network |
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Sunderland vs. Sheffield Wednesday |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 18 |
7:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL League One |
Aug. 18 |
9:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Bolton Wanderers vs. Wrexham |
EFL League One |
Aug. 18 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL League Two |
Aug. 22 |
2:30 PM |
CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Notts County vs. Grimsby Town |
EFL League Two |
Aug. 22 |
3:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 23 |
2:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Sheffield Wednesday vs. Leeds United |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 23 |
3:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Queens Park Rangers vs. Plymouth Argyle |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 24 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Network |
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Bristol City vs. Coventry City |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 24 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 24 |
9:30 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Sunderland vs. Burnley |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 24 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Network |
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Norwich City vs. Sheffield United |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 24 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Stoke City vs. West Bromwich Albion |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 24 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Wrexham vs. Reading |
EFL League One |
Aug. 24 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 25 |
9:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Swansea City vs. Cardiff City |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 25 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Luton Town vs. Queens Park Rangers |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 30 |
3:00 PM |
Paramount+ |
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Burnley vs. Blackburn Rovers |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 31 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Network |
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Coventry City vs. Norwich City |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 31 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Cardiff City vs. Middlesborough |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 31 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 31 |
9:30 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Plymouth Argyle vs. Stoke City |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 31 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Leeds United vs. Hull City |
EFL Championship |
Aug. 31 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Peterborough United vs. Wrexham |
EFL League One |
Aug. 31 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 1 |
9:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Sheffield United vs. Watford |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 1 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL League Two |
Sept. 2 |
2:30 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Salford City vs. Milton Keynes Dons |
EFL League Two |
Sept. 2 |
3:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Burton Albion vs. Crawley Town |
EFL League One |
Sept. 7 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL League One |
Sept. 7 |
9:30 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Exeter City vs. Birmingham City |
EFL League One |
Sept. 7 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Network |
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Barnsley vs. Bristol Rovers |
EFL League One |
Sept. 7 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Wrexham vs. Shrewsbury Town |
EFL League One |
Sept. 7 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL League One |
Sept. 7 |
12:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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CBS Sports Golazo Matchday |
EFL League Two |
Sept. 12 |
2:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Harrogate Town vs. Doncaster Rovers |
EFL League Two |
Sept. 12 |
3:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Hull City vs. Sheffield United |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 13 |
3:00 PM |
Paramount+ |
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Millwall vs. Luton Town |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 14 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Leeds United vs. Burnley |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 14 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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AFC Wimbledon vs. Milton Keynes Dons |
EFL League Two |
Sept. 14 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Swansea City vs. Norwich City |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 14 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Watford vs. Coventry City |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 14 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Portsmouth vs. West Bromwich Albion |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 15 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Birmingham City vs. Wrexham |
EFL League One |
Sept. 16 |
3:00 PM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Network |
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Stoke City vs. Hull City |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 20 |
3:00 PM |
Paramount+ |
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Sunderland vs. Middlesbrough |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 21 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Network |
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Norwich City vs. Watford |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 21 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Luton Town vs. Sheffield Wednesday |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 21 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ & CBS Sports Network |
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Burnley vs. Portsmouth |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 21 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Cardiff City vs. Leeds United |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 21 |
10:00 AM |
CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Wrexham vs. Crawley Town |
EFL League One |
Sept. 21 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Preston North End vs. Blackburn Rovers |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 22 |
7:00 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Fleetwood Town vs. Morecambe |
EFL League Two |
Sept. 23 |
3:00 PM |
Paramount+ |
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Plymouth Argyle vs. Luton Town |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 27 |
3:00 PM |
Paramount+ |
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Derby County vs. Norwich City |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 28 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Sheffield Wednesday vs. West Bromwich Albion |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 28 |
7:30 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Hull City vs. Cardiff City |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 28 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Watford vs. Sunderland |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 28 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Leeds United vs. Coventry City |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 28 |
10:00 AM |
CBS Sports Golazo Network |
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Leyton Orient vs. Wrexham |
EFL League One |
Sept. 28 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ |
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Barnsley vs. Stockport County |
EFL League One |
Sept. 28 |
2:45 PM |
Paramount+ |
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Swansea City vs. Bristol City |
EFL Championship |
Sept. 29 |
10:00 AM |
Paramount+ |
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