Who West Brom could face on 26-27 Championship opening day: Best and worst-case fixture scenarios

West Bromwich Albion will learn their Championship fixtures in the coming days.

The EFL are set to announce the second tier schedule on Thursday 25 June at 12pm.

James Morrison's side will hope to have a positive start to the campaign, and forget how bad the 2025-26 season was.

The season will get underway on the weekend of 14-17 August, and the Baggies will be hoping to make a good impression.

They will want to establish themselves as genuine promotion candidates and put their rivals on notice.

West Brom News looks at the best possible opposition for Albion when they open the season.

Who are the best possible opening day opponents for West Brom?

The best case scenario for the Baggies is playing one of the promoted sides at home.

If they were to play them away, the momentum from the previous season may carry over, so a tie in the Black Country would be perfect.

Morrison's side should have enough to get past Lincoln City, Cardiff City or Bolton Wanderers on their own territory.

Preston are another contender that Albion fans would be excited by.

The Lilywhites were the only team that the West Midlands side did the double over.

West Brom won 2-1 at home in October before beating Paul Heckingbottom's side 2-0 on the road.

It could be the best possible tonic to start the new campaign.

Blackburn away from home is another fixture that would light up supporters' eyes.

The Rovers finished just one point above the B71 side, and had the second-worst home record last season in the second tier.

They won just four times at Ewood Park, which makes them the ideal opening day opponents, should it be away.

Who are the worst possible opponents on the opening day?

Wolves would probably be the worst side for the Baggies to face on the opening day, especially if it was at Molineux.

The Old Gold and the Baggies share an intense rivalry, and Cesar Peixoto and his side will be keen to get off the mark quickly.

That is exactly the reason why West Ham would be another opponent that Morrison's side will be keen to avoid.

Nuno Espirito Santo will be desperate to secure victory and start their campaign off in the best way possible.

Another contender for the worst possible team to face would be Middlesbrough.

Fresh off of their playoff final defeat, they will be keen to bounce back and show that they will be right up there again.