It’s the same opening day fixture as last season for Boro, who then face successive away trips to Millwall and Norwich City.
A home game against Sheffield United rounds off August and is the final fixture before the first international break of the season.
Boro’s final game of the season is away at Championship newcomers Wrexham on Saturday, May 2. That follows home games against Sheffield Wednesday and Watford, one of Edwards’ former clubs.
Boro face a long trip to Ashton Gate to play Bristol City five days before Christmas but are then at home to Blackburn on Boxing Day and Hull City on December 29. They’re away at Derby County on New Year’s Day.
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Here’s Middlesbrough’s 2025/26 fixtures in full:
AUGUST
Saturday, August 9: Swansea City (H)
Saturday, August 16: Millwall (A)
Saturday, August 23: Norwich City (A)
Saturday, August 30: Sheffield United (H)
SEPTEMBER
Saturday, September 13: Preston North End (A)
Saturday, September 20: West Bromwich Albion (H)
Saturday, September 30: Southampton (A)
Tuesday, September 30: Stoke City (H)
OCTOBER
Saturday, October 4: Portsmouth (A)
Saturday, October 18: Ipswich Town (H)
Wednesday, October 22: Sheffield Wednesday (A)
Saturday, October 25: Wrexham (H)
NOVEMBER
Saturday, November 1: Watford (A)
Tuesday, November 4: Leicester City (A)
Saturday, November 8: Birmingham City (H)
Saturday, November 22: Oxford United (A)
Tuesday, November 25: Coventry City (H)
Saturday, November 29: Derby County (H)
DECEMBER
Saturday, December 6: Hull City (A)
Tuesday, December 9: Charlton Athletic (A)
Saturday, December 13: Queens Park Rangers (H)
Saturday, December 20: Bristol City (A)
Friday, December 26: Blackburn Rovers (H)
Monday, December 29: Hull City (H)
JANUARY
Thursday, January 1: Derby County (A)
Sunday, January 4: Southampton (H)
Saturday, January 17: West Bromwich Albion (A)
Wednesday, January 21: Stoke City (A)
Saturday, January 24: Preston North End (H)
Saturday, January 31: Norwich City (H)
FEBRUARY
Saturday, February 7: Sheffield United (A)
Saturday, February 14: Coventry City (A)
Saturday, February 21: Oxford United (H)
Tuesday, February 24: Leicester City (H)
Saturday, February 28: Birmingham City (A)
MARCH
Saturday, March 7: Queens Park Rangers (A)
Wednesday, March 11: Charlton Athletic (H)
Saturday, March 14: Bristol City (H)
Saturday, March 21: Blackburn Rovers (A)
APRIL
Friday, April 3: Millwall (H)
Monday, April 6: Swansea City (A)
Saturday, April 11: Portsmouth (H)
Saturday, April 18: Ipswich Town (A)
Tuesday, April 21: Sheffield Wednesday (H)
Saturday, April 25: Watford (H)
MAY
Saturday, May 2 Wrexham (A)
