Daniel Farke’s Whites took in their final pre-season friendly on Saturday with the Elland Road visit of La Liga side Valencia who were condemned to a 2-1 defeat as Leeds made it a perfect four wins out of four in pre-season. But now the real stuff starts, Farke’s side now just a matter of days away from beginning the new Championship campaign itself.
It all starts with next weekend’s visit of newly-promoted Portsmouth as part of a particularly busy week on the key dates front. Here, in chronological order, we run through the main big dates as far as the 2024-25 Championship season is concerned.

1. First game of new season
Saturday, August 10: Leeds United v Portsmouth at Elland Road (12.30pm kick-off). Photo: Simon Hulme

2. Carabao Cup first round
Wednesday, August 14: Leeds United v Middlesbrough at Elland Road (8pm kick-off). Photo: Stu Forster

3. First away day of new season
Saturday, August 17: West Brom v Leeds (12.30pm kick-off). Photo: Dan Mullan


