How supporters can watch Watford vs Middlesbrough and other Championship fixtures as EFL release season ticket update

Middlesbrough will open their 2020/21 Championship campaign against Watford at Vicarage Road.

Boro will travel to Vicarage Road on Friday, September 11 (7:45pm kick-off) for the first match of the 2020/21 EFL campaign.

Games at the start of the season will continue to be played behind closed doors due to government guidelines, yet fans could be allowed back into stadiums in October at the earliest.

Due to supporter restrictions games which are not on Sky will be available to stream by clubs via iFollow (or club equivalent service), for a match pass price of £10.

Season ticket holders will, under the newly agreed framework, be provided access to all home games and away midweek matches if clubs choose to offer it.

When fans are allowed to attend games again the capacity will be limited for safety reasons.

The match by match streaming and season ticket offer is only a temporary measure while clubs operate with zero or a reduced capacity and will be reviewed at the start of October.

Boro are expected to provide more details in due course regarding their season ticket process.

EFL Chief Executive David Baldwin said: “There is no argument that attending live matches is what the League, its Clubs and fans want to see and, clearly, the overriding objective is to get supporters back into stadiums as soon as it is safe to do so. In the meantime, this framework allows our clubs, if they so wish, to reward their most loyal supporters by providing what we hope is only short-term access to watch their matches.

“It’s important that whilst the doors remain fully, or part shut, we ensure there is the ability for fans of all EFL Clubs to be able to gain access and watch their team and I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sky Sports for their support in this matter. Collectively, it’s not our preferred situation but given the circumstances COVID has presented us it gives us a temporary option whilst we finalise our plans for fans returning.”

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