The EFL will reveal its fixture list for the 2026-27 season on Thursday.
Want to know who your team will face on opening day? The fixtures will be announced at 12:00 BST - but that is not all.
The draws for the group stage of the Vertu Trophy and the first round of the Carabao Cup will also take place.
So check back on 25 June to see who your team faces first, last and everything in between.
Everton boss David Moyes is pushing to sign England international Jarrod Bowen from West Ham and the Toffees have submitted an initial £20m bid for the winger. (GiveMeSport), external
West Ham, Wolves and Southampton are battling for the signature of Hibernian's Scottish midfielder Josh Mulligan after the 23-year-old impressed in his breakthrough season in 2025-26. (TEAMTalk), external
For more transfer news and rumours, read Monday's full gossip column here.
Image source, Getty ImagesLamadrid initially joined West Ham in January
West Ham United have confirmed the permanent signing of Venezuela international winger Keiber Lamadrid from Deportivo La Guaira.
Lamadrid, 22, initially joined on loan in January and played for the under-21 side, scoring on his debut.
He was named in the first-team squad for three Premier League games against Fulham, Brentford and Leeds United.
The Hammers were relegated to the Championship at the end of the season.
He made his senior debut in the FA Cup fourth round against Burton Albion.
On the international stage, he made his full Venezuela debut in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago in March.
West Ham have not disclosed the length of Lamadrid's contract.
Image source, Getty ImagesRaul Jimenez played 80 minutes for Mexico in their 1-0 win over South Korea to help them qualify for the World Cup knockout stages.
The 35-year-old striker will rejoin Wolves for the upcoming Championship season.
Jimenez completed a deal to return to Molineux after three years at Fulham two days before the World Cup curtain-raiser on 11 June - a game in which he scored as Mexico beat South Africa 2-0.
Mexico's victory over South Korea on Friday means they are the first nation to qualify for the last 32.
West Ham United defender Edson Alvarez, who spent the 2025-26 campaign on loan at Turkish Super Lig side Fenerbahce, also played and produced a stunning clearance in the 16th minute to keep the score level.
Alvarez, who captained Mexico, pulled off an overhead kick on his own goal-line to prevent former Tottenham forward Son Heung-min's lobbed effort from going in.
The assistant referee belatedly raised the flag for offside, but Alvarez wasn't to know at the time.
Mexico's best previous performances at the World Cup came in 1970 and 1986 when they reached the quarter-finals.
Tottenham Hotspur are the latest club to register their interest in West Ham's £80m-rated midfielder Mateus Fernandes, with Real Madrid and Manchester United also keen on the 21-year-old Portuguese. (The Athletic - subscription required), external
West Ham are eyeing a move for Sunderland and Haiti striker Wilson Isidor, 25, who helped the Black Cats win promotion to the Premier League in 2024-25. (Football League World), external
For more transfer news and rumours, read Friday's full gossip column here.
Image source, Getty ImagesKrisztian Hegyi has played for Hungary at various age-group levels
West Ham United goalkeeper Krisztian Hegyi has joined Sparta Prague on a permanent transfer.
The 23-year-old Hungarian spent seven years with the Hammers but failed to make a first-team appearance.
He played more than 90 times for the club's academy sides and was named in the matchday squad seven times as West Ham won the Uefa Conference League in 2023.
Hegyi was also an unused substitute in the Premier League three times and had loan spells at Stevenage, Motherwell, Dutch side Den Bosch and Hungarian clubs Debrecen and MTK Budapest.
Image source, Getty ImagesWest Ham United are keeping tabs on 20-year-old Watford winger Nestory Irankunda, who scored in Australia's 2-0 win over Turkey in their first game at the 2026 World Cup. (Football Insider), external
For more transfer news and rumours, read Thursday's full gossip column here.
Image source, Getty ImagesLukasz Fabianski was initially released by West Ham at the end of last season, but re-signed in September 2025
Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski and winger Adama Traore will leave West Ham United on free transfers at the end of the season.
Fabianski, 41, first joined the Hammers in 2018 and played 216 games for the club, helping them win the Uefa Europa Conference League in 2023.
Traore, 30, made 12 appearances after arriving from Fulham in January.
Neither player has been offered a new deal, following the club's relegation from the Premier League.
Development squad players Michael Forbes, Junior Robinson, Tyron Akpata, Daniel Rigge, David Chigwada and Tom Wooster have also been released, alongside academy scholar Jonathan Unwin.
Image source, Getty ImagesWest Ham duo Tomas Soucek and Edson Alvarez were in international action at the weekend as preparations for the World Cup heat up.
Soucek played 62 minutes for Czech Republic in a 3-1 win over Guatemala, while Alvarez came on at half-time in Mexico's 5-1 victory against Serbia.
The pair will face each other at the tournament with Czech Republic and Mexico drawn in the same group together, along with South Africa and South Korea.
Hammers defenders Aaron Wan-Bissaka and El Hadji Malick Diouf will also be at the World Cup with DR Congo and Senegal respectively, as will Netherlands winger Crysencio Summerville.
Here is a reminder of the groups West Ham's players are in and who they will face, so you can keep an eye out for them once the competition begins on 11 June:
Tomas Soucek, Czech Republic - Group A: Mexico, South Africa and South Korea
Edson Alvarez, Mexico - Group A: South Africa, South Korea and Czech Republic
Crysencio Summerville, Netherlands - Group F: Japan, Sweden and Tunisia
El Hadji Malick Diouf, Senegal - Group I: France, Iraq and Norway
Aaron Wan-Bissaka, DR Congo - Group K: Portugal, Uzbekistan, Colombia
Image source, Getty ImagesActor, West Ham fan and captain Jarrod Bowen's father-in-law Danny Dyer says he is "still processing" the Hammers' relegation from the Premier League.
Speaking on the latest episode of The Wayne Rooney Show, he said: "I'm still processing it all, it hurts. I'm very close to it.
"Three years ago we won the Conference League, he [Bowen] scored the winner, and three years later we're relegated.
"They've broken my heart most of my life like that."
He continued: "We've had a lovely three years but the thing about us is we're one of those clubs where we're never going to go to the next level because whenever we get a good player, they leave us.
"They go to a bigger club and that's always going to be the case for us."
Bowen's future remains uncertain, while the 29-year-old also missed out on selection for Thomas Tuchel's squad for the upcoming World Cup.
"I know he wants to stay but I've got no answers about that at all," Dyer added.
"He's devastated by it [relegation]. I can't tell you how much he takes it to heart."
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Chris Collinson
BBC Sport statistician
With all 48 World Cup squads now confirmed, we look at how they shape up and compare with each other leading into the tournament.
Which clubs have the most players?
Looking just at the 20 clubs that made up the 2025-26 Premier League, only this season's top three have more players at the World Cup than Conference League winners Crystal Palace (12).
Including players out on loan over the season, Sunderland remarkably have as many representatives on the global stage as Chelsea and Liverpool (11), showing just how globe-trotting their recruitment was following promotion last summer.
The majority of Brentford, Everton and Leeds' squads can put their feet up and recharge their batteries for next season, with those clubs sending just four players each.
AC Milan have emerged as serious contenders to sign Crysencio Summerville from West Ham, with the winger also attracting interest from Tottenham and Aston Villa. (Teamtalk), external
West Ham are monitoring Celtic centre-forward Callum Osmand but the Scottish champions are unlikely to part with the 20-year-old. (TransferFeed), external
The Hammers have also made an initial enquiry about Hibernian midfielder Josh Mulligan, 23, as they prepare for next season in the Championship. (Ben Jacobs on X), external
Want more transfer stories? Read Thursday's full gossip column
Portugal midfielder Mateus Fernandes, 21, has been cleared to leave West Ham after contact from Manchester United and Arsenal, while Liverpool and Paris St-Germain are also monitoring developments. (Teamtalk), external
Want more transfer stories? Read Wednesday's full gossip column
