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Paddy Power Offer | Bet £10 Get £50 in Free Bets + EVS Super Boost for Wolves to win

Jamie Shaw in Betting Offers 14 Aug 2026
Paddy Power new customer offer (18+)

Paddy Power are offering new customers £50 in Free Bets for EFL opening weekend when signing up and placing a £10 bet.

The 2026/27 English Football League gets under way this weekend, with the Championship, League One and League Two all staging their opening fixtures. The headline story is the Championship, where several clubs with Premier League pedigree begin their promotion campaigns.

Wolves host Blackburn on Friday night in the curtain-raiser, with the relegated hosts immediately under the spotlight. West Ham and Burnley, the other two sides dropping out of the top flight, face each other on Sunday in one of the weekend’s biggest games. Both have ambitions of bouncing straight back, but managerial changes and summer recruitment mean neither can afford a slow start.

Saturday’s Championship programme is packed. Bolton meet Preston at 12.30pm, while Middlesbrough entertain Lincoln in a fascinating meeting of promotion hopefuls: Lincoln are the newly crowned League One champions, while Boro were beaten in last season’s Championship play-offs. Norwich versus West Brom, Bristol City versus Millwall and Portsmouth versus QPR add further intrigue, before Sheffield United host Birmingham in the evening. Watford’s meeting with Southampton on Sunday also pits two ambitious clubs against each other.

League One begins with Leicester City’s return to the third tier, and their trip to Notts County is the standout fixture. The Foxes will expect to challenge at the top, but a packed Meadow Lane provides a stern opening test. Newly promoted Luton visit Reading, while Oxford face MK Dons; elsewhere, Bradford meet Peterborough, Blackpool host Wycombe and Sheffield Wednesday travel to Leyton Orient.

League Two offers its own collection of fresh starts. Rochdale, promoted via the National League play-offs, begin at Newport, while York City return to the EFL against Bristol Rovers. Oldham host Port Vale in another notable meeting, with Port Vale relegated from League One last season. Exeter, also relegated, travel to Grimsby, while last season’s League Two play-off finalists Salford visit Barnet.

New customers at Paddy Power can claim £50 in Free Bet Builder Bets to use on EFL opening weekend when signing up via the link provided and placing a £/€10 football bet.

Paddy Power Sign-Up Offer: Bet £10 & Get £50 in Free Bets

How to claim this offer:

  1. Go to Paddy Power via this special link
  2. Select ‘Join Here’ and register your details (18+)
  3. Make a first deposit
  4. Place a £/€10 bet on any football market at 1/2 or above
  5. You will be credited with £/€50 in Free Bet Builder Bets
  6. Get EVS (was 1/2) for Wolves to beat Blackburn Rovers on Friday (max stake applies)

Terms & Conditions

Who can take part?

  • New customers only. Available to residents of UK or Republic of Ireland.

How & when can I qualify?

  • Open a new account using promo code: YSKASP
  • Deposit a minimum of £10 via Pay by Bank, cards or Apple Pay.
  • Place a Sports (Fixed Odds) bet (minimum stake £10) on any football market, at odds of at least 1.50 (1/2).
  • Qualifying bet needs to be settled before 23:59 GMT on 01/03/2027.

What can I win?

  • You’ll receive a total of £50 in bet builder bets which will be valid for 90 days.
  • You’ll be able to see details of your free bets in the ‘My Free Bets’ tab which can be accessed at the top of the website.
  • To use your bet builder bets, add the selections to your betslip that meets the terms and conditions of this offer.

When will I get my prize?

  • Once your qualifying bet has settled you will be awarded a total of £50 in bet builder bets.

What else do I need to know?

  • If you make more than one selection in your betslip which qualifies for this offer, the free bet will be applied to the selection with the longest odds.
  • You can use part of your free bets and save the rest for later as long as you use it before they expire. Stakes are not returned with winnings if your free bet wins. Your winnings will be credited to your main wallet.
  • If we find that you have taken part in this promotion using a duplicate account or that you have used more than one account to participate, we reserve the right to withhold your free bets and any winnings earned on the duplicate account.
  • Deposits made with e-wallets including: Skrill, Paysafe, PayPal and Neteller will not count towards this promotion.
  • The offer excludes the following bet types: Canadian, Goliath, Heinz, Lucky 15, Lucky 31, Lucky 63, Patent, Super Heinz, Trixie & Yankee.
  • Cashed out or partially cashed out bets do not qualify