The Sky Blues against The Tractor Boys, Leicester versus The Rams, and Additional EFL League Previews
Hello to the full evening of EFL as well as international football fixtures. Our focus includes major Championship clashes plus those pivotal final pool matches in the Afcon competition.
Introduction
Oh, hi folks. Welcome to what is arguably this second-to-last soccer clockwatch of the year. There’s an extensive Football League slate, kicking off with Ipswich's trip to Coventry at 18:00, while we’ll also be keeping a close watch on both night fixtures from Group A at the Afcon: Morocco hosting Zambia and Comoros v Mali.
Our primary attention will be on the following matches, all 19:45 start times unless stated.
Africa Cup of Nations Fixtures
- The Coelacanths v Mali (7pm)
- The Copper Bullets versus The Atlas Lions (19:00)
Championship
- Coventry v The Tractor Boys (6pm)
- Leicester versus The Rams
- Boro versus The Tigers
- The Lions v The Robins
- The Red Dragons versus Preston
Third Tier Fixture
- The Bluebirds v Stevenage
Latest Team News
Coventry v Ipswich Team News
The early game, between the teams who are first and third in the second tier, looks like a cracker. These are the starting elevens.
Coventry City (4-2-3-1) The goalkeeper; van Ewijk, the centre-back, the defender, Brau; Torp, the captain; Sakamoto, the attacking midfielder, Mason-Clark; the striker.
Substitutes: The backup keeper, the midfielder, Simms, the defender, the full-back, the defender, Eccles, the youngster, the player.
Ipswich (4-2-3-1) Walton; the defender, O’Shea, Kipre, the left-back; the midfielder, Taylor; the attacker, the playmaker, Jack Clarke; Azon.
Subs: Palmer, Young, Johnson, the defender, the midfielder, the winger, McAteer, Philogene-Bidace, Akpom.
The official Backhouse (from Cumbria).
Afcon 2025: Group A Scenarios
Look, it’s complicated. That's often the case when some but not all third-place teams progress. Here’s how things look before tonight’s last round of games.
- The Atlas Lions 4pts, +2 goal difference
- The Eagles 2 points, 0 goal difference (with 2 goals for)
- The Copper Bullets 2pts, GD0 (goals scored 1)
- The Coelacanths 1pt, -2 goal difference
In short, Morocco are probably fine but will want to beat their opponents to top the group. Zambia likely requires at least a point against the hosts. The island nation likely need to beat Mali, who should advance if they get a point.
Many possibilities, various outcomes, plenty of scenarios.
Egypt's Match with Angola Latest
The denouement of Group B at the Africa Cup of Nations is being covered. If you don’t want to know the score, it's best not to seek out that information.
Second Tier Table Overview
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry | 23 | 31 | 51 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 9 | 43 |
| 3 | Ipswich | 23 | 15 | 38 |
| 4 | Hull | 23 | 2 | 38 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 23 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 23 | 7 | 36 |
| 7 | Millwall | 23 | -6 | 36 |
| 8 | Watford | 23 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | QPR | 23 | -2 | 35 |
| 10 | Stoke | 23 | 7 | 34 |
| 11 | Derby | 23 | 1 | 32 |
| 12 | Southampton | 23 | 4 | 31 |
| 13 | Wrexham | 23 | 2 | 31 |
| 14 | Leicester | 23 | -1 | 31 |
| 15 | Birmingham | 23 | 1 | 30 |
| 16 | West Brom | 23 | -5 | 28 |
| 17 | Charlton | 22 | -6 | 27 |
| 18 | Blackburn | 22 | -4 | 26 |
| 19 | Sheff Utd | 23 | -5 | 26 |
| 20 | Swansea | 23 | -7 | 26 |
| 21 | Oxford Utd | 23 | -8 | 22 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 22 | -10 | 22 |
| 23 | Norwich | 23 | -9 | 21 |
| 24 | Sheff Wed | 22 | -27 | -8 |
