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Welcome to a packed night of EFL and continental football fixtures. We'll be covering major Championship clashes plus those pivotal final pool games in this Afcon competition.

Opening Notes

Greetings to all. Welcome to the checks writing desk rota the second-to-last football live blog of the year. We have a full Football League slate, starting with Ipswich's trip to Coventry at 18:00, and we will also monitor a close watch on the two evening games from the first group at this Afcon: Morocco hosting Zambia and Mali facing Comoros.

We'll be focussing on the following games, with 7.45pm start times except where noted.

Afcon 2025

• The Coelacanths v The Eagles (19:00)
• Zambia versus The Atlas Lions (7pm)

Championship

• Coventry v Ipswich (6pm)
• The Foxes v The Rams
• Boro v Hull
• Millwall v Bristol City
• Wrexham versus North End

League One

• Cardiff versus Stevenage

Recent Lineup Updates

Ipswich at Coventry Team News

The early game, featuring the sides sitting top and third in the second tier, could be a thriller. These are the confirmed lineups.

Coventry (4-2-3-1) Rushworth; van Ewijk, Woolfenden, the defender, the left-back; Torp, the captain; the winger, the attacking midfielder, Mason-Clark; the striker.

Subs: Wilson, Allen, Simms, the defender, Bidwell, the defender, the midfielder, Perry, the player.

Ipswich (4-2-3-1) The shot-stopper; the defender, O’Shea, the defender, the left-back; the midfielder, the midfielder; Walle, Nunez, Jack Clarke; Azon.

Subs: The goalkeeper, Young, Johnson, the defender, the midfielder, the winger, the forward, the attacker, Akpom.

Referee Backhouse (from Cumbria).

Afcon 2025: Group A Scenarios

Look, it’s complicated. It always is where only some third-placed teams progress. This is the current state ahead of this evening's last round of games.

• The Atlas Lions 4 points, GD+2
• Mali 2pts, 0 goal difference (goals scored 2)
• The Copper Bullets 2 points, 0 goal difference (with 1 goal for)
• Comoros 1 point, -2 goal difference

To summarize, Morocco is likely safe but will want to beat Zambia and win the group. Zambia probably need at least a point versus the hosts. Comoros likely must to beat their rivals, who should advance if they get a point.

A host of potential results and permutations.

Egypt's Match with Angola Latest

The final act of the second group at this continental championship has coverage elsewhere. To avoid spoilers, 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