Coventry versus Ipswich, The Foxes against Derby, along with Additional Football Action Previews
Welcome to the full night of Football League as well as international football fixtures. We'll be covering important Championship encounters plus the crucial final group matches in the Africa Cup of Nations competition.
Opening Notes
Greetings to all. Welcome to the arguably the penultimate soccer live blog of the year. There’s a full EFL programme, kicking off with Ipswich's trip to Coventry at 6pm, and we will also monitor a close watch on both evening games from Group A at this Africa Cup of Nations: Zambia against the hosts Morocco and Comoros v Mali.
Our primary attention will be on these games, with 19:45 kick-offs except where noted.
Africa Cup of Nations Fixtures
- The Coelacanths v The Eagles (7pm)
- The Copper Bullets v The Atlas Lions (7pm)
Championship
- Coventry v The Tractor Boys (6pm)
- Leicester versus Derby
- Boro versus The Tigers
- Millwall v Bristol City
- The Red Dragons v Preston
League One
- The Bluebirds v Boro
Recent Lineup Updates
Ipswich at Coventry Team News
The early game, featuring the sides sitting top and third in the second tier, looks like a cracker. Here are the two XIs.
Coventry City (4-2-3-1) The goalkeeper; van Ewijk, Woolfenden, Kitching, Brau; the midfielder, Grimes; the winger, Rudoni, the forward; Wright.
Subs: The backup keeper, the midfielder, the forward, the defender, Bidwell, Latibeaudiere, the midfielder, the youngster, Andrews.
Ipswich Town (a 4-2-3-1 setup) The shot-stopper; Furlong, the centre-half, Kipre, the left-back; Matusiwa, the midfielder; Walle, Nunez, Jack Clarke; Azon.
Substitutes: Palmer, the defender, Johnson, Humphreys, the midfielder, Burns, McAteer, the attacker, the striker.
The official Backhouse (Cumbria).
Afcon 2025: Group A Scenarios
It's a tricky picture. It always is where only some third-place sides progress. This is the current state ahead of this evening's last set of games.
- Morocco 4 points, GD+2
- The Eagles 2pts, GD0 (goals scored 2)
- The Copper Bullets 2pts, GD0 (goals scored 1)
- Comoros 1 point, -2 goal difference
To summarize, Morocco are probably fine but will want to beat their opponents and top the group. Zambia likely requires at least a point against Morocco. The island nation probably must to beat their rivals, who should advance with a draw.
A host of potential results and permutations.
Angola v Egypt Latest
The denouement to the second group at this continental championship is being covered. If you don’t want to know the score, avoid following that coverage.
Second Tier Standings 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 |
