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Welcome to the packed evening of EFL as well as continental soccer fixtures. We'll be covering major Championship encounters and those pivotal final pool matches in the Afcon tournament.

Introduction

Oh, hi folks. You are welcome to what is checks writing desk rota the penultimate football clockwatch of 2025. There’s a full EFL schedule, kicking off with Ipswich's trip to Coventry at 18:00, while we’ll also be keeping at least a third of an eye on the two night games from the first group at the Afcon: Zambia against the hosts Morocco as well as Comoros v Mali.

Our primary attention will be on the following games, all 19:45 start times except where noted.

Afcon 2025

• The Coelacanths versus Mali (19:00)
• Zambia versus Morocco (7pm)

Second Division Matches

• The Sky Blues versus Ipswich (18:00)
• The Foxes versus The Rams
• Middlesbrough v The Tigers
• The Lions versus Bristol City
• The Red Dragons versus North End

League One

• The Bluebirds versus Stevenage

Latest Team News

Ipswich at Coventry Confirmed Lineups

The evening's opener, between the teams who are first and third in the second tier, could be a cracker. These are the starting elevens.

Coventry (a 4-2-3-1 formation) The goalkeeper; van Ewijk, the centre-back, Kitching, the left-back; Torp, the captain; the winger, the attacking midfielder, the forward; Wright.

Substitutes: Wilson, Allen, the forward, the defender, the full-back, Latibeaudiere, Eccles, the youngster, the player.

Ipswich (a 4-2-3-1 setup) Walton; Furlong, O’Shea, the defender, Greaves; the midfielder, Taylor; Walle, the playmaker, the winger; the centre-forward.

Subs: Palmer, Young, Johnson, the defender, Cajuste, the winger, the forward, the attacker, the striker.

The official Anthony Backhouse (from Cumbria).

Afcon 2025: First Group Permutations

It's a tricky picture. It always is where only some third-place teams qualify. Here’s how things look before tonight’s final set of games.

• Morocco 4pts, GD+2
• The Eagles 2 points, GD0 (with 2 goals for)
• The Copper Bullets 2 points, GD0 (with 1 goal for)
• The Coelacanths 1pt, GD-2

Briefly, Morocco is likely safe but will want to beat Zambia and win their pool. Zambia probably need a draw or better versus the hosts. The island nation probably need to overcome their rivals, who will probably be okay with a draw.

Many possibilities, various outcomes, plenty of scenarios.

Angola v Egypt Latest

The final act to Group B at the continental championship is being covered. If you don’t want to know the score, avoid following that coverage.

Championship 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