Coventry versus The Tractor Boys, Leicester versus The Rams, and Additional Football Action Updates
Welcome for a full night of EFL as well as continental soccer fixtures. We'll be covering important Championship matches plus those pivotal last pool matches in this Africa Cup of Nations competition.
Preamble
Oh, hi folks. Welcome to what is arguably the penultimate football clockwatch of 2025. There’s a full EFL slate, kicking off with Ipswich's trip to Coventry at 18:00, and we will also monitor a close watch on both night games from Group A at the Afcon: Zambia against the hosts Morocco and Comoros v Mali.
We'll be focussing on these games, with 19:45 kick-offs except where noted.
Afcon 2025
- Comoros v The Eagles (7pm)
- The Copper Bullets versus Morocco (7pm)
Championship
- Coventry versus Ipswich (6pm)
- Leicester v Derby
- Boro versus The Tigers
- The Lions v The Robins
- The Red Dragons v Preston
Third Tier Fixture
- Cardiff versus Boro
Latest Lineup Updates
Coventry v Ipswich Team News
The evening's opener, featuring the sides sitting first and third in the second tier, looks like an exciting match. Here are the confirmed lineups.
Coventry City (a 4-2-3-1 formation) Rushworth; the right-back, Woolfenden, Kitching, Brau; the midfielder, Grimes; Sakamoto, Rudoni, the forward; Wright.
Substitutes: The backup keeper, the midfielder, Simms, the defender, the full-back, Latibeaudiere, the midfielder, Perry, the player.
Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1) Walton; the defender, the centre-half, the defender, the left-back; Matusiwa, Taylor; Walle, Nunez, Jack Clarke; the centre-forward.
Subs: The goalkeeper, the defender, the midfielder, the defender, Cajuste, Burns, McAteer, Philogene-Bidace, Akpom.
Referee Backhouse (from Cumbria).
Africa Cup of Nations: Group A Permutations
Look, it’s complicated. That's often the case where only some third-placed sides progress. Here’s how things look before tonight’s final round of games.
- Morocco 4 points, GD+2
- The Eagles 2pts, 0 goal difference (goals scored 2)
- The Copper Bullets 2 points, GD0 (with 1 goal for)
- Comoros 1pt, -2 goal difference
To summarize, Morocco is likely safe but will want to defeat Zambia and top the group. Zambia likely requires a draw or better against the hosts. Comoros probably must to beat Mali, who will probably be okay if they get a point.
Many possibilities, various outcomes, plenty of scenarios.
Angola v Egypt Latest
The conclusion to Group B at this Africa Cup of Nations has coverage elsewhere. If you don’t want to know the score, don’t click the link.
Championship Table Snapshot
| 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 |
