Coventry v The Tractor Boys, The Foxes v Derby, along with Additional Football Action Updates

Welcome to the packed evening of Football League as well as continental soccer fixtures. Our focus includes important second-tier encounters and those crucial last group games in the Afcon tournament.

Opening Notes

Greetings to all. Welcome to what is arguably this penultimate soccer live blog of the year. We have a full EFL slate, kicking off with Coventry v Ipswich at 6pm, and we will also monitor at least a third of an eye on both night fixtures from Group A at the Afcon: Morocco hosting Zambia and Mali facing Comoros.

Our primary attention will be on these matches, with 19:45 kick-offs unless stated.

Africa Cup of Nations Fixtures

  • Comoros v Mali (7pm)
  • The Copper Bullets v Morocco (7pm)

Championship

  • The Sky Blues v Ipswich (6pm)
  • Leicester versus The Rams
  • Boro v Hull
  • The Lions v The Robins
  • The Red Dragons v Preston

League One

  • The Bluebirds v Stevenage

Latest Team News

Coventry v Ipswich Team News

The early game, featuring the sides sitting first and third in the second tier, looks like an exciting match. These are the starting elevens.

Coventry (4-2-3-1) Rushworth; van Ewijk, Woolfenden, Kitching, the left-back; Torp, the captain; Sakamoto, Rudoni, the forward; the striker.

Subs: The backup keeper, Allen, the forward, Kesler-Hayden, Bidwell, the defender, Eccles, Perry, the player.

Ipswich (4-2-3-1) Walton; the defender, the centre-half, the defender, the left-back; Matusiwa, Taylor; Walle, the playmaker, the winger; the centre-forward.

Substitutes: The goalkeeper, Young, the midfielder, the defender, Cajuste, Burns, the forward, Philogene-Bidace, the striker.

Referee Backhouse (Cumbria).

Afcon 2025: First Group Permutations

Look, it’s complicated. It always is when some but not all third-placed sides qualify. Here’s how things look before tonight’s last set of games.

  • Morocco 4pts, +2 goal difference
  • Mali 2pts, 0 goal difference (goals scored 2)
  • Zambia 2pts, 0 goal difference (goals scored 1)
  • Comoros 1 point, GD-2

Briefly, Morocco is likely safe but will want to defeat their opponents and win the group. Zambia likely requires a draw or better against Morocco. The island nation likely need to beat Mali, who will probably be okay if they get a draw.

Lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-yous.

Angola v Egypt Latest

The denouement to the second group at this continental championship is being covered. To avoid spoilers, don’t click the link.

Championship Standings Snapshot

Pos Team P GD Pts
1Coventry233151
2Middlesbrough23943
3Ipswich231538
4Hull23238
5Preston North End23737
6Bristol City23736
7Millwall23-636
8Watford23435
9QPR23-235
10Stoke23734
11Derby23132
12Southampton23431
13Wrexham23231
14Leicester23-131
15Birmingham23130
16West Brom23-528
17Charlton22-627
18Blackburn22-426
19Sheff Utd23-526
20Swansea23-726
21Oxford Utd23-822
22Portsmouth22-1022
23Norwich23-921
24Sheff Wed22-27-8
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