Coventry versus Ipswich, The Foxes against The Rams, along with Additional Football Action Previews
Hello to the full night of Football League as well as continental soccer action. The spotlight falls on major Championship matches plus the crucial final pool matches in this Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
Preamble
Greetings to all. You are welcome to the checks writing desk rota the second-to-last football clockwatch of the year. We have a full Football League slate, kicking off with Coventry v Ipswich at 6pm, and we will also monitor at least a third of an eye on both evening 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 these games, with 19:45 kick-offs except where noted.
Afcon 2025
- Comoros v The Eagles (7pm)
- The Copper Bullets versus The Atlas Lions (7pm)
Championship
- Coventry v The Tractor Boys (18:00)
- The Foxes versus Derby
- Middlesbrough versus The Tigers
- Millwall v The Robins
- The Red Dragons v North End
Third Tier Fixture
- The Bluebirds versus Boro
Latest Lineup Updates
Ipswich at Coventry Confirmed Lineups
The early game, featuring the sides sitting top and third in the Championship, could be an exciting match. Here are the starting elevens.
Coventry (4-2-3-1) The goalkeeper; van Ewijk, Woolfenden, Kitching, the left-back; Torp, the captain; the winger, the attacking midfielder, the forward; Wright.
Subs: The backup keeper, the midfielder, Simms, Kesler-Hayden, the full-back, Latibeaudiere, the midfielder, the youngster, the player.
Ipswich Town (a 4-2-3-1 setup) Walton; the defender, the centre-half, Kipre, Greaves; Matusiwa, Taylor; Walle, Nunez, Jack Clarke; Azon.
Substitutes: Palmer, Young, Johnson, Humphreys, Cajuste, the winger, the forward, the attacker, Akpom.
Referee Backhouse (Cumbria).
Africa Cup of Nations: Group A Scenarios
It's a tricky picture. That's often the case where only some third-place teams qualify. This is the current state ahead of this evening's last round of games.
- The Atlas Lions 4pts, GD+2
- Mali 2 points, GD0 (with 2 goals for)
- Zambia 2 points, 0 goal difference (goals scored 1)
- The Coelacanths 1 point, -2 goal difference
To summarize, Morocco are probably fine though they will aim to beat Zambia to top the group. Zambia likely requires at least a point against the hosts. The island nation likely must to beat their rivals, who will probably be okay if they get a point.
Lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-yous.
Angola v Egypt Update
The denouement to the second group at the continental championship has coverage elsewhere. If you don’t want to know the score, don’t click the link.
Second Tier Standings 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 |
