Coventry versus The Tractor Boys, The Foxes v The Rams, along with Additional EFL League Updates
Hello for the full evening of Football League as well as international football fixtures. We'll be covering major second-tier matches plus those pivotal last group games in the Afcon tournament.
Preamble
Oh, hi folks. You are welcome to the reportedly this second-to-last soccer live blog of the year. We have an extensive EFL slate, kicking off with Coventry v Ipswich at 18:00, and we will also monitor a close watch on the two evening fixtures from the first group at the Afcon: Zambia against the hosts Morocco and Mali facing Comoros.
Our primary attention will be on these games, all 7.45pm start times unless stated.
Afcon 2025
- The Coelacanths v The Eagles (7pm)
- Zambia versus The Atlas Lions (7pm)
Championship
- The Sky Blues versus The Tractor Boys (18:00)
- Leicester versus Derby
- Boro v The Tigers
- The Lions v The Robins
- Wrexham v Preston
Third Tier Fixture
- The Bluebirds v Stevenage
Latest Team News
Ipswich at Coventry Team News
The evening's opener, between the teams who are top and third in the second tier, looks like an exciting match. These are the two XIs.
Coventry City (4-2-3-1) The goalkeeper; van Ewijk, Woolfenden, the defender, the left-back; Torp, Grimes; Sakamoto, Rudoni, Mason-Clark; the striker.
Substitutes: Wilson, the midfielder, the forward, the defender, Bidwell, Latibeaudiere, Eccles, the youngster, Andrews.
Ipswich Town (a 4-2-3-1 setup) Walton; the defender, O’Shea, Kipre, the left-back; the midfielder, Taylor; the attacker, Nunez, the winger; Azon.
Substitutes: Palmer, Young, Johnson, Humphreys, the midfielder, Burns, the forward, Philogene-Bidace, Akpom.
Referee Anthony Backhouse (Cumbria).
Afcon 2025: Group A Permutations
Look, it’s complicated. It always is when some but not all third-place sides progress. Here’s how things look before tonight’s last round of matches.
- The Atlas Lions 4pts, GD+2
- The Eagles 2 points, 0 goal difference (with 2 goals for)
- The Copper Bullets 2 points, GD0 (with 1 goal for)
- The Coelacanths 1 point, -2 goal difference
In short, Morocco are probably fine but will want to defeat their opponents and win the group. Zambia probably need at least a point versus the hosts. The island nation probably must to overcome Mali, who will probably be okay with a draw.
A host of potential results and permutations.
Angola v Egypt Update
The denouement of the second group at the continental championship is being covered. For those wishing to remain unaware, avoid following that coverage.
Second Tier 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 |
