Coventry against The Tractor Boys, The Foxes v The Rams, along with Additional EFL League Updates
Hello for the busy evening of EFL and international football fixtures. Our focus includes important second-tier clashes plus the crucial last group games in this Afcon tournament.
Preamble
Oh, hi folks. You are welcome to what is checks writing desk rota this second-to-last soccer live blog of 2025. We have a full Football League slate, starting with Coventry v Ipswich at 6pm, while we will also monitor at least a third of an eye on both evening games from Group A at this Africa Cup of Nations: Zambia against the hosts Morocco and Mali facing Comoros.
We'll be focussing on these fixtures, with 7.45pm start times unless stated.
Afcon 2025
- The Coelacanths versus The Eagles (7pm)
- Zambia v Morocco (7pm)
Second Division Matches
- The Sky Blues versus Ipswich (6pm)
- Leicester v The Rams
- Boro v Hull
- The Lions versus The Robins
- The Red Dragons v North End
Third Tier Fixture
- The Bluebirds v Boro
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 City (4-2-3-1) The goalkeeper; van Ewijk, Woolfenden, the defender, the left-back; the midfielder, the captain; the winger, the attacking midfielder, Mason-Clark; the striker.
Substitutes: The backup keeper, Allen, Simms, Kesler-Hayden, Bidwell, the defender, Eccles, the youngster, the player.
Ipswich Town (a 4-2-3-1 setup) The shot-stopper; Furlong, the centre-half, the defender, the left-back; the midfielder, Taylor; the attacker, Nunez, Jack Clarke; the centre-forward.
Substitutes: Palmer, Young, Johnson, Humphreys, the midfielder, Burns, McAteer, the attacker, the striker.
Referee Backhouse (Cumbria).
Africa Cup of Nations: Group A Permutations
It's a tricky picture. That's often the case where only some third-place sides progress. Here’s how things look ahead of this evening's last set of games.
- Morocco 4pts, GD+2
- Mali 2pts, GD0 (goals scored 2)
- The Copper Bullets 2pts, GD0 (with 1 goal for)
- The Coelacanths 1pt, -2 goal difference
In short, Morocco is likely safe though they will aim to beat their opponents and top the group. Zambia likely requires at least a point against Morocco. The island nation likely need to overcome Mali, who will probably be okay if they get a point.
A host of potential results and permutations.
Egypt's Match with Angola Update
The denouement of the second group at the Africa Cup of Nations has coverage elsewhere. For those wishing to remain unaware, don’t click the link.
Championship 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 |
