The Sky Blues versus Ipswich, Leicester against Derby, along with Additional EFL League Updates
Welcome to a full night of Football League and continental soccer fixtures. Our focus includes major second-tier encounters plus those crucial final group matches in this Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
Introduction
Oh, hi folks. Welcome to the reportedly this second-to-last football clockwatch of 2025. There’s a full Football League slate, starting 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 this Africa Cup of Nations: Morocco hosting Zambia as well as Comoros v Mali.
We'll be focussing on the following matches, with 19:45 start times unless stated.
Afcon 2025
- The Coelacanths versus Mali (19:00)
- Zambia versus Morocco (7pm)
Championship
- Coventry v Ipswich (18:00)
- Leicester v Derby
- Middlesbrough versus Hull
- Millwall versus Bristol City
- Wrexham v North End
Third Tier Fixture
- Cardiff v Stevenage
Recent Lineup Updates
Coventry v Ipswich Confirmed Lineups
The early game, featuring the sides sitting first and third in the Championship, promises to be a thriller. Here are the confirmed lineups.
Coventry City (a 4-2-3-1 formation) The goalkeeper; the right-back, the centre-back, Kitching, Brau; the midfielder, Grimes; Sakamoto, Rudoni, Mason-Clark; Wright.
Substitutes: The backup keeper, Allen, the forward, Kesler-Hayden, the full-back, Latibeaudiere, the midfielder, the youngster, the player.
Ipswich (a 4-2-3-1 setup) The shot-stopper; Furlong, O’Shea, Kipre, Greaves; the midfielder, the midfielder; Walle, Nunez, the winger; the centre-forward.
Subs: The goalkeeper, Young, the midfielder, the defender, Cajuste, Burns, McAteer, the attacker, the striker.
Referee Backhouse (from Cumbria).
Afcon 2025: Group A Permutations
It's a tricky picture. That's often the case where only some third-placed sides progress. Here’s how things look ahead of tonight’s final round of games.
- Morocco 4 points, +2 goal difference
- The Eagles 2pts, GD0 (with 2 goals for)
- The Copper Bullets 2 points, 0 goal difference (goals scored 1)
- Comoros 1pt, -2 goal difference
Briefly, Morocco is likely safe but will want to beat their opponents to win the group. Zambia probably need a draw or better against the hosts. Comoros likely need to beat Mali, who should advance with a draw.
Lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-yous.
Angola v Egypt Latest
The final act of the second group at this continental championship has coverage elsewhere. If you don’t want to know the score, avoid following that coverage.
Championship 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 |
