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Hello for the packed evening of Football League and continental soccer fixtures. We'll be covering key Championship clashes plus the pivotal last pool matches in the Afcon competition.

Introduction

Hello everyone. You are welcome to the arguably the penultimate soccer clockwatch of 2025. We have a full Football League slate, starting with Coventry v Ipswich at 6pm, and we’ll also be keeping a close watch on the two night games from Group A at this Africa Cup of Nations: Zambia against the hosts Morocco and Comoros v Mali.

We'll be focussing on these fixtures, all 19:45 start times except where noted.

Africa Cup of Nations Fixtures

• The Coelacanths v The Eagles (19:00)
• The Copper Bullets v Morocco (19:00)

Championship

• The Sky Blues v The Tractor Boys (6pm)
• Leicester v Derby
• Boro versus Hull
• Millwall versus The Robins
• Wrexham versus Preston

Third Tier Fixture

• The Bluebirds v Boro

Recent Lineup Updates

Ipswich at Coventry Confirmed Lineups

The early game, featuring the sides sitting top and third in the second tier, could be a thriller. Here are the starting elevens.

Coventry City (a 4-2-3-1 formation) The goalkeeper; van Ewijk, the centre-back, Kitching, the left-back; Torp, Grimes; Sakamoto, the attacking midfielder, Mason-Clark; Wright.

Subs: Wilson, Allen, Simms, the defender, Bidwell, the defender, Eccles, the youngster, the player.

Ipswich Town (a 4-2-3-1 setup) The shot-stopper; the defender, O’Shea, the defender, the left-back; Matusiwa, the midfielder; Walle, Nunez, the winger; the centre-forward.

Substitutes: Palmer, Young, Johnson, Humphreys, Cajuste, the winger, McAteer, the attacker, Akpom.

Referee Backhouse (from Cumbria).

Afcon 2025: First Group Scenarios

It's a tricky picture. That's often the case when some but not all third-placed sides progress. Here’s how things look before tonight’s last set of games.

• Morocco 4pts, GD+2
• The Eagles 2pts, GD0 (with 2 goals for)
• The Copper Bullets 2pts, GD0 (with 1 goal for)
• Comoros 1pt, GD-2

To summarize, Morocco is likely safe but will want to beat their opponents and top the group. Zambia likely requires at least a point against Morocco. Comoros likely must to beat Mali, who should advance if they get a point.

Many possibilities, various outcomes, plenty of scenarios.

Egypt's Match with Angola Latest

The denouement to Group B at this Africa Cup of Nations has coverage elsewhere. If you don’t want to know the score, don’t click the link.

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