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Hello for the busy evening of EFL as well as continental football action. The spotlight falls on important Championship encounters and those crucial last group games in this Afcon competition.

Preamble

Oh, hi folks. You are welcome to what is reportedly the second-to-last football live blog of the year. We have a full EFL programme, kicking off with Ipswich's trip to Coventry at 18:00, while we’ll also be keeping a close watch on the two night fixtures from the first group at the Afcon: Morocco hosting Zambia and Comoros v Mali.

We'll be focussing on these matches, all 7.45pm kick-offs except where noted.

Africa Cup of Nations Fixtures

• The Coelacanths v Mali (19:00)
• Zambia versus Morocco (19:00)

Second Division Matches

• The Sky Blues v The Tractor Boys (18:00)
• The Foxes v The Rams
• Middlesbrough versus The Tigers
• Millwall v Bristol City
• Wrexham versus North End

League One

• The Bluebirds v Boro

Recent Lineup Updates

Coventry v Ipswich Confirmed Lineups

The early game, between the teams who are first and third in the Championship, promises to be an exciting match. Here are the starting elevens.

Coventry (4-2-3-1) Rushworth; the right-back, Woolfenden, Kitching, the left-back; the midfielder, the captain; Sakamoto, the attacking midfielder, Mason-Clark; Wright.

Subs: The backup keeper, Allen, Simms, Kesler-Hayden, Bidwell, the defender, Eccles, Perry, Andrews.

Ipswich Town (a 4-2-3-1 setup) The shot-stopper; the defender, O’Shea, the defender, Greaves; Matusiwa, Taylor; Walle, Nunez, the winger; Azon.

Subs: Palmer, the defender, the midfielder, Humphreys, the midfielder, the winger, McAteer, Philogene-Bidace, the striker.

The official Backhouse (Cumbria).

Africa Cup of Nations: First Group Permutations

It's a tricky picture. That's often the case when some but not all third-placed teams progress. This is the current state before this evening's final round of games.

• The Atlas Lions 4 points, +2 goal difference
• Mali 2pts, 0 goal difference (goals scored 2)
• The Copper Bullets 2pts, 0 goal difference (goals scored 1)
• Comoros 1pt, GD-2

To summarize, Morocco is likely safe though they will aim to defeat their opponents to win their pool. Zambia likely requires at least a point against Morocco. Comoros probably must to beat their rivals, who should advance if they get a point.

A host of potential results and permutations.

Angola v Egypt Update

The final act of Group B at the continental championship is being covered. For those wishing to remain unaware, 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