Coventry against Ipswich, The Foxes v The Rams, and More Football League Previews
Welcome to a full evening of Football League and continental soccer fixtures. We'll be covering major Championship matches and those pivotal last group matches in the Africa Cup of Nations competition.
Introduction
Greetings to all. Welcome to the reportedly the second-to-last football clockwatch of 2025. We have a full Football League programme, starting with Ipswich's trip to Coventry at 18:00, while we will also monitor at least a third of an eye on both evening games from the first group at this Africa Cup of Nations: Morocco hosting Zambia and Mali facing Comoros.
We'll be focussing on these games, with 19:45 kick-offs except where noted.
Afcon 2025
- Comoros versus The Eagles (19:00)
- Zambia v Morocco (19:00)
Championship
- Coventry v The Tractor Boys (6pm)
- Leicester versus The Rams
- Boro versus Hull
- The Lions v The Robins
- Wrexham v North End
Third Tier Fixture
- Cardiff versus Boro
Recent Team News
Coventry v Ipswich Team News
The evening's opener, between the teams who are top and third in the Championship, could be a cracker. These are the two XIs.
Coventry (4-2-3-1) Rushworth; the right-back, Woolfenden, the defender, the left-back; the midfielder, Grimes; the winger, Rudoni, Mason-Clark; Wright.
Subs: Wilson, the midfielder, the forward, Kesler-Hayden, the full-back, the defender, the midfielder, the youngster, Andrews.
Ipswich (a 4-2-3-1 setup) Walton; the defender, the centre-half, the defender, Greaves; Matusiwa, Taylor; the attacker, the playmaker, Jack Clarke; Azon.
Subs: Palmer, the defender, Johnson, the defender, Cajuste, Burns, the forward, Philogene-Bidace, the striker.
The official Backhouse (Cumbria).
Africa Cup of Nations: Group A Scenarios
The situation is complex. It always is where only some third-placed teams qualify. Here’s how things look ahead of tonight’s final round of matches.
- The Atlas Lions 4pts, +2 goal difference
- The Eagles 2pts, GD0 (with 2 goals for)
- The Copper Bullets 2pts, 0 goal difference (goals scored 1)
- Comoros 1pt, -2 goal difference
To summarize, Morocco is likely safe though they will aim to beat their opponents and win their pool. Zambia probably need a draw or better against Morocco. The island nation probably must to beat their rivals, who will probably be okay if they get a draw.
Lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-yous.
Egypt's Match with Angola Latest
The final act of the second group at this Africa Cup of Nations has coverage elsewhere. If you don’t want to know the score, it's best not to seek out that information.
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 |
