Greetings to the full evening of EFL and international soccer fixtures. Our focus includes key second-tier matches and the crucial final pool matches in this Afcon competition.
Hello everyone. Welcome to what is reportedly the penultimate soccer clockwatch of the year. We have a full Football League slate, starting with Ipswich's trip to Coventry at 6pm, while we’ll also be keeping a close watch on the two night fixtures from the first group at the Afcon: Zambia against the hosts Morocco as well as Comoros v Mali.
We'll be focussing on the following games, with 19:45 kick-offs except where noted.
The evening's opener, between the teams who are first and third in the second tier, looks like a cracker. Here are the confirmed lineups.
Coventry (4-2-3-1) The goalkeeper; van Ewijk, the centre-back, the defender, the left-back; Torp, Grimes; the winger, Rudoni, the forward; Wright.
Substitutes: Wilson, Allen, the forward, Kesler-Hayden, Bidwell, the defender, the midfielder, the youngster, the player.
Ipswich Town (a 4-2-3-1 setup) Walton; Furlong, the centre-half, Kipre, the left-back; the midfielder, Taylor; Walle, Nunez, Jack Clarke; the centre-forward.
Substitutes: Palmer, Young, the midfielder, Humphreys, Cajuste, Burns, the forward, Philogene-Bidace, the striker.
Referee Backhouse (Cumbria).
It's a tricky picture. That's often the case where only some third-place sides progress. This is the current state before this evening's last set of matches.
Briefly, Morocco is likely safe but will want to defeat their opponents to win the group. Zambia probably need a draw or better against the hosts. The island nation probably need to beat their rivals, who should advance if they get a point.
A host of potential results and permutations.
The conclusion to Group B at this Africa Cup of Nations has coverage elsewhere. For those wishing to remain unaware, avoid following that coverage.
| 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 |
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