Plymouth boss Wayne Rooney has made six changes to the team that lost 4-0 at Bristol City in Argyle's most recent outing on 30 November.

Among those added to the starting XI are striker Andre Gray and versatile defender Brendan Galloway.

Swansea boss Luke Williams has made three changes to his starting line-up - Jay Fulton, Eom Ji-sung and Florian Bianchini all start for the visitors.

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Captain Barry Bannan is back in the Sheffield Wednesday squad after missing the draw to Preston on the weekend as one of Danny Rohl's four changes.

Dominic Iorfa, Anthony Musaba and Jamal Lowe join him in the starting XI while Djeidi Gassama, Liam Palmer, Ike Ugbo and Michael Smith are available from the bench.

Meanwhile, Blackburn Rovers see two changes to the starting XI that beat Hull City on Saturday.

Captain Lewis Travis returns from his suspension while Joe Rankin-Costello starts as Callum Brittain is out with illness.

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John Mousinho makes two changes to the Portsmouth team that beat Bristol City, with Owen Moxon and Paddy Lane in for Andre Dozzell and Callum Lang.

Meanwhile, there's four changes to the Norwich line-up after their 3-0 defeat at Loftus Road at the weekend.

Jose Cordoba, Jacob Sorensen and Ashley Barnes all come in to the team in place of Kellen Fisher, Kenny McLean and Ben Slimane.

Rob Edwards and Narcis Pelach make two changes apiece to their teams from Saturday's games.

Tahith Chong and Jacob Brown come into the starting XI for Luton, with Marvelous Nakamba dropping to the bench and Amari'i Bell ruled out with a hamstring injury.

Ben Wilmot and Wouter Burger return for Stoke in place of Junior Tchamadeu and Andrew Moran after their defeat at the Stadium of Light against Sunderland.

Ben Gibson and Enda Stevens return to the bench.

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Middlesbrough travel to Leeds looking to end a miserable run of eight league games without a win at Elland Road.

The Whites have won each of their last four league games against the Reds, scoring at least three goals in three of those matches.

Michael Carrick's Boro side have lost just once in their last six Championship matches and come into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw at Burnley.

The Teessiders did win 3-0 when the two clubs met in the Carabao Cup here earlier this season.

Leeds can go top of the table with victory, with current leaders Sheffield United in action against Millwall tomorrow.

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Sunderland failed to win any of their six Championship games during November but they started their December fixture programme with a 2-1 win over Stoke on Saturday, with teenager Tommy Watson scoring both of the Black Cats' goals.

That winless run had allowed Sheffield United, Leeds and Burnley to nudge ahead of Sunderland in the Championship table - but there is a scenario in which they could return to the top by the close of play on Tuesday.

Bristol City's inconsistency this season is signified by their current position of 12th.

Liam Manning's side are yet to win consecutive league matches in 2024-25 and they followed a 4-0 home win over Plymouth with a 3-0 loss at Portsmouth on Saturday - after which Manning said Pompey "had more intensity" than his side.

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Derby County boss Paul Warne came under fire this week after claiming the reason the Rams opted for damage limitation over a win against Leeds United on Saturday was because they were "playing a Premier League team with a League One team with a bit of sugar on top".

The defeatist attitude didn't wash well with fans and perhaps, given tonight's opponents, it's even more understandable.

If Leeds are what Warne refers to as a "Premier League team" then surely a side freshly relegated from the top flight, third in the table and firmly in the battle to earn automatic promotion, also fall into that category.

Does Warne anticipate a loss to Burnley before the visitors even step their studs onto the pitch?

Only the Rams boss knows that for certain but given Derby haven't beaten the Clarets since 2007 (D3 L9) and their current run of poor form sees them without a win in five league games, it's going to take a mammoth effort to take all three points here this evening.

Though, you'd hope, the Rams will think they are up to the task.

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Plymouth Argyle were one of the Championship clubs whose game on Saturday was postponed because of Storm Darragh.

Before that, Wayne Rooney's side had conceded a combined 10 goals in away defeats by Norwich and Bristol City.

Rooney has added former Manchester United assistant boss Mike Phelan, external to his coaching staff in recent days following the sudden departure of trusted No2 Pete Shuttleworth.

While Argyle plot a way out of the bottom three, Swansea head to Devon on a three-game unbeaten run. They start seven points from the top six and seven points from the bottom three.

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Fixture conditions that Sheffield Wednesday revel in? Midweek games and playing against Blackburn Rovers on home turf.

The Owls are unbeaten in six league games on weeknights, having won both of their last two and kept a clean sheet in their past four.

Add in the fact that they have won all three of their last Championship matches against tonight's visitors - as well as having won five of their past six home league encounters against the Rovers - and it seems that this is a game they will be looking forward to.

Though Blackburn have been enjoying a more than decent Championship season so far, having won their past four league games on the bounce to see themselves sitting in the final play-off spot.

Meanwhile, Wednesday boss Danny Rohl has expressed his concerns over his side's mentality at Hillsborough.

So while Wednesday may have good memories against the Rovers in the recent past, there's no telling what will happen against a squad who is clearly in form and hoping to get comfortable at the top end of the table.

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Portsmouth and Norwich face off tonight at Fratton Park tonight for the first time in the league since 2011.

Simeon Jackson was the match winner that day on 10 May as the Canaries secured promotion to the Premier League and the two clubs have been kept apart since, as Norwich have yo-yoed between the top two leagues and Pompey have been down to League Two and back.

Portsmouth won the last time these two met in the FA Cup in 2018-19 and victory tonight for Pompey could lift them out of the relegation zone for the first time since September.

John Mousinho's side come into the game on the back of a confidence-boosting 3-0 home win against Bristol City at the weekend and will want more of the same at Fratton Park.

Norwich themselves were well beaten by the same scoreline against Championship strugglers QPR on Saturday.

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Stoke travel to Luton aiming to end a run of five games without a win.

Narcis Pelach's side have lost their last two games, against Burnley [2-0] and Sunderland [2-1], and face a Hatters outfit who themselves have not won for three games.

It hasn't been a fun return for Luton to the second tier, with 19 points from 19 games putting pressure on head coach Rob Edwards.

The Hatters won the last meeting between these two at Kenilworth Road before their promotion to the Premier League, but Stoke were unbeaten in their previous six visits to the Bedfordshire club.

The Potters are unbeaten in their four midweek Championship games this season, winning two and drawing two.

The first goal could be crucial in this one, with the opening scorers winning all of the six previous fixtures between the two teams.

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In case you missed it, some surprising news coming from The Den today - head coach Neil Harris will leave the club following Saturday's trip to Middlesbrough.

The 47-year-old returned to the Lions in February and guided the club to Championship safety last season.

Millwall are currently 11th in the table with 25 points from 18 games, and are six points off a play-off spot.

Harris said it was not an easy decision to leave the club but the time feels right.

Read the full story and follow all the latest Millwall updates on the dedicated club page.

All of the Championship's top six clubs - barring the leaders Sheffield United - are in action tonight. The Blades go to Millwall on Wednesday.

It's so close at the top that any one of four clubs could end this evening top of the table.

Leeds, who have won four of their past five games, host a Middlesbrough side that have won four of their past six matches.

Third-placed Burnley are on a six-game unbeaten run, four of them victories, while Blackburn are in the top six courtesy of their run of four successive wins.

Sunderland, meanwhile, had gone six Championship matches without a win before beating Stoke on Saturday.

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We've got a full midweek programme in the Championship for you this week, starting with seven big games tonight - including crunch clashes near the top and bottom of the league.

So get yourselves comfortable - this is going to be a good one.

All games kick off at 19:45 GMT unless stated:

• Burnley v Derby
• Luton v Stoke
• Plymouth v Swansea
• Portsmouth v Norwich
• Sheffield Wednesday v Blackburn
• Sunderland v Bristol City
• Leeds v Middlesbrough (20:00 GMT)

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Hello and welcome to another terrific Tuesday of EFL live action!

With Coleen Rooney out of the jungle and proving a hit on I'm A Celeb this year, can husband Wayne overcome his own terrors on the football pitch as his struggling Plymouth Argyle side host Swansea?

Will Derby County's run of poor performances give Burnley the chance to go top of the table?

Has Sunderland's victory over Stoke on the weekend brought back the spark that will see them lead the league once more as they welcome Bristol City?

Or will it be Leeds United, who cap off our evening in their 20:00 GMT fixture against promotion-contenders Middlesbrough, who retake the crown?

All questions will be answered at the end of play tonight and we will be here to guide you through every moment.