Josh Koroma tries his luck and forces Reading goalkeeper David Button to get down low and make a good save.

Harrogate have started strongly in this Yorkshire derby with Bradford goalkeeper Sam Walker denying Jack Muldoon and then parrying another strike behind for a corner.

Bradford haven't got started yet.

Paul Bolland
Ex-Harrogate midfielder on BBC Radio York

Jack Muldoon is not going to get a better opportunity this afternoon.

It's a brilliant save from Walker but Muldoon will be kicking himself that he's not put that in the back of the net.

Crawley goalkeeper Jojo Wollacott is into the action already as he blocks Dion Charles' shot.

Michael Duff described Huddersfield as having a soft underbelly after their defeat to Blackpool in midweek.

Well, he's really rolled the dice with SEVEN changes to his starting line-up.

It was six, but goalkeeper Lee Nicholls has had to pull out after the warm-up, with Jacob Chapman stepping up to take his place.

Jack Muldoon has the first sight of goal as he breaks through for Harrogate but the Bradford goalkeeper Sam Walker makes the save.

Here we go...

The first of three lots of kick-off games across the EFL today.

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A meeting between Reading and Huddersfield automatically evokes memories of their most famous clash in 2017 under the Wembley arch.

That day, David Wagner's Terriers prevailed in a penalty shoot-out to win the Championship play-off final and secure Premier League football.

In May 2023, Huddersfield's late charge under Neil Warnock kept them up in the second tier at the Royals' expense.

But the reprieve was temporary as both sides now reside in the third tier. In fact, it's a first meeting at this level between the pair since 2002.

Reading's ownership troubles rumble on, Huddersfield have lost three in four - three points are needed for both, but how they long for better days.

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This is a meeting between two clubs still defined by one Wembley weekend back in May.

For Crawley, it was their unexpected League Two triumph over Crewe Alexandra and a return to this level for the first time since 2015.

The only trouble is that there has been a drain of talent from that afternoon, marked this week by manager Scott Lindsey dropping down a division to take the MK Dons job.

Bolton's Wembley experience was one of crushing disappointment in losing to Oxford United and the hangover has been a bad one.

A run of three straight league defeats was only ended by a thumping 5-2 win over Reading last Saturday.

Was that the start of the recovery or temporary respite from their Wembley woes?

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Graham Alexander's Bradford have lost their last two games on the road to Grimsby and Walsall respectively which is as many losses as they had suffered in their previous ten away matches.

Their goalless draw with AFC Wimbledon last week came at the cost of losing Joe Adams to a cruciate ligament injury after just 18 minutes of the midfielder's league debut for Bradford.

With home attendances averaging north of 16,500 this is Bradford's sixth successive season in League Two.

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There is something curious about Harrogate's results this season - when they win they don't concede and when they lose they don't score.

Simon Weaver's side are one point better off than at the same stage last season but home fans have been starved of success with more points coming on the road so far which is exactly what happened for the entirety of the last campaign.

Having won their first four league games against Bradford, Harrogate have only tasted victory once in the subsequent four meetings.

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Colchester's last win at Walsall came back in May 2014 and since then there have been three defeats and three draws.

It is not just in the midlands where Danny Cowley's side have found it tough to gather points away from home as they have just one victory from 11 attempts and only one clean sheet in the past 18 road trips.

In their last away game the U's managed to throw away a 3-1 lead to 10-man and winless Morecambe but recovered from that with a home win against MK Dons in the EFL Trophy and an impressive 3-0 victory over Tranmere in League Two.

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Three successive home wins would suggest Walsall fans are getting a bargain at the Poundland Bescot Stadium.

Morecambe, Cheltenham and Bradford have all come unstuck in the midlands, backed-up by wins at Swindon and Salford.

Premier League Leicester found out what a tough place it is to visit as they needed penalties to make EFL Cup progress at Walsall's expense in midweek.

Mat Sadler's team have won nine of their past 12 games at home, tasting defeat just twice and victory today would see them top the table for a few hours at least.

League One:

Crawley v Bolton

Reading v Huddersfield

League Two:

Harrogate v Bradford

Walsall v Colchester

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Good afternoon!

Leagues one and two are bubbling-up nicely with plenty of subplots to keep us warm as the autumn chill kicks-in.

The ill-winds are still blowing through Reading off the field while Steve Bruce has found a warm fireside at Blackpool to resurrect his managerial career.

Scott Lindsey is looking to defrost MK Dons' cold start to the season while Derek Adams is searching for the jump leads at Morecambe.

Welcome to another Saturday afternoon of League One and League Two action...