They aren't one of our featured side today, but Reading are putting together a rather tasty run in the lead up to their game against league leaders Huddersfield.

The Royals are unbeaten in their last seven matches and average the highest possession percentage in the division so far this season (63%).

Captain Paul McShane told BBC Radio Berkshire his upturn in form is down to a change in attitude.

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Reading v Huddersfield: Reading are without the suspended Garath McCleary and make three changes to the side that won at Barnsley last Saturday, with Joey Van den Berg, Callum Harriott and Jordan Obita coming in; Huddersfieldboss David Wagner has named an unchanged team, with captain Mark Hudson making the 400th league start of his career.

Rotherham v Cardiff: Rotherham make three changes to the side beaten at Blackburn, with starts for Darnell Fisher, Lee Flecklington and Joe Newell; Bottom-of-the-table Cardiff hand starts to Lex Immers and Stuart O'Keefe as they make two changes to the side beaten at home by Leeds.

Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest: Sheffield Wednesday make two changes to the side beaten at Birmingham, with Jack Hunt and Sam Hutchinson both starting; Nottingham Forest make three changes from the side beaten by Arsenal in the EFL Cup, with Jorge Grant, Apostolos Vellios and Mustapha Carayol all coming in. Nicklas Bendtner drops to the bench.

Wolves v Brentford: Wolves boss Walter Zenga names the same side that won 2-0 at Newcastle last weekend; Brentford, unbeaten in four, make two changes to the team that thrashed Preston 5-0, with Yoann Barbet and Josh McEachran coming in.

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Leeds v Ipswich: Leeds skipper Liam Bridcutt remains out with a foot injury. Ipswich stay with the same line-up which drew with Aston Villa. 

Norwich v Burton: Norwich name an unchanged side from the one which beat Nottingham Forest last week. Chris O'Grady is back up front for Burton after he was ineligible to face his parent club, Brighton.

QPR v Birmingham: Ariel Borysiuk and forward Idrissa Sylla are handed their league debuts for QPR. Adam Legzdins starts in goal for the Blues with Tomasz Kuszczak still out with a groin injury. Birmingham are also without top scorer Clayton Donaldson.

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Brighton v Barnsley: Brighton captain Bruno returns from injury as Chris Hughton makes ten changes from the side which lost to Reading; Defender Cole Kpekawa makes his first start for Barnsley since joining from QPR in August.

Derby v Blackburn: Darren Bent replaces James Wilson up front for Derby, while keeper Scott Carson has recovered from illness; New signing Wes Brown is on the bench for Blackburn, whose starting line-up is unchanged from the win over Rotherham.

Fulham v Bristol City: Michael Madl is the only player to keep his place from Fulham's midweek EFL Cup loss to Britsol City; Lee Johnson makes eight changes to his Robins side, with Marlon Pack, Aden Flint and Adam Matthews all included.

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On Thursday, Port Vale's Nathan Smith became the first recipient of the EFL Young Player of the Month award this season.

The 20-year-old defender took the prize for August after scoring once and helping Vale to three clean sheets in League One during the month.

Vale manager Bruno Ribeiro told BBC Radio Stoke. "For me, he is already a Championship player. In a few years, then Premier League.

"He is fantastic. He is strong and he is still learning every day. He works very hard at his game."

Vale are away at Bristol Rovers today.

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The pick of today's games might just come from League One today, with Phil Parkinson leading his second-placed Bolton side against former club Bradford at the Macron Stadium.

Elsewhere, leaders Scunthorpe face a big test as they host sixth-placed Sheffield United.

In League Two, Cambridge United - bottom of the EFL after eight games - travel to fellow strugglers Newport in an early relegation six-pointer.

In the early kick-off, Grimsby picked up a 1-0 win on the road at Mansfield, who have now failed to score a goal in four games.

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Another manager who might be feeling the heat at the moment is QPR boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, whose R's side have won just one of their previous six league matches to fall to 16th in the table.

There are no such troubles for Birmingham City, who travel to Loftus Road unbeaten in four games and in the play-off spots as it stands.

The Blues are one of only two teams yet to have lost an away fixture this season, with two wins and two draws so far - a record matched only by Fulham.

Team news from all ten of the 15:00 kick-offs will be coming your way shortly.

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Five points from eight games, bottom of the Championship table - it's fair to say Cardiff manager Paul Trollope is a man under pressure as his side travel to Rotherham.

On Friday, the former Bristol Rovers boss told BBC Wales he still has the full support of the club's chairman and board despite a run of four defeats, but there's no doubt that the Bluebirds need to find form soon.

Their match today might provide the perfect opportunity to do just that, with the Millers only one point ahead of them in 21st place and possessing a league-worst goal difference of -11.  

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It's fair to say that Norwich haven't garnered quite as much attention as some of the other big-name sides this season, but Alex Neil's team have quietly moved into second in the early Championship table.

Their EFL Cup third round win at Premier League high-flyers Everton has thrust the Canaries firmly back into the limelight ahead of their match with Burton, who are without a win in three league games.

The form guide says this should be a fifth-straight win in all competitions for the hosts, but the Brewers have made a habit of upsetting the odds in recent years.

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Brentford, along with leaders Huddersfield, have been one of the Championship's surprise packages this season, sixth in the table and fresh off the back of a 5-0 hammering of Preston in their last game.

Their latest challenge sees them travel to Wolves, who earned an impressive 2-0 victory at Newcastle in their previous league fixture, but who are also yet to string together consecutive league wins this term.

This game will be one of not two, not three, but four featured matches that we'll be giving you regular updates from over the next three hours or so.

And finally the League Two games, including confirmation of the one early result:

• Mansfield 0-1 Grimsby Town (12:15 BST)
• Carlisle v Wycombe
• Colchester v Accrington
• Crewe v Blackpool
• Luton v Doncaster
• Morecambe v Crawley
• Newport v Cambridge
• Notts County v Leyton Orient
• Plymouth v Hartlepool
• Portsmouth v Barnet
• Stevenage v Exeter
• Yeovil v Cheltenham

Here's the League One line-up:

• AFC Wimbledon v Shrewsbury
• Bolton v Bradford
• Bristol Rovers v Port Vale
• Bury v Chesterfield
• Fleetwood v MK Dons
• Gillingham v Coventry
• Millwall v Rochdale
• Northampton v Southend
• Oldham v Swindon
• Oxford v Charlton
• Peterborough v Walsall
• Scunthorpe v Sheffield United

Here's a full rundown of what we have coming up in the Championship this afternoon:

• Brighton v Barnsley
• Derby v Blackburn
• Fulham v Bristol City
• Leeds v Ipswich
• Norwich v Burton
• QPR v Birmingham
• Reading v Huddersfield
• Rotherham v Cardiff
• Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest
• Wolves v Brentford
• Aston Villa v Newcastle (17:30 BST)

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The weekend action got under way last night when Preston continued their revival from losing 5-0 to Brentford as Jordan Hugill's early goal gave them victory over north-west rivals Wigan and extended the Latics' winless run to seven Championship games.

Hugill diverted Aiden McGeady's shot past Wigan keeper Adam Bogdan after six minutes, with Nathan Byrne coming closest to finding an equaliser when he hit the post after initially being denied by Chris Maxwell's save after the break.

Defeat for Wigan was their seventh in all competitions this season, and they are without a win since beating Blackburn on 13 August.

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Good afternoon and welcome to live text coverage of the latest round of fixtures in the English Football League.

We've got a real treat for you lucky people today, with ten Championship games kicking off at 15:00 and all 48 teams in League One and League Two also in action.

Then, as if that weren't enough, two sides relegated from the Premier League last season meet in the 17:30 start, when third-placed Newcastle travel to Aston Villa.