QPR boss Ian Holloway makes three changes to the side which lost 1-0 at Aston Villa on 18 December.

Joel Lynch and Tjaronn Chery miss out through injury and are replaced by Jordan Cousins and Ariel Borysiuk.

Meanwhile Conor Washington is replaced by Idrissa Sylla up front. Striker Sebastian Polter misses out through injury.

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Substitutes: Ingram (GK), Kakay, Shodipo, Sandro, Mackie, El Khayati, Washington.

Brighton boss Chris Hughton makes two changes to the side which secured a late 2-1 win at Birmingham on 17 December.

Winger Solly March is handed his first league start since December 2015. The 22-year-old suffered cruciate ligament damage a year ago and has made four substitute appearances since November.

The other switch sees Oliver Norwood replace Steve Sidwell in midfield.

The Seagulls are looking to stretch their unbeaten Championship run to 17 matches.

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Substitutes: Maenpaa (GK), Hunt, Goldson, Sidwell, Skalak, Murphy, Hemed.

Before we get started at the Amex, a reminder there was plenty of action in the Championship and Leagues One and Two yesterday.

If you missed any of the big stories, like wins for Leeds and Rotherham, while Norwich lost at Reading, you can relive Boxing Day's EFL action as it happened.

Team news from Brighton v QPR is on the way shortly.

Victory over QPR today can take Brighton to the top of the Championship table.

That's after leaders Newcastle suffered their sixth defeat of the league campaign yesterday, losing 1-0 at home to Sheffield Wednesday.

You can read more about the Owls' victory courtesy of Glenn Loovens' second-half header by clicking the link below.

Seasons greetings! Welcome to our live coverage of today's two Championship matches.

If, like me, you've eaten your own body weight in turkey, stuffing, pigs in blankets and veg over the last couple of days then this afternoon's action will be a decent respite.

And we've got a couple of crackers in store:

• Brighton v QPR (12:30 GMT)
• Derby v Birmingham (15:00 GMT)